Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "education"
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The Challenges of Communication: A Study of Immigrant Parents and School Staff in Halifax, Nova Scotia’s English School System
(2018-10-15)This thesis employs an anthropological approach to analyzing the communication between immigrant parents and school staff at elementary schools in the west end of Halifax. I focus on the communication process in relation ... -
Deep Learning? Investigating Student’s Perceptions of Educational and Occupational Skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
(2020-08-20)The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key factor driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Like industrial revolutions of the past, it will have a profound effect on jobs, the kinds of skills needed to fill ... -
Framing Health Assessment: Differences in Subjective Perceptions of Health by Educational Attainment Level
(2016-08-22)Extensive academic study has revealed a positive correlation between educational attainment and health; education is considered a major social determinant of health. Less commonly researched, however is research into how ... -
THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY? RURAL SCHOOL CLOSURE CONFLICTS AND RURAL IDENTITY IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2024-08-28)In the 2010s in Nova Scotia, school boards in the province decided to close and consolidate over 30 schools, most of them in rural areas. The closure of these elementary and secondary schools came amid demographic shifts ... -
The Missing Half: Reintegrating Women Into Pakistan’s Public Spaces in Lyari, Karachi
(2019-08-07)Women spatially inhabit a city differently than men, who are the default users in a patriarchal society. They negotiate the city differently, and they also perceive the boundaries of space differently. In the low-income ... -
Not Just Nice Guys: The Growth and Constraint of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union, 1950 - 1975
(2024-08-27)This study traces the mid-twentieth century history of the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union (NSTU), with particular focus on the union’s democratic, professional, and bargaining structures. Traditionally underrepresented in ... -
Planting Urban Health - Integrating Architecture and Productive Urban Greenspace into an Educational Health Facility
(2012-04-04)Chronic health conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are on the rise in Canada, and particularly in Nova Scotia. Lifestyle-related factors including stress level, exercise, and a healthy diet are ...