Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Longitudinal trends of benthic invertebrates in regulated rivers: a test of the Serial Discontinuity Concept

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Lee, Lucy E., Thesis advisor (ths): Jones, Nick E, Degree committee member (dgc): Somers, Keith, Degree committee member (dgc): Beresford, David, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The Serial Discontinuity Concept describes the downstream recovery of key biophysical variables below an impoundment. With the proliferation of hydropower dams to meet increasing societal demands, further refinement and understanding of the Serial Discontinuity Concept is needed to accurately predict downstream impacts and ensure the proper management of rivers. In this study, I examine… more

    The Return to "The Child": Nature, Language and the Sensing Body in the Poetry of Mary Oliver

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Holtz Braeckman, Erin Marie, Thesis advisor (ths): Steffler, Margaret, Degree committee member (dgc): Eddy, Charmaine, Degree committee member (dgc): Bode, Rita, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Despite - or perhaps because of - her popularity as a best-selling poet, the work of Mary Oliver has been minimized and marginalized within the academy. Nevertheless, Oliver's readership is an expansive and devout one made up of a wired yet insular North American public in search of reconnecting with the natural world. I propose that through Oliver's poetry readers access the… more

    BACKGROUND PRACTICES, AFFORDANCES, AND THE FRAME PROBLEM: A HEIDEGGERIAN CRITIQUE OF THE REPRESENTATIONALIST METAPHYSIC

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Harris, Daniel, Thesis advisor (ths): Angelova, Emilia, Degree committee member (dgc): Norlock, Kate, Degree committee member (dgc): Russon, John, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This project is a Heideggerian critique of the subject/object metaphysic presupposed in the Representationalist claim that the world is made intelligible solely in virtue of internal states that bear representations. It is comprised of two sections. The first is a critique of the ontological primacy of representational-intentionality/action in which I argue that where Brentano, Husserl,… more

    FIRST NATION COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN YOUTH ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION IN A COMMUNITY RECREATION PROGRAM: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Rapley, Jesiqua, Thesis advisor (ths): Smith-Chant, Brenda, Degree committee member (dgc): Navara, Geoffery, Degree committee member (dgc): O'Hagan, Fergal, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This research project focused on the positive behaviour changes in First Nations youth as a result of participation in a community-based recreation program. The study was a secondary analysis based on a qualitative data set. Both adults and youth were interviewed in one-on-one and focus group settings in 12 First Nations communities across Ontario. The data was analyzed using a grounded… more

    Talking it out: Social Problem Solving and Language in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Bailey, Katharine, Thesis advisor (ths): Im-Bolter, Nancie, Degree committee member (dgc): Brown, Liana, Degree committee member (dgc): Smith-Chant, Brenda, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The literature to date that investigates the development of social perspective taking in children primarily focuses on preschool aged children. These studies provide evidence that implicates language as being crucial for social perspective taking in young children but less is known about the importance of language to social perspective taking during middle childhood and early adolescence… more

    Reflections and Memories: "Resiliency" Concerning the Walpole Island Residential School Survivors Group

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Turmel, Theresa, Thesis advisor (ths): Davis, Lynn, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Shirley I, Degree committee member (dgc): Sherman, Paula, Degree committee member (dgc): Jones, Susie, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Gaagnig Pane Chiyaayong: Forever, We Will Remain </p><p>Reflections and Memories:</p><p> `Resiliency' Concerning the Walpole Island Residential School Survivors Group</p><p> Theresa Turmel</p><p>From 1830 to 1996, Canada pursued a policy of removing Indigenous children from their families and educating them… more

    Novel Silica Sol-Gel Passive Sampler for Mercury Monitoring in Aqueous Systems

    Year: 2013, 2013
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Zhou, Yan, Thesis advisor (ths): Hintelmann, Holger, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>A novel passive sampler for mercury monitoring was prepared using organosilica sol-gel materials. It comprises a binding layer with thiol groups for mercury complexation and a porous diffusive layer through which mercury can diffuse and arrive at the binding layer. Our study demonstrated that this new sampler follows the principle of passive sampling. The mass of mercury accumulated in… more