Canadian Adult Education Theses by Author

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THESES

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Author	Title	Year	Institution

Mary Margaret Wadden	Development and implementation of a program monitoring model for Cabot College of Applied Arts, Technology and Continuing Education using Stufflebeam's Context Evaluation.	1995	Memorial University
Patricia Mary Wadsworth	*A study of the perception of the nurses and the patient in identifying his learning needs.	1970	University of British Columbia
Roy Wagner	*The development and pilot evaluation of an instructional instrument designed to teach differential diagnosis.	1970	University of Saskatchewan
Gail E. Wainwright	The effectiveness of the Counterpart Rotation Process to upgrade Kuwaiti physiotherapy practitioners.	2000	Dalhousie University
David Robert Walker	Computer-aided collaboration in a graduate-level music analysis course: an exploration of legitimate peripheral participation.	2001	University of Toronto
Delcy A. Walker	Homogeneity as a consequence of attrition in an interior design program.	1994	University of Calgary
Karen Lynn Wall	The use of intuition by expert clinical nursing teachers in the assessment of the clinical performance of nursing students.	1998	University of Manitoba
Kathleen Margaret Wall	Foreground: autobiographically based stories of teaching and learning.	1994	University of Alberta
Margaret E. Wall	The centrality of self in women's learning experiences during graduate study.	1992	University of New Brunswick
Shannon E. Wall	Language and literacies in the workplace: towards an integrated approach.	2002	University of Toronto
Elizabeth Wallace Williams	Between ecstasy and terror: manifestations of marginality in the experiences of Ontario school board teachers of adults.	1999	University of Toronto
Yvonne Walmsley	A case study of participant experience in an adult education program.	1985	University of Alberta
Kelly Walraven	Female graduate students' perceptions of the environment at the University of Guelph.	1995	University of Guelph
James Thomas Walton	Being accepted: an evaluation of the Aboriginal student policy in a Canadian university.	1996	University of Alberta
Anthony Wan	*A report on the production and utilization of a documentary film.	1974	St. Francis Xavier University
Chunling Wang	The state-administered Higher Educational Examinations for Self-Taught Students in China.	1997	University of Toronto
Tianhong Wang	Learning in all dimensions: a study of how contemporary Chinese adults learn outside formal institutions.	1996	University of Toronto
Victor Yongchun Wang	Factors influencing one Canadian graduate student and two Chinese graduate students' comprehension of some simple metaphors in English language.	1994	University of Alberta
Xinchun Wang	Training Mandarin and Cantonese speakers to identify English vowel contrasts: long-term retention and effects on production.	2002	Simon Fraser University
Ignacy Waniewicz	The clientele for adult part-time learning in Ontario and obstacles to learning.	1979	University of Toronto
Carol Watt	*The role of a change agent as a factor in resource development in a reserve community.	1973	University of Alberta
Chamnan Wattanasiri	Cooperatives in rural development: a case study of a Group for Production Credit cooperative in northeast Thailand.	1996	University of Alberta
Elsie Ina Watts	The freshman year experience, 1962-1990: an experiment in humanistic higher education.	1999	Queen's University
Lesley A. Watts	Towards learner independence: using action research to facilitate critical thinking skills in a community college setting.	2002	St. Francis Xavier University
Richard Ernest Watts	*Citizen participation in the planning process.	1967	University of Toronto
Wendy Weaver	An interpersonal coping skills program for student nurses.	1978	University of Toronto
John Keith Webb	*Factors affecting participation in continuing education among a group of registered professional engineers in Saskatchewan.	1978	University of Saskatchewan
Claudia Webber	*An attitudinal study on a French cultural immersion experience for adults.	1979	Dalhousie University
Kenneth J. Weber	*The attitudes, occupational aspirations and self-perceptions of non-academic slower learning secondary school students.	1975	University of Guelph
Lisa Y. Weber	Placing my bet on adult learning principles	2003	Royal Roads University
Loyola Cathleen Webster	Effects of a multi-modality treatment program on the institutionalized functionally impaired aged.	1981	University of Toronto
Enid Weiner	The meaning of education for university students with mental illness: an exploratory qualitative study.	1997	University of Toronto
Robin Weir	*Treatment and outcome as a function of patient-staff interaction.	1978	University of Toronto
Kristopher David Wells	Understanding difference differently: sex-and-gender OUTlaws in Alberta schools.	2003	University of Alberta
Mildred Emmons Wener	The continuing education of dental hygienists: their beliefs, attitude, and intentions	1986	University of Manitoba
Joan Wensel	*The Alberta Women's Bureau: a community development approach.	1977	University of Alberta
Kenneth C. Werbin	The electronic learning community: a framework for design and development.	1998	Concordia University
Jill M. Werle	Influencing public health nurses to transfer learning to their educational practices: a case study.	2001	St. Francis Xavier University
Tooryalai Wesa	The Afghan agricultural extension system: impact of the Soviet occupation and prospects for the future.	2002	University of British Columbia
Marjorie Bingham Wesche	The good adult language learner : a study of learning strategies and personality factors in an intensive course.	1975	University of Toronto
P. A. Westhues	*Immigration and modernization in Paraguay.	1974	University of Guelph
Robert Westwater	*Study of work in Canada and Newfoundland of Canadian Legion Educational Services.	1949	University of Toronto
B. Whale	*Develpment and validation of a programmed course in basic communication theory.	1964	University of Guelph
Thomas Randall Whalley	Toward a theory of culture learning: a study based on journals written by Japanese and Canadian young adults in exchange programs.	1995	Simon Fraser University
Blanche M. Whelan	The impact of counselling services at a small community college: multiple perspectives.	2000	Memorial University
M. Joan J. Whelan	Enhancing self-esteem in adult basic education.	1993	University of Toronto
Mark D. Whelan	Graduate education student beliefs related to Internet usage.	1998	University of Windsor
Cheryl White	The uncertain journey: a reflective exploration of the teachable moment.	1998	University of Lethbridge
David L. White	*Citizen participation and community development: the case of the Charette.	1972	University of Alberta
Heather White	Reflections on university learning: one group's experience.	1999	Memorial University
Judith White	*Survey of graduates in adult education at the University of British Columbia.	1974	University of British Columbia
Margaret White	Getting the story out: four adults learning to write.	1990	University of Alberta
Ronald George White	Psychological distress and the coping behaviour of college students.	1970	York University
Ellen Whybrow-Howes	Technology access and equity issues for financially disadvantaged adult learners in post-secondary programs.	2000	University of Alberta
Janiece Wiberg	A study of duties and training needs of nursing attendants who care for the elderly.	1988	University of Alberta
R. E. Y. Wickett	Adult learning projects related to spiritual growth.	1977	University of Toronto
Ada Maude Wideman	*Income and opportunity: a study of young adult achievement patterns in working class families.	1967	University of Toronto
Brigitte S. Wiebe	Creating success as a student and a mother: a qualitative analysis of reentry into university.	1993	University of Manitoba
Vi Wiens	Factors influencing decision making during patient care: nursing students' perceptions.	1992	University of Lethbridge
Faye P. Wiesenberg	Analogical pictures in adult learning.	1990	University of Alberta
Rhordon Craig Wikkramatileke	An annotated script: conversations with continuing educators about the creation of continuing education programs in a university setting.	2003	University of Victoria
Erik Wikman	Experiences of chronic procrastination.	2001	University of Alberta
Norma E. Wildeman	A study of self-evaluation of clinical performance by diploma nursing students.	1990	University of Regina
Beverly Williams	The self-directed learning readiness of baccalaureate nursing students and faculty after one year in a problem based undergraduate nursing program.	2002	University of Alberta
Diane Lynn Williams	Evaluating the university environment from a comprehensive system perspective: the college/university environment scale.	1997	Acadia University
Karen B. Williams	A critical interpretation of undergraduate female student experience: discourse, subjectivity, resistance and adjustment.	1990	University of Toronto
Richard Marshall Williams	*Applications of the pedagogical theory of Paulo Freire in the Canadian socio-economic context.	1974	University of Toronto
R.H. Williston	*Admission of adult students to university programs: the use of predictors	1981	University of Toronto
Jacquelyn Gale Wills	Efficiency, feminism and cooperative democracy [microform] : origins of the Toronto Social Planning Council, 1918-1957.	1989	University of Toronto
Wendy Wiles	The effects of a metacognitive strategies program on academic performance, perceived success and control for adults returning to school for academic upgrading.	1997	University of Alberta
Deborah Ellen Wildish	Interpreting the experience of adults engaged in self-directed learning of the Internet.	1995	University of Toronto
Paul Allan Wilkinson	Against the tide: community-initiated development, the Evangeline experience.	1994	University of Toronto
Linda C. Willms	Application of knowledge of three adaptive modes of Roy's theory by student and staff nurses as reflected in chart audits.	1989	D'Youville College
Bernice Wilson	Major issues of older adults confronting institutional living: what to keep and what to give away.	1983	University of Toronto
Blair Wilson	*An evaluation of a human relations program for engineers.	1975	University of British Columbia
Chris Wilson	*Patterns of human response to the demands of starting new employment.	1972	University of Toronto
Christopher Wilson	*The continuing learning activity of managers in industry.	1977	University of Toronto
Daria J. Wilson	Visionary leadership of chief student affairs officers and its impact on partnership initiatives with academic affairs and student retention.	1998	United States International University
Dave Camden Wilson	Factors related to the continuing education needs of a selected group of professional engineers in British Columbia.	1974	University of British Columbia
Erika Wilson	Navigating competing discourses: narratives of womanhood in Bamako, Mali.	2000	Simon Fraser University
Margaret Wilson	The learning needs of dental hygienists: content and delivery.	1999	University of Alberta
Robert James Wilson	*Southern Ontario landowners' attitudes toward hunting on private land.	1979	University of Guelph
Trevor Douglas Wilson	*A comparison of behavioral and economic characteristics of selected commercial and limited resource farmers.	1979	University of Guelph
W.A. Wine	*A cybernetic approach to communication.	1968	University of Toronto
Karen L. Winsor	An investigation of selected variables affecting stay-ins and early leavers in adult basic education.	1990	University of Regina
Gail Dianne Winter	Breaking the camel's back: factors influencing the progress of First Nation postsecondary students studying in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.	1996	University of Toronto
Angelina Teresa Wong	*A study of the relationship between the English proficiency and cultural background of Chinese immigrant students and their educational and social development.	1977	University of Toronto
Cindy L. Wood	Program evaluation of the Diploma in Adult Education at the University of Prince Edward Island.	2001	University of Prince Edward Island
Dean D. Wood	Faculty, student and support staff participation in college governance: a study in the politics of organizations.	1991	University of Alberta
Karen Wood	Role play : an inquiry.	2000	Queen's University
Natalie Wood	Empowerment, quality of life and art with adults with disabilities: a descriptive analysis of an holistic arts approach.	2000	University of Toronto
Susan Woodruff	A comparison of the achievement and basic skills levels of college students tutored in the student learning centre with students in four treatment groups.	1984	McGill University
Paul A. Woolner	The power processes of a public sector organizational change: towards a grounded theory.	1982	University of Toronto
Iwona Woroniecka	A nonnative student's reactions to instructor's feedback on his papers: a case study of an undergraduate history student.	1998	University of Toronto
Susan Jennifer Wright	The collaborative development of a physical activity program for women: a case study of a community college endeavour.	2002	St. Francis Xavier University
David McIntyre Wright	*An interpretation of a community's behaviour based on concepts relating to learning environment.	1973	University of Toronto
Patricia A. Wrighton	Variable ratio punishment with a milk punisher to decrease persistent undesirable behaviour during posture training with profoundly retarded adult females.	1974	University of Manitoba
Brian Thomas Wrightson	The responsive college: rhetoric and reality.	1994	University of Alberta
Judy F. Wyspianski	Relationship of personality types to the outcome of a values-based workplace seminar expressed as commitment to the principles taught.	2001	University of Ottawa

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