This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of Wilfrid Laurier University students from 1982 forward. These documents are made available for personal study and research purposes only, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and the Creative Commons license—CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works). Under this license, works must always be attributed to the copyright holder (original author), cannot be used for any commercial purposes, and may not be altered. Any other use would require the permission of the copyright holder. Students can choose to withdraw their dissertation and/or thesis from this database. For additional inquiries, please contact the repository administrator via e-mail or by telephone at 519-884-0710 ext. 2073.
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Resident participation across the lifecycle of a primary prevention initiative, Alexandra Kissin
'It was all connected': Understanding and addressing early school-leaving among learners of English as a second language, L. Maureen Lymburner
Empathy and intergroup relations: Do people empathize less with outgroup members?, Gillian Macdonald
The August 14th, 2003 blackout: Implications for future disaster preparedness in Toronto, Ontario, Kelly Marie MacGrandles
A comparison of techniques for measuring automatic retrieval in conceptual priming, Jennifer C. Major
Spatial and spatial-temporal analysis of mountain pine beetle infestations at a landscape scale, Trisalyn Anna-Lisa Nelson
Examining the factors that promote sustained engagement in young people, Marla C. Pender
fMRI study of cutaneous illusions, Peggy Joanne Planetta
Experiences and expectations: What prompts an educator to use computers in the classroom?, Craig Ross
Reading Dario Argento's 'Inferno' (Italy), Alanna I. Sinclair
The impact of training on educators' reporting of child abuse and neglect, Carrie Smith
Managing household activities: Gender differences in time-use and activity scheduling behaviour, Kim T. Tran
Seeing the future: Does visual perspective influence motivation?, Noelia Vasquez
Cultural diversity at Family and Children's Services of the Region of Waterloo: An evaluation of a cultural competency training program, Jessica Leigh Vinograd
Media messages about body image and food: Adolescent perceptions of contradictory messages in television commercials, Carrie Wise
Does a past conflict still sting? The influence of recall style and self-esteem on the impact of conflict memories, Huan Jacqueline Ye
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Social policy and social work education: A historical comparative study, Thomas E. Brenner
An evaluative framework for assessing information management in watershed management: The case of the Grand River Conservation Authority (Ontario), Robert Scott Brown
Buddhist values and ordinary life among members of the Toronto Zen Buddhist Temple, Patricia Q. Campbell
A media literacy intervention: Using self-objectification as a tool for identifying changes in well-being and internalization, Becky L. Choma
The contribution of stewardship to park planning and management in Ontario: A study of Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay Islands national parks, Felicitas Egunyu
Women's agency in the development of hybrid social spaces: The trials of Sarah Ballenden and Maria Thomas in Canada's Red River colony, 1850 and 1863 (Manitoba), Sharron A. FitzGerald
Housing the low-income elderly in Geneva. A case study (Switzerland), Martine Freedman