Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Online behavioural advertising (OBA) is an advertising technique which relies on collected customer information and online activity to serve people with more relevant ads. On November 16th, 2013, Bell Canada launched their first OBA program via Bell Mobility: the Bell Targeted Ads Program, or BTAP. My thesis provides an ethical analysis of BTAP and shows that Bell undermined and violated… more Full Text: An Ethical Analysis of Bell’s Targeted Ads Program A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Background: Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) claims people with mental illnesses/addictions need improved care/overuse emergency departments. MOHLTC expects Coordinated Care Planning (CCP, teams of mental/physical health professionals, social workers and informal caregivers) to improve care and lower emergency department returns/healthcare costs. CCPs are… more Full Text: THE RELATIONSHIP OF POLICY AIMS AND IMPLEMENTATION: ONTARIO COORDINATED CARE PLANNING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ISSUES A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>This research explores cross-sector collaboration in universities' innovation initiatives. To understand the current roles of the higher education sector and the influences shaping innovation initiatives through cross-sector collaborative projects, this study is focused on a case study of the Trent University Research & Innovation Park (TRIP) project. The following three central… more Full Text: Fostering sustainable development through cross-sector collaboration in university innovation initiatives: A Case Study of the Trent Research & Innovation Park A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Canada prides itself on being a multicultural nation, but the stories of people who are not "Canadian-Canadians," as defined by Eva Mackey, are underrepresented in archives. This project investigates three local archives and one online archive in Peterborough, Ontario, employing Rita Dhamoon's practice of "accounts of meaning-making" to understand how archives… more Full Text: MY CANADIAN STORY: MULTICULTURALISM AND MEANING-MAKING IN LOCAL ARCHIVES A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>From 1949-1957, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent was the face of the Liberal Party. Party branding was wholly devoted to his friendly, 'Uncle Louis' brand image. St. Laurent's image was manipulated and manufactured without public preconception, establishing the modern tactics of personal branding still used by his successors. This thesis studies the elections of 1949, 1953… more Full Text: THE BRANDING OF THE PRIME MINISTER: ‘Uncle Louis’ and Brand Politics in The Elections of Louis St. Laurent 1949-1957 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>New archaeological material was discovered in 2006 by the Göksu Archaeological Project in an area of Southeastern Turkey known as Rough Cilicia. This thesis documents and explores the material remains from funerary contexts at the sites of Dağpazarı and Topkaya. Architectural analysis of the material from Dağpazarı demonstrates that the remains are of a monumental temple tomb dating to… more Full Text: Ritual, Social Organization, and Monumental Architecture: A Case Study of Monumental Tombs in the Göksu Valley A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The Places to Grow Act (2005) and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2006) are two pieces of legislature passed by the Government of Ontario to help govern and limit urban sprawl in major cities across Ontario through to 2041. These policies are framed around the development and maintenance of large-scale cities. While there are some provisions within these policies for… more Full Text: Growth and Revitalization in Peterborough ON: Myth or Reality? A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences TRENT UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>The Neolithic Period (c. 6200 – 4900 BC) in the Struma River Valley led to numerous episodes of cultural diversification. When compared with the neighbouring regions, the ecological characteristics of the Struma River Valley are particularly heterogeneous and the Neolithic populations must have adapted to this distinctive and localized ecological setting. It then becomes reasonable to… more Full Text: AGRICULTURE AS NICHE CONSTRUCTION: ECO-CULTURAL NICHE EVOLUTION DURING THE NEOLITHIC (c. 6200 - 4900 BC) OF THE STRUMA RIVER VALLEY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master …
Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Within this project, I have identified a new pattern of instruction, surrounding women's bodies and their movement within the public space, present within didactic literature produced during the reign of Charles VI of France (1368-1422). This pattern, present in the texts Le livre du Chevalier de la Tour Landry pour l'instruction de ses filles, Le Menagier de Paris, Le livre… more Full Text: CONTROLLING THE FEMININE BODY IN PUBLIC: AN EXAMINATION OF DIDACTIC LITERATURE FROM THE REIGN OF CHARLES VI OF FRANCE AND ITS FOCUS ON MOVEMENT A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Reiquirements of the …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>This thesis is an attempt to provide a critical history of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) during the Popular Front era, roughly November 1935 to September 1939. This study contains a detailed examination of the various stages of the Popular Front in Canada (the united front, the height of the Popular Front, and the Democratic front), with special attention paid to the CPC's… more Full Text: CLASS STRUGGLE, THE COMMUNIST PARTY, AND THE POPULAR FRONT IN CANADA, 1935-1939 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>The Huns are one of the most misunderstood and mythologized barbarian invaders encountered by the Roman Empire. They were described by their contemporaries as savage nomadic warriors with superior archery skills, and it is this image that has been written into the history of the fall of the Western Roman Empire and influenced studies of Late Antiquity through countless generations of… more Full Text: HUNNIC WARFARE IN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH CENTURIES C.E.: ARCHERY AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the social history of the Marange people of eastern Zimbabwe from the 1960s to 2015. It uses historical episodes like the recurring droughts, the 1970s war of independence, the 'crisis in Zimbabwe,' that has been traced from the late - 1990s, and the diamond mining story to demonstrate how the inhabitants interacted with their environment. It argues that… more Full Text: ‘Land, Displacement and Coping Strategies’: A Social History of the Marange People, Eastern Zimbabwe, 1960s -2015 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts In the …
Year: 2016, 2016
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Abstract: <p>This thesis offers a comprehensive look at the changing roles of a colonial built railway in what is now eastern Botswana. It was built for the extraction of mineral wealth and migration of cheap African labour in Southern Africa but it later assumed a different role of shaping the modern Botswana state. The thesis deals with several other issues related to the railway in Bechuanaland… more Full Text: UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN BECHUANALAND: THE DYNAMIC ROLE OF THE MAFIKENG – BULAWAYO RAILWAY, FROM THE LATE 1800s to 1960s A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts …
Year: 2016, 2016
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Abstract: <p>This thesis challenges the contemporary framework of immigration in Canada. Despite Canada's effort to promote cultural diversity and multicultural citizenship, immigration policy in the last decade has moved towards a model of cultural assimilation. The recent Bill—Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act—devalues non-European cultures and hinders the successful integration for new… more Full Text: Reconceptualizing Immigration in Canada: Toward a new Understanding of the Transnational through a focus on Chinese Canadians A Thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …
Year: 2016, 2016
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Abstract: <p>This thesis addresses the interconnectedness of environmental sustainability and economic sustainability. There is evidence from the Canadian experience that market economies are extremely dependent upon consumption - the most significant factor in determining the overall level of economic activity and economic growth. Therefore, from this perspective, several periods of declining… more Full Text: The Role of Consumption in Canada’s Economic Sustainability: A Contribution to the ‘Wicked Problem’ of Economic, Political, and Environmental Sustainability A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements …
Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>A sample of faunal remains (n=129) from seven archaeological sites located on Pigeon and Rice Lakes, Ontario were sampled and analyzed for the stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of bone collagen. These samples date from the Archaic to Late Woodland and include 35 different animal species. The goal of this research was to investigate the isotope ecology of the Middle Trent… more Full Text: STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE MIDDLE TRENT VALLEY, ONTARIO A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2016, 2016
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Abstract: <p>This thesis examines the spatial, temporal, and contextual distribution of copper bells in the Greater Southwest region and how they are situated in archaeological literature. To date, 672 copper bells have been found in at least 113 different Southwestern sites dating from ca. A.D. 900-1450, though there is no archaeological evidence for metallurgical activities in the area at this time… more Full Text: SITUATING COPPER BELLS IN PREHISPANIC SOUTHWEST SOCIETIES: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR SPATIAL, TEMPORAL, AND CONTEXTUAL DISTRIBUTION A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Master of …
Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This study intervenes into the debate regarding the definition of pluralism in ecological economics and how that definition affects various characterizations of ecological economics. The methodological pluralist camp argue for the inclusion of neoclassical economics into the ecological economics fold, while the critical pluralist camp argue against the inclusion of neoclassical economics… more Full Text: A TEST FOR PLURALISM: COHERENCE, REALISM AND RELEVANCE, AND SYSTEMS THINKING IN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS DENNIS BADEEN A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS GRADUATE …
Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The North American conservation movement and modern conservation model was created in part because of the exploitative commercial hunting industry that caused the collapse of species such as the bison and auk in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These historical actions continue to shape views today and the public perception of hunting can often be negative. This thesis engaged… more Full Text: Life in the Woods: The Motivations of Hunters in Ontario A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, …
Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis project explores landowner experiences of wind energy development through an inductive qualitative case study in Huron County, Ontario. The research included in-depth interviews with landowners focused on landscape and community change, participant observation of Environmental Review Tribunals (ERT), the gathering of participant photos, as well as relevant government and… more Full Text: Building wind energy landscapes: exploring the felt experiences of landowners from the cumulative effects of large-scale wind farms in Huron County, Ontario A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements …
