• Exploring the Implementation of Outdoor Play in Nova Scotia’s Pre-primary Program 

  Richard, Brenna (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-07-19)

  Introduction: Research has indicated that outdoor play influences children’s physical, cognitive and social-emotional well-being, but there exist barriers to outdoor play implementation in early learning settings. Given ...
• Parental Moral Socialization and Child Temperament in the Prediction of Child Antisocial Bahavior 

  McKellar, Jessica L. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-08)

  Previous researchers studying children's moral development and parental moral socialization have documented the relation between parenting, children's internalization of parental values, and subsequent moral competence. ...
• The Historical Formation of Adult Education Discourses in the Shift from Liberalism to Neoliberalism 

  MacPhail, Scott (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019)

  This dissertation provides the theoretical under-labouring needed for adult education theorists to understand the ways in which adult education has become part of the ideological veil behind which capitalism maneuvers in ...
• Images of Accessible Spaces in Children’s Picture Books: A Content Analysis 2007-2017 

  Longmire, Christie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019)

  Picture books can act as mirrors and windows for children. Children can see themselves in picture books, as well as gain an understanding into the lives of others. However, little is known about what environments look like ...
• Teachers' Classroom-Based Experiences and Emotions: A Mixed-Method Exploratory Study 

  Hayre, Krishan (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-07)

  Research on teachers’ emotional experiences in the classroom, both positive and negative, is lacking, therefore the current research piloted a survey investigating how 13 preschool to ninth grade private school teachers ...
• Making the Connection: Finding the Love between People and Turtles 

  Nason, April (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-07)

  The Canadian Sea Turtle Network is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia that works with scientists and fishermen to conserve endangered sea turtles in Canadian waters and worldwide. During the summer ...
• Media Narratives of Women Impacted by ISIS' Terror: Passive Victims "And/Or" Active Agents of Terror 

  yur, damla (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-07)

  The environments of war and terror has a direct effect on gender roles and their representation. ISIS, as a global Salafi jihadist movement, is just one of the groups who force their morality upon women’s bodies with ...
• Facebook Privacy Crisis and its Impact on Organizational Trust 

  Adedeji, Adefolake T. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-06)

  This study examines the impact of 2018 Facebook privacy breach crisis on users of Facebook and how it affected their trust in this organization. Situational crisis communication theory and social mediated crisis communication ...
• The Dalhousie University Medical Humanities Program 

  Geldenhuys, Laurette (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-05)

  Although interest in the role of the humanities in medical education is increasing in Canada, literature on the subject is scanty. The following is a case study that describes and analyzes the Dalhousie Medical Humanities ...
• Examining the Relationship Between Metacognition and Anxiety with the Flow Experience 

  Kerr, Mikayla (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-05)

  Flow is described as a state that occurs when an individual is fully engaged in an activity or task, where that person experiences intrinsic motivation to complete the activity because it is perceived as being rewarding ...
• In-Hospital Feeding Practices of Infants Born to Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluating Policy Implementation Effectiveness 

  Carmody, Erin Kathleen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)

  Women with diabetes mellitus (DM) in pregnancy may experience unique breastfeeding challenges, including delayed onset of lactogenesis II and neonatal hypoglycemia. There is evidence that routine, non-medically indicated ...
• Parent and Early Childhood Educators Role in Supporting Sleep Hygiene in Preschool-Aged Children 

  McCabe, Stephanie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04-25)

  Research has indicated that achieving adequate sleep quality and duration is crucial for optimal growth and development of children and is a predictor of adult health and well-being. However, research on strategies to ...
• Using evidence-based nutritional science methodology to facilitate knowledge translation in pediatric nutrition intervention development and evaluation in Gastroenterology 

  Harvey, Antonia Elizabeth Marina (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)
• Mothers, Daughters and Othermothers: The Significance of Storytelling in Shaping my Identity as an African Woman 

  Shoboiki, Abimbola S. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)

  My work is not just a story. It is a story of my childhood experiences, perspectives, values, assumptions and beliefs that have shaped my current understanding as a West African woman in and outside of the classroom. My ...
• Dimensions of Housing Insecurity for Older Women Living with a Low Income 

  O’Neil, Kelly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04-18)

  Dimensions of Housing Insecurity for Older Women Living with a Low Income Housing is recognized as an important social determinant of health, and the links between secure housing and health are well established. Limited ...
• The Mental Health and Well-Being of Older Immigrant Punjabi Women Living in Nova Scotia 

  Dhillon, Sandeep (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019-04)

  With the increase of immigrants in the Maritime region, the mental health and well-being of older immigrant Punjabi women living in Nova Scotia needs to be understood. Given the increase of immigration in Nova Scotia, ...
• The Canadian Shield: Vaccine Hesitancy and Ontario’s Immunization 2020 Health Initiative 

  Westerveld, Kelly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2019)

  There was a time when diseases such as measles, mumps, whooping cough and polio posed an imminent threat to Canadians, hopscotching across the country unimpeded. But starting with the whooping cough vaccine in 1918, Canada ...
• Childhood obesity in the family environment: Family rules and the diet quality of New Brunswick school children 

  Young, Margaret Hilary (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-04)
• Women-Centred Sensitive Practice Guidelines for Weight Issues: A Proactive Primary Prevention Approach 

  Thille, Patrica H. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2004-12-16)

  W eight preoccupation and body dissatisfaction affect the majority of Canadian women and can foster behaviours that adversely affect their well-being. Rather than understanding these attitudes and behaviours as the problem ...
• Food-related Beliefs, Attitudes, Knowledge, Eating Patterns and Intended Classroom Food Practices of BEd Students 

  MacEwen, Melissa (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2005-03)

  Children and youth are at an impressionable age, and their eating habits and nutritional health are influenced by a variety o f people in their immediate environment. Children and youth learn by example and the eating ...

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