Browsing Theses by Subject "narrative inquiry"
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Exploring student discourses: Would intergenerational cohousing be possible?
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Intergenerational cohousing programs are arrangements which promote contact between younger and older adults through living together, including within retirement and long-term care homes (LTCHs). These cohousing opportunities ... -
Learners' Identity Negotiations and Beliefs about Pronunciation in Study Abroad Contexts
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)This dissertation explores learner beliefs about pronunciation and their interaction with identity negotiations in a study-abroad context. Current research on studying abroad has experienced a wave of interest in ... -
Mothers with Lower-Incomes and Community Programming: Illuminating Narratives of Access and Experience in Kitchener
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-07)While motherhood is a wonderful experience full of love and joy, it continues to involve tremendous amounts of change in all areas of a new mother’s life. While leisure activities, such as the ones offered at community ... -
Privileging Indigenous voices: Narratives of travel experiences of Tibetans
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-11)In 2012, Peters and Higgins-Desbiolles, wrote “What is wholly absent [from the tourism literature] …is any recognition of Indigenous peoples as tourists” (p.78). Chambers and Buzinde (2015) acknowledged that “tourism ... -
Rethinking drinking: an exploration of the discourses surrounding binge-drinking among first-year university students that live in residence
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-08)Over one-third of Canadian university students engage in heavy drinking, with even higher rates reported amongst those who live in on-campus residences (CAMH 2004; Kypri, Paschall, Langley, Baxter & Bourdeau, 2010). At the ... -
Teachers' subjective perspectives on foreign language vocabulary learning and teaching
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-09)This study examines the beliefs and subjective theories teachers hold about vocabulary learning and teaching. Recent research into teacher cognition has repeatedly shown that teachers’ perspectives on languages, language ... -
Transformational Tourism: The Example of Backpackers in Tibet
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-25)Hannam (2009) stated that travel played an important role in helping people, especially young people, to develop their inner self. Experiences, relationships and memories continue to influence ongoing journeys, including ... -
“We are doing it all wrong”: A Narrative Inquiry Journey Co-Directed by Persons Living with Young Onset Dementia to Illuminate Inequities and Advocate for Change
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-27)In recent years more attention and concerns are being drawn to the noticeable increase in diagnoses of young onset dementia (YOD), that is individuals who are diagnosed with dementia and are under the age of 65 years. This ...