identifier: Belbin, Bruce <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Belbin=3ABruce=3A=3A.html>   (2000) The impact of information technology in student affairs and services.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Student affairs and services professionals are experiencing many changes in the way they conduct their traditional programming and support initiatives. One of these major changes stems from rapid developments in the field of Information Technology (IT), including computer programming applications, efficiency models, and innovative techniques centered around student support. How these professionals adapt to such changes will impact on how student services are managed and delivered. This folio presents a discussion of the current state of student affairs and services, preparation initiatives for new professionals entering this area, and future directions the profession may take. The primary research question addressed was: How can student affairs professionals embrace, adapt, and utilize information technology in the profession? -- This folio was a study of various research initiatives from post-secondary administrators and managers including articles, books, and research projects detailing IT impacts. In addition, interviews were conducted with six post-secondary administrators in the field of, or related to, student services. Their perspectives on the acceptance and utilization of technology and what the future may hold for student affairs and services if technology is fully utilized, were presented in consideration of what future service models might look like. -- The research highlights several key points. Current student service practices are embracing IT opportunities slowly. The profession is challenged by restrictions in financial resources and the ability to operate in new environments that are technologically advanced. The prioritization of this challenge has been further restricted by the limited availability of relevant operational models involving technology in student services. Another key element is the importance of appropriate training and preparation of personnel. This includes the education of current professionals and the integration of new professionals with technical training into the student services profession. IT opportunities also produce issues of confidentiality, effectiveness, and the need for a systematic and intentional process of learning and application of IT skills. The future of student services and IT development is certain to be one of opportunity and challenge. The research found that senior administrators realize the potential of IT development but agree that the profession must define itself as the architects and program developers of the IT resource. This folio concludes with recommendations that there is need for further study and research on the development of IT services.


identifier: Reynolds, Denise <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Reynolds=3ADenise=3A=3A.html>   (1996) The importance of the reading site in liberating exegesis : Mark 6 - 30-44, an illustration.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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abstract: Reader-response methodology insists upon the importance of the reader in the act of interpretation. It is argued that the reading site, the perspective of the reader, in large part determines the meaning elicited from the text. This thesis employs liberationist readings of the New Testament to illustrate this point and to respond to the following question: When we read Mark's account of The Feeding of the Five Thousand (Mk.6;30-44) from the reading site of the oppressed and marginalized, what do we see? An emphasis on giving and an implicit critique of systemic injustice emerges from an exegesis of this narrative and provides relevant meaning for those located in a situation of poverty, oppression and injustice. The implications of such a liberationist reading for various social groups serves to further demonstrate the important role of the reading site. Clearly, our response to the question is a liberating one.


identifier: March, Chantal A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/March=3AChantal_A=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The impact of the Marshall Decision on fisheries policy in Atlantic Canada.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The Marshall Decision has had a significant impact on fisheries policy in Atlantic Canada. The Government of Canada through its Department of Fisheries and Oceans has negotiated agreements with most of the Mi'kmaq and Malecite First Nations affected by this decision. The federal government has provided funding to pay for a voluntary buy- back program for fishing licences, gear and to provide training for aboriginal communities. Non-aboriginals negatively impacted by the Marshall Decision have received no compensation and feel that their needs and concerns are being ignored. Most aboriginal communities feel the Marshall Decision represents new opportunities for employment and training and the opportunity to build and foster pride in themselves and their heritage. The Marshall Decision may also lay the groundwork for negotiations with the federal and provincial governments to provide access to other industries and resources. The government still needs to ensure that long term training in the industry is available for all, that compensation is given to those forced to leave the industry and greater consultation is initiated with all affected groups. Unfortunately, the fishery is still a volatile industry. If resources or markets decline, there is no easy solution to insure that aboriginals and non-aboriginals maintain the right to earn a moderate livelihood from the fishing industry.


identifier: Irving, Catherine J. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Irving=3ACatherine_J=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1997) The inessential student : the current climate and future vision of university continuing education.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: I examine trends in universities and continuing education in Canada from the standpoint of a nonmainstream student, and consider how students are defined in this context. I draw from standpoint, postmodern, and critical theories to understand the social construction of knowledge and identity. I develop a praxis model to expose hidden assumptions and dichotomies evident in literature relating to educational policy and pedagogical theory and practice. -- Many universities state a commitment to provide lifelong learning and community outreach. The efforts of adult educators and continuing education departments can be hampered by institutional assumptions that continuing education is inherently second best to mainstream programmes. Continuing education departments are now asked to become more efficient and profitable by designing programmes to make university education more relevant to labour market demands. I argue that this corporate agenda will have a negative effect on the quality of education nonmainstream students receive, and on the university's role in sustainable community development. -- Critical and feminist pedagogies propose an education that is empowering at both the individual and collective levels. While I challenge some assumptions in these models, they offer the best hope to develop the critical ability of people to engage in social transformation at the local and global levels.


identifier: Hewlett, L. R. Scott <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Hewlett=3AL=2E_R=2E_Scott=3A=3A.html>   (1999) The linguistic competencies of early French immersion graduates : an investigation of parental expectations.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study was an attempt to determine the expectations of parents of students' linguistic competence upon graduation from the Early French Immersion program. The purpose of the study was to determine the French language performance characteristics as expected by parents in the domains of Oral Production, Reading Comprehension, and Writing Ability. The variables of parental level of French skills, parents of EFI students in grade 3 versus those in grade 9, and previous experience with EFI were also examined in relation to performance expectations. -- The study was a census of parents of EFI students in grades 3 and 9 under the Avalon East School Board undertaken in the spring of 1997. A two-part questionnaire was sent to all parents seeking firstly, background information on the parents, and secondly, asking parents to indicate their expectations among explicit descriptions of second language performance levels adapted from current federal government hiring guidelines. Open ended questions were also provided at the end. -- Parental profiles were compiled by frequency count and percentage in Part A of the questionnaire. Responses from Part B of the survey were analyzed using the Chi Square test of independence at p<.05 to determine the statistical significance of variables as they relate to parental expectations. Comments provided by parents in response to open ended questions were also discussed. -- Findings from this study indicate that parents do not expect nativelike fluency from their child (ren) when they graduate from Early French Immersion; however, they do expect a high degree of second language performance skills in all 3 language domains examined by this study. There were no significant differences found between parents of students in grade 3, and those in grade 9.  The level of parents French IV knowledge and skills did not have a significant effect on parental expectations. Parents who had previous experience with EFI also did not hold significantly different expectations from parents who were involved with EFI for the first time. -- The following data patterns were also noted. The EFI program seems to be a family choice rather than based on any one student' s potential for language learning. Parents are not intimately involved with enhancing their own French skills despite indicating that the largest drawback to EFI is parental difficulty in assisting with homework. Future employment enhancement was the principal reason why parents chose EFI .


identifier: Ward, Pamela Rose <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Ward=3APamela_Rose=3A=3A.html>   (1999) The development of health promotion program guides for the workplace.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This project provides a practical approach to the development of program guides which serve as the main resources for selected health education sessions within a workplace wellness program. Five guides have been developed which strive to meet a number of needs identified within this relatively new field of education. The goal of this project is to provide material which is comprehensive and user friendly for the educator/facilitator, while ensuring a product which meets the high expectations of organizations in terms of efficiency and effectiveness in affecting employee health behaviors. -- The guides provide the facilitator with material and resources needed to deliver quality education sessions. Activities are included to promote active involvement on the part of the learner, in keeping with a transactional approach to learning. These guides may be used within any number of settings within the workplace, and provide a foundation for the development of guides which cover other health related topics.


identifier: Eyres, Stephen Andrew <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Eyres=3AStephen_Andrew=3A=3A.html>   (1974) The effect of implied threats to behavioural freedoms on the arousal of psychological reactance.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Two experiments employing the Sensenig and Brehm (1968) paradigm assessed the effects of implied threats to behavioural freedom on the arousal of psychological reactance.  The first experiment assessed implied threat effects, and also the interactive effects of overt threat in the form of variations on aspects of communication style. The principal analysis failed to support the Sensenig and Brehm (1968) notion that (a) there should be attitude change away from a threatening communication, and (b) that the magnitude of change should be a function of the number of behavioural freedoms threatened by implication. A moderate degree of attitude change away from the communication was observed in all conditions, but the threat manipulations did not differentiate among the magnitudes of change.  A post hoc analysis showed High Overt Threat Males to react to a greater degree than Low Overt Threat Males.  This finding was attributed to differential perceptions of likelihood of future solicitations of opinion by the confederate, in that Low Overt Threat Males were found to perceive a greater likelihood of solicitation of opinion than High Overt Threat Males.  This correlation was consistent with the expectations of reactance theory.  Implied threat was also observed to affect subjects' perceptions of a confederate's competence.  Implied Threat Level Five subjects were observed to regard the confederate as being less competent than Implied Threat Level One subjects.  It was suggested that this finding may be a manifestation of reactance in the form of derogation of a threatening agent. -- The second experiment, designed as a partial replication of Sensenig and Brehm's CL968) experiment, replaced their positive-influence control with a no-treatment control.  The data did not support their notion of a differential attitude change away from a threatening communication, but were not totally inconsistent with reactance theory. Whereas threat to one behavioural freedom elicited a reliable conformity response, implication of threat to future such freedoms was observed to diminish the conformity response to the point where it could not be separated from test-retest variability. Both experiments were observed to support Grabitz-Gniech's Q971) findings concerning central tendency effects.  In both experiments, no-treatment control subjects showed some degree of attitude change away from the opinion they had earlier advocated.  This finding emphasizes the need for careful consideration of the reactance phenomenon in the design of appropriate controls for future experiments.


identifier: Jaramillo, J. Roberto <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Jaramillo=3AJ=2E_Roberto=3A=3A.html>   (2001) The effect of a seasonal pulse of sinking phytodetritus on the reproduction of two benthic deposit-feeding species, yoldia hyperborea and ctenodiscus crispatus.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract:
Reproductive cycles of mollusc species have been extensively studied. Many of these studies demonstrated that fluctuating environmental factors affect the length of the spawning period and timing of reproduction. Since reproduction involves processes such as storage of energy and the production, accumulation and spawning of mature gametes, a close relationship has been proposed between the gametogenic cycle and food availability. -- Species inhabiting unstable environments generally have episodic reproductive cycles whereas species living in more stable environments generally reproduce continuously. Recent studies suggest that many stable environments, such as the deep sea, are not as stable as previously thought, since many sublittoral and deep sea areas experience seasonal phytodetritus sinking which may affect the reproductive activity of some species. --
In Conception Bay, Newfoundland, there is a deposition of phytodetritus which reaches the bottom at 240 m depth shortly after the spring and fall phytoplankton blooms. However, the reproductive response of the benthic community to this seasonal input is completely unknown. -- In order to examine the reproductive response to a seasonal input of food in the benthic community in Conception Bay, two common deposit feeders were selected, Yoldia hyperborea and Ctenodiscus crispatus . This study provides new data on the role of phytodetritus deposition in the reproduction of these species and on the ecological significance of a seasonally-pulsed food supply on the deposit feeding community inhabiting Conception Bay. -- Yoldia hyperborea had a mean egg diameter 120 μm, and a maximum apparent fecundity was of 8.5 × 10⁴ eggs per individual. Larval development occurred through a lecithotrophic pericalymma larva that is restricted to protobranch species. Spawning occurred during the winter-spring period coincident or following phytodetrital deposition. -- Laboratory feeding experiments showed that frequent addition of phytodetritus stimulates production of eggs, supporting field observations suggesting that gamete production of Y. hyperborea is dependent on food availability. Laboratory experiments using ¹⁴ C labelled Thalassiosira nordenskioldii demonstrated incorporation of cell contents into the gonad. -- Ctenodiscus crispatus eggs had a mean diameter of 450 μm. The maximum fecundity was 13.8 × 10⁶ eggs per individual. Eggs develop through a lecithotrophic larvae. Reproduction occurred continuously throughout the year, although fecundity was higher in spring due to seasonal phytodetritus sinking. -- The reproductive cycle of both deposit feeders was affected by fluctuations in food availability. Individual fecundity was maximal coincident with or just following the seasonal peak in phytodetritus deposition. Energy provided by resuspension events appeared to be utilized for gametogenesis both in Yoldia hyperborea and Ctenodiscus crispatus.


identifier: Bryant, Lynn M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bryant=3ALynn_M=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1992) The effect of varying levels of reinstatement on preschoolers' memory for location.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Although there has been a recent increase in research concerning the possible beneficial influence of various factors on retention-test performance, most of these factors have been examined in isolation.  The present experiment was conducted in order to compare within one study some of the factors which are known to affect performance on retention tests, permitting a direct comparison of these effects. -- Various types (or levels) of event re-presentation (reinstatement treatments) were employed, namely, a test trial, a study trial, a reactivation treatment, or no reinstatement treatment (control) during the retention interval.  Although these factors involve differing levels of reinstatement treatments, the question was whether they would differentially affect subsequent recall performance. -- A paired-associate task involving the learning of the locations of 16 familiar objects (item-location pairs) by 3- year-olds was used.  Three weeks later, three of the four groups of children were visited again and exposed to one of three reinstatement treatments.  The reinstatement treatment was employed in all cases to only half of the original study set.  The fourth (control) group was not visited during this interval.  This was followed 1 week later by a retention test, consisting of four consecutive test trials, on the locations of all 16 items using a cued-recall procedure.  It was found that: (a) reinstatement treatment, regardless of method, was shown to be an effective way of increasing the amount recalled; (b) study was the superior type of reinstatement treatment, with no significant differences between a test trial and a reactivation treatment; (c) reinstatement treatment applied to part of a list appeared to show some spread to other list items, but this effect did not reach significance; (d) hypermnesia was observed across test trials, independent of other factors.  These results replicate previous findings that study is the best method of increasing future recall.  In addition, the results also attest to the powerful effect of test trials on retention- test performance as well as point to the importance of using more than one test trial in order to fully assess the contents of memory.


identifier: Hancock, James A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Hancock=3AJames_A=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1973) The distribution, ecology, and life history of Buxbaumia aphylla Hedw. in Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The moss Buxbaumia aphylla has been found at 75 localities in southeastern Newfoundland and 2 localities on the west coast of the island, mostly in open Kalmia heaths on thin, acid (pH 5) humus.  It is very abundant at 13 sites, moderately abundant at 24 sites, and scarce at 40 sites. The species' density, associated plant species, and fire succession have been recorded at some sites where the species was particularly abundant. -- The mineral element content of plant tissues and substrate were analyzed and represent the first data for bryophyte sporophytes. Almost all elements found in gametophytes were found in the sporophyte of- Buxbaumia aphylla. -- Silver, previously found only In Polytrichum  and Atrichum, was found in Buxbaumia. -- Permanent plots enabled observations to be made on annual production of sporophytes and on their development and maturation.  Sudden frosts appear to have adverse effects on development, often resulting in high mortality of capsules. The first plants of a hew sporophyte generation appear in mid-September but do not mature until the following June, overwintering, as immature capsules.  Spore dispersal begins in mid-June.  From September to June twelve morphological stages of sporophyte development are recognized. -- Protonemata of Buxbaumia aphylla  were maintained in culture for ten months without producing sex organs, but possible asexual propagules were observed. – Of three possible theories to explain the life history of Buxbaumia aphylla,  the most likely is that the protonemata persist from year to year producing new sporophytes each September. This would refute the assumption that B. aphylla  is an annual moss and possibly indicate that it is actually a biennial or perennial moss.


identifier: Eastaugh, Edward J. H. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Eastaugh=3AEdward_J=2E_H=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The Dorset Palaeoeskimo site at Point Riche, Newfoundland : an intra-site analysis.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis present the results of several seasons of fieldwork at the Dorset Palaeoeskimo site at Point Riche, Newfoundland. It includes a detailed description of two months of fieldwork that was conducted by the author in 2001 to gain additional data required In the analysis of the site. This included an integrated geophysical and topographic survey and the excavation of a house depression. This evidence is considered along with data from two depressions previously excavated by M. A. P. Renouf, Memorial University of Newfoundland in the analysis and interpretation of the site. It is proposed that variability between the dwellings architecture and artefact distributions is the result of a) the original misinterpretation of a midden-filled depression as a dwelling and b) changes in the Dorset Palaeoeskimo settlement and subsistence pattern towards the end of their occupation of the peninsula.


identifier: Curtis, Timothy <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Curtis=3ATimothy=3A=3A.html>   (2001) The design, construction, outfitting,and preliminary testing of the C-SCOUT autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis presents and discusses the design process, construction, outfitting, and preliminary in-water testing of the C-SCOUT (Canadian Self-Contained Off-the-shelf Underwater Testbed) Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). This work was carried out from January 1999 to August 2001. C-SCOUT was designed to be of low cost and simple to manufacture while still retaining a multi-mission capability. The designed vehicle is for graduate student research with a limited budget, and is designed to be easily modifiable, small enough to be easily handled, highly maneuverable, and readily adaptable for many missions. A modular design was developed, and the most basic version of the AUV was built and tested as a proof-of-concept vehicle. -- The C-SCOUT Baseline Configuration vehicle is 2.7 metres long, 0.4 metres in diameter, and 1.06 metres from fin-tip to fin-tip. A second vehicle hull, the C-SCOUT 11, has been constructed for hydrodynamic testing on the planar motion mechanism. The control surfaces were designed using Det Norkse Veritas guidelines for highly maneuverable vessels and an in-depth analysis of pressure vessel design was carried out using boiler code from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Vehicle powering requirements were estimated using a component buildup method and an empirical database method. Both yielded very similar results. Preliminary in-water tests were conducted to validate the vehicle design methodology. The C-SCOUT AUV performed well in these trials and can now be used as a testbed vehicle for graduate level research.


identifier: Scarratt, Alison Margaret <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Scarratt=3AAlison_Margaret=3A=3A.html>   (1994) The effect of changes in quantity and quality of food on the feeding behaviour of the soft-shelled clam, Mya arenaria, using a new technique to determine gut retention time.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This study investigates the effect of changes in the quantity and quality of food on the feeding behaviour of Mya arenaria, the soft-shelled clam. M. arenaria is a suspension- feeding bivalve, ingesting particles suspended in the water column. The laboratory component of this study presented M. arenaria with an artificial diet, consisting of silicon dioxide (SiO2) particles and the single-celled diatom Chaetoceros muelleri, for inorganic and organic components respectively. These feeding experiments were performed using a flow-through apparatus. This included measurements of clearance and ingestion rates, absorption efficiencies, and gut retention times of both organic and inorganic fractions. -- In response to a 3-fold increase in food concentration, M. arenaria decreased clearance rale by almost 9-fold, and therefore ingested less material, even though more food was available. These clams with lower ingestion rate also had a shorter gut retention time, and thus a smaller amount of material in the gut. It is possible that clams feeding on the low quantity diet were expending more energy in obtaining particles (higher ingestion rate despite lower food concentrations) but perhaps less energy in digesting them (clams feeding on the low quantity diet had an absoiption efficiency equal to those feeding on the 10 mg diet, but over a longer gut retention time. If the net energy gained in the digestive process (i.e. lower amounts of enzymes working over a longer time) was greater than that expended in filtering, this would be an effective feeding strategy for clams to adopt when experiencing low quantities of food. -- In response to an increase in the quality of the food (proportion of organic material increases), clams decreased clearance rate and ingestion rate, to maintain a constant ingestion rate of organic material. Although gut retention time lengthened, absorption efficiency remained unchanged. Therefore, clams regulated both their intake of food and gut retention time to keep their ingestion rate of organic material constant, and to maintain absorption efficiency levels. -- This study also measured the clearance rate, ingestion rate, gut retention time and absorption efficiency of A/, arenaria feeding on natural particle assemblages at a clam flat in Platter's Cou\ Terra Nova National Park, NF. Clearance rates were significantly higher than any measured in the laboratory study. Field measurements of gut retention time were comparable to those measured in the laboratory study, however, field measurements of absorption efficiency were strongly negative, indicating possible metabolic faecal loss or periodicity of digestion in the intertidal population. -- This study also describes the development and use of a new technique to assess the gut retention time of suspension-feeding bivalves, lite green alga Tetraselmis suvcka was used as an organic marker, detectable in faecal pellets by high performance liquid chromatography because of its characteristic chlorophyll b signature. The inorganic marker used was silicon carbide particles which can be detected in faecal pellets by particle size analysis using a Coulter Multisizcr. Results obtained by this method are comparable to those of other studies, and the technique is sensitive enough to detect post-ingestive selection of particles within the gut of individual clams.


identifier: Bussey, Ross Roland Keith <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bussey=3ARoss_Roland_Keith=3A=3A.html>   (1976) The development and testing of a programmed unit of study on the topic "The principle of the water cycle".  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a programmed unit on the topic, The Principle of the Water Cycle.”  This was done in response to an educational problem that centers around the fact that children vary individually in their learning Capabilities. Prior to and in conjunction with the development of the programmed unit a review of literature and research related to programmed instruction in general was conducted. Also, it was hypothesized that the linear type program when augmented with support materials leads to different achievement and retention over a three week interval  than the traditional lecture method of instruction. -- The steps followed- in writing the- programmed unit were described and revisions were made on the basis of criticisms from a teacher, two graduate students a content specialist, and two grade seven students. Also, the programmed unit was subjected to the Thorndike-Lorge Word List and revisions were made where necessary in order to arrive at the grade seven level of reading. After the program was developed it was evaluated by comparing it to the traditional lecture method of instruction in an experimental versus a control group situation. -- The limitations and findings of the study were listed and described briefly. Also, suggestions for future research were listed and described. It was concluded that the programmed unit on the topic, The Principle of the Water Cycle” might be able to be utilized as a substitute for- the teacher in presenting prerequisite material that is necessary for an understanding of  the causes of relief rainfall and frontal rainfall.  Also, the recommendation was offered that other areas of the social studies in which programmed units, could be utilized should be identified and programs developed to cope adequately with them. Furthermore, it was concluded that the findings were hot a function of the posttest or retention test.


identifier: Brittain, Julie <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brittain=3AJulie=3A=3A.html>   (1999) The distribution of the conjunct verb form in Western Naskapi and related morpho-syntactic issues.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis analyzes the distribution of the Conjunct verb in Western Naskapi using a Minimalist framework. Western Naskapi is spoken in the Northern Quebec community of Kawawachikamach. It is one of a number of dialects which constitute the Central Algonquian language referred to as the Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi (CMN) language complex. -- The Conjunct is one of the two principal verb types attested in the CMN complex. This thesis examines the syntactic environments in which the Conjunct occurs: subordinate clauses, clauses (main and subordinate) containing a w/r-question word, negated clauses, and main clause focus constructions. -- I argue that wherever a CP projection is motivated in the phrase structure, a conjunct verb is required to raise to the head of that projection (C). The constructions that are the focus of this thesis are assumed to contain at least one CP projection, thus allowing the distribution of the Conjunct to be restated in terms of CP distribution. Two key pieces of evidence are offered to support this hypothesis: (i) conjunct verbs undergo a morpho-phonological process which takes place at C; (ii) conjunct verbs occur in contexts that are cross-linguistically associated with a CP projection. Wh-phrases raise overtly to the SpecCP of the clause in which they are base-generated. Thus, simple direct wh-questions are analyzed as uni-clausal constructions. -- The thesis reassesses the status of the Algonquian Person/Gender hierarchy. The grammatical functions and thematic roles of the arguments of transitive verbs can be uniquely identified without appealing to the hierarchy. Raising constructions in both Western Naskapi and Cree are examined. Evidence is provided to support the view that the grammar of Algonquian makes a null expletive available. For Case-theory reasons the expletive is not available to raising constructions, thus allowing the subject requirements of the raising predicate to be met by raise-NP or raise-CP. -- Equivalent data from a number of other CMN dialects (Plains Cree, Moose Cree, Swampy Cree, Woods Cree, East Cree, and Sheshatshu Innu-aimun) are considered in order to show that the analysis in this thesis applies to the CMN complex in general. Dialect differences are accounted for in terms of microparametric variation


identifier: Langdon, Sheldon <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Langdon=3ASheldon=3A=3A.html>   (1998) The effects of alkali-aggregate reactivity on the mechanical properties of concrete.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Alkali-aggregate reactivity is an internal chemical reaction between the sodium and potassium alkaline components in the concrete mix and active mineral constituents of some aggregates. The reaction results in the formation of a gel which absorbs water, expands, and therefore exerts internal pressures which sometimes can be far in excess of that which concrete can sustain, thereby causing the formation of micro cracks. -- In this investigation, a potentially highly reactive aggregate, and a potentially marginally reactive aggregate (identified by accelerated mortar bar testing, and petrographic examination) were used in concrete specimens, in both normal and high strength mix designs. After the initial 28 day curing period, the number of samples allocated for each testing procedure were equally divided, and then submerged in a holding tank containing either a solution of 1M sodium hydroxide or de-ionized water at 80 ° C over an extended period of time. Research has proven that a sodium hydroxide solution can accelerate an alkali-aggregate reaction. -- From these specimens, the mechanical properties such as the compressive strength, direct tensile strength, modulus of rupture, freeze - thaw characteristics, as well as the creep characteristics were determined for all samples at different time intervals. In comparing the mechanical properties of samples located in the sodium hydroxide solution, and those determined from samples located in the de-ionized water, the effect of an alkali-aggregate reaction on the mechanical properties of concrete could be examined. -- In general, normal strength concrete samples subjected to the sodium hydroxide solution containing the potentially highly reactive aggregate experienced increased losses in mechanical properties than that of specimens containing the potentially marginally reactive aggregate. However, for high strength concrete samples subjected to the solution, there were little, if any, loss of mechanical properties for either specimens containing the potentially reactive or marginal aggregates. This is explained by the improved micro structure of high strength concrete as a result of the secondary pozzolanic reaction. -- The normal strength samples containing the highly reactive aggregate experienced a loss in ultimate compressive strength of 28%, and a decrease in the modulus of elasticity of 80% over the testing period. Samples containing the moderately reactive aggregate experienced no loss in compressive strength over the testing period, and a decrease in the modulus of elasticity of 20%. The ultimate tensile strength of both normal strength concrete samples containing the highly and moderately reactive aggregate decreased by 37 %, and 31 % respectively. The freeze - thaw effects revealed that normal strength specimens containing the moderately reactive aggregate experienced larger decrease in mechanical properties than that of specimens containing the highly reactive aggregate. Creep of the normal strength concrete containing the highly reactive aggregate experienced a 94% increase in creep strain with respect to the control, whereas normal strength specimens containing the moderately reactive aggregate experienced a 48% increase in creep strain with respect to the control. This is attributed to the weaker cement paste resulting from a more aggressive alkali-aggregate reaction. -- A theoretical investigation of the moment - curvature response of a typical I - section, and Tee - section were examined assuming expansive strains resulting from an alkali – aggregate reaction. From the investigation, it was apparent that the effects of an alkali-aggregate reaction on the ultimate moment capacity, and curvature of both sections was not significant (<5%). These results are consistent with that determined from research conducted during the past decade involving pre-stressed, and well reinforced sections.


identifier: Holden, B. J. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Holden=3AB=2E_J=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1974) Some observations on the Labrador current at Saglek, Labrador.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This project describes the processing of S.T.D. and current meter data which was obtained at Saglek, Labrador in August 1972. The current meter records reveal tidal period oscillations in the Labrador Current and two very good records of inertial currents. Ocean densities were calculated, from the S.T.D. reading  and an attempt was made to calculate current velocity from density differences.


identifier: Cheng, Li-Te <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Cheng=3ALi-Te=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The context of everyday actions : using personal context for visual contextual awareness on wearable computers.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Advances in miniaturization and computing power have set the scene for the emergence of powerful wearable computer systems capable of active computer vision. A lightweight miniature multimedia computer can be worn by a user, receive input from a camera to sense the local environment, present virtual annotations on a heads up display, and network with others through a wireless modem. Applications include field repair, on site tele-medicine, and augmented tourism. The very notion of such a wearable, networked, augmented reality system has an inherent appeal, as it liberates computing from the desktop and integrates computing with everyday activities. The objective of this research is to demonstrate that augmented reality interfaces can be achieved using basic 1-D or 2-D imaging methods. The notion of Personal Context is introduced to address information overload in augmented reality by taking a user-centric model in gathering awareness and context information. Two functional personal context prototypes were built and discussed, showing potential for piano and dance applications. Balancing the body-centric focus of personal context, the idea of mosaicing as a world model for augmented reality registration and telecollaboration is also presented, and realized in another working proof-of-concept system. Finally, a systematic study on accuracy, reliability, and speed of existing and new mosaicing methods (including the method used in the mosaicing prototype) was conducted, identifying their strengths and weaknesses as engines for augmented reality world modelling.


identifier: MacLeod, Andrew B. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/MacLeod=3AAndrew_B=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2001) The effects of captopril treatment on hemorrhagic stroke development in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: We tested the hypothesis that inhibiting stroke development in Kyoto Wistar stroke-prone rats (SHRsp) with captopril treatment (50 mg/kg) was, in part, mediated by reduced plasma aldosterone levels, independent of an antihypertensive effect. -- Plasma aldosterone levels were measured before and after stroke development in untreated and captopril treated SHRsp. Plasma aldosterone levels suppressed by captopril were re-elevated by aldosterone infusion (16 pg/day) into captopril treated SHRsp. The resulting blood pressure (BP) and stroke development was evaluated. We also examined the BP and antistroke effects of a vasodilating agent, hydralazine (40-100 mg/L), and aldosterone antagonism by spironolactone (20 mg/kg). -- Untreated SHRsp developed hypertension and 100% mortality associated with intracerebral hemorrhage by 14 weeks of age. Captopril treatment from 6 weeks of age did not lower BP but increased survival past 35 weeks of age. Hydralazine lowered BP but only mildly retarded stroke development compared with captopril treated rats. Plasma aldosterone levels increased with age in prestrike SHRsp (0.25 to 3.9 nmol/l) and rose further following stroke (11.4 nmol/l). Captopril treated SHRsp showed suppressed aldosterone values (0.5 nmol/l). Restoring hyperaldosteronemia in captopril treated SHRsp negated captopril's ability to retard stroke development.  Spironolactone treatment reduced BP with little effect on stroke development. -- Additional studies assessed the hypothesis that captopril treatment helped preserve contractile function (related to blood flow autoregulation) of isolated middle cerebral arteries (MCA) from SHRsp. This was accomplished by examining lumen diameter changes in response to pressure, protein kinase C activation and potassium induced depolarization in the MCA from untreated and captopril treated, pre and post stroke SHRsp. -- Stroke development was associated with a defect in the ability of the MCA to constrict to elevated transmural pressure (pressure dependent constriction) and phorbol dibutyrate induced protein kinase C activation. Captopril treatment preserved these functions. -- We concluded that elevated plasma aldosterone levels promoted stroke development within captopril treated SHRsp through mechanisms not involving mineralocorticoid receptor stimulation or the exacerbation of hypertension. The antistroke effect of captopril may be partially mediated through plasma aldosterone suppression. We further suggest that the ability of captopril treatment to preserve. MCA pressure dependant constriction may also contribute to the antistroke effects of captopril treatment in SHRsp


identifier: Sargent, Philip S. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Sargent=3APhilip_S=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The effects of increasing habitat complexity with artificial reefs on demersal fish density in coastal Newfoundland Waters.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Abstract Habitat complexity and predator avoidance are important factors influencing the distribution of organisms. Structurally complex habitats offer refuge from predators and potential foraging areas. Artificial reefs increase habitat complexity in the aquatic environment. In this study, artificial reefs were used to test the hypothesis that increased habitat complexity would increase density of demersal fishes, such as cunners (Tautogolabrus adspersus) juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and juvenile rock cod (G. ogac) in the coastal subarctic waters of Newfoundland. In 1999 and 2000, five paired artificial reef and control transects and three additional control transects (each 80 m long) were deployed in Newman Sound, Newfoundland, Canada along the 15 m depth contour. Habitat complexity of substrate along the transects was expressed as fractal dimensions (D) measured at five resolutions (0.035 - 3.5 m). Densities of cunners and juvenile cod were measured on each transect during three autumn surveys in 1999 and four summer surveys in 2000 using scuba. Fractal dimensions were between D = 1.00 and 1.01 along unmanipulated control transects and D = 1.16 along reef transects, indicating a significant increase in habitat complexity due to the artificial reefs. During the day, most cunners (159 of 242) and juvenile cod (25 of 29) were observed on reef transects in close association with artificial reefs. When observed on control transects, cunners associated with unique features of increased complexity. Juvenile cod observed on control transects showed no habitat associations. Densities of cunners, juvenile Atlantic cod, and rock cod attenuated at rates of-1.08, -0.22, and -0.17 %/m respectively with distance from reefs to a "baseline" level at 15-20 m. In summer 2000, higher cunner densities were associated with increased habitat complexity during the day and few cunners (2) were observed at night. In contrast, no juvenile Atlantic cod were observed over any transects during the day, but at night, density increased, though no preference for complexity was observed. Juvenile rock cod were observed in similar densities during day and night, but individuals were aggregated near the reefs during the day and were dispersed at night. Cunners were associated with artificial reefs in both summer and autumn. Cunners were observed less frequently at low temperatures. Juvenile Atlantic cod associated with artificial reefs in autumn but not in summer. In contrast, juvenile rock cod associated with reefs in summer but not in autumn. Seasonal differences in habitat use by juvenile cod appeared to be linked to the breakdown in the thermocline in early autumn. Artificial reefs increased habitat complexity and in turn the diel and seasonal distribution and density of demersal fish species.


identifier: Whelan, Maudie <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Whelan=3AMaudie=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The newspaper press in nineteenth-century Newfoundland : politics, religion, and personal journalism.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Given Newfoundland's geographical constraints, its small and scattered population, limited readership, and prevailing illiteracy, the large number of newspapers published throughout the nineteenth century is a paradox demanding closer attention. These newspapers contain fragments of a fishing society's history still unexamined. Temperance and poverty are only two such examples. Bound up with religion and politics, which have characterized Newfoundland history generally, these volatile issues also infused its journalism. Although used extensively as sources Dy historians, the newspapers have not been approached as a legitimate field of study in their own right. This thesis begins to correct the anomaly. -- It examines approximately 25 different newspapers during the years between 1832 and 1899, and reviews an early period, 1807 to 1832, during which the newspaper press was established. The discussion reveals the complexities of the press of the society it reflected and shaped. Censorship at the beginning, led gradually to more liberal laws, followed by a mix of political patronage and commercial independence. The press, confined until the late 1870s to St. John's and Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula, the centre of government, trade, and commerce, reinforced the differentiation between urban and rural life. Journalism expressed the personal religious beliefs and political ambitions of publishers and editors. Their demise, and that of their newspapers, marked the beginning of a new era in the 1880s, when a new outport press emerged, and a daily press developed in St. John's. -- Literacy improved over time, but the habit of reading newspapers remained the prerogative of the elite in urban centres where it had been cultivated. Twillingate sustained a local newspaper, due in part, to the prevalence of wage-based industry, and a daily press in St. John's survived. The introduction of the telegraph and railway did not, as might have been expected, spur the expansion of the newspaper market. Editors avoided criticism of the telegraph monopoly and exploited the political railway debate, seemingly without seriously considering their potential for a newspaper industry. To the end of the century, the Newfoundland press remained a marginal force for change in the lives of the people.


identifier: Partyka, Justin <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Partyka=3AJustin=3A=3A.html>   (2001) The occupational folklife of a Norfolk lurcherman.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis is a study of the occupational folklife of a Norfolk lurcherman, an individual who hunts using the type of cross-bred running dog known as a lurcher. The study begins by exploring the sociocultural world of the lurcherman in the rural county of Norfolk, England, which has a rich tradition of lurchers being used by both poachers and professional warreners. The origins ofthe lurcher dog are discussed, highlighting its role as a counter-hegemonic force. Emphasis is placed upon the lurcherman's work technique, discussing the specific tools, informal knowledge and skills ofthe trade. Alongside this is the  lurcher's central role within the work group. Ethnographic observation of the lurcherman examines how work technique is put into practice. Looking at the issues surrounding lurcher breeding emphasises its nature as a folk science. The study concludes with a speculation of the lurcherman's future.


identifier: Noftall, Alice <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Noftall=3AAlice=3A=3A.html>   (2000) The experience of men whose partners are hospitalized for high-risk pregnancies - a phenomenological study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: From the moment of conception, up to the birth of the newborn, pregnancy is considered a time of difficult adjustment for expectant couples. While there is an abundance of literature on the experiences of expectant mothers during normal pregnancies, there is comparatively less known about expectant fathers' experiences during this time. Not surprisingly, there is considerably less known about the experiences of expectant fathers during high-risk pregnancies. This phenomenological study used van Manen's human science method to explore the question: What is the lived experience of men whose partners have been hospitalized for high-risk pregnancies? A high-risk pregnancy was defined as one that threatens the health of the mother and/or fetus. Unstructured interviews were conducted on nine expectant fathers in isolation of their partners who were at thirty-two weeks gestation. The analysis of the data led to the identification of four themes: (1) too early: protracted readiness; (2) dealing with uncertainty; (3) coming to terms with the unexpected; and (4) striving for a steady state. The essence of the experience was keeping the connection . The findings indicate that expectant fathers, whose partners are admitted to hospital for high-risk pregnancies, desired to be near their partners at this time and that this nearness supplements their own need to feel attached to the fetus.


identifier: Dong, Haiheng <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Dong=3AHaiheng=3A=3A.html>   (2001) The functional organization of afferent vagal mechanisms controlling special and general visceral reflex responses of the rat esophagus.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The functional organization of esophageal afferent mechanisms controlling special (esophageal motility) and general (cardiovascular) visceral reflex responses was investigated in urethane-anesthetized rats. Techniques utilized included esophageal manometry, vagal nerve cooling, single nerve fiber recording, extracellular recording, and pharmacological receptor blockade and stimulation. -- Distal esophageal distension elicits esophageal reflex contractions, and both excitatory and inhibitory cardiovascular reflexes. Based upon the effects of vagal cooling, it is inferred that separate subpopulations of A? vagal mechanosensory afferent fibers mediate these reflexes. -- Single fiber recording experiments demonstrate that vagal mechanosensory afferent fibers innervating the distal esophagus respond to intraluminal pressure increases over a wide dynamic range and show little adaptation. -- The pattern and strength of vagal motor output to the distal esophagus depend on the intensity of vagal afferent input to interneurons at the level of nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS). These interneurons respond to esophageal distension with distinct firing patterns. Increasing strength of stimulation changes the firing pattern or intensifies the responses of these interneurons. Load-dependent changes in esophageal reflex motor activities persist after spinal afferent input is eliminated. -- In the striated muscle tunica muscularis propria of the rat esophagus, distal inhibition is an inhibitory motor reflex evoked by esophageal mechanosensory afferent input from the proximal esophagus. The chief underlying process is the activation of GABAa and/or glycine receptors associated with NTS subnucleus centralis (NTSc) esophageal premotoneurons. In contrast, deglutitive inhibition does not involve inhibitory amino acid mediated neurotransmission in this region. -- Vagal mechanosensory afferent fibers mediating the excitatory component of the esophageal cardiovascular reflex (ECVR) terminate in the immediate vicinity of esophageal premotor neurons comprising the NTSc and activate second-order neurons via glutamate receptors of both the NMD A and non-NMDA subtype. Glutamatergic synapses at the level of the rostral ventrolateral medulla are involved in the mediation of the vasomotor component of the ECVR. -- Taken together, the results of this thesis research lead to a more detailed understanding of the mechanisms by which vagal mechanosensory afferents innervating the rat esophagus evoke special and general visceral reflexes. Distension-evoked esophageal reflex contractions and the two components of the ECVR involve functionally distinct vagal mechanosensory afferent fibers and affect separate central pathways originating from NTS interneurons.


identifier: Jelinski, Susan Elizabeth <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Jelinski=3ASusan_Elizabeth=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The epidemiology of antibiotic utilisation : a study of antibiotic use in institutional settings and community practice.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The frequent use of antibiotics, and the ensuing increase in bacterial resistance, has caused much concern in the medical community in recent years. This study examines antibiotic prescribing from various perspectives, utilising prescribing information from several sources including market research databases, a provincial prescription drug plan, hospital records and patient-specific information obtained through chart review. Overall quantities and types of antibiotics prescribed have been studied at a national level comparing both Canada and the USA. at a provincial level using prescription claims data for specific facets of the Newfoundland population, at the community practice level utilising chart review of a representative sample of patients in the communities of St. John's and Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and at the hospital level using chart review. -- Examination of national prescribing databases and the Newfoundland provincial database has demonstrated similar prescribing trends. Amoxicillin was the most commonly used antibiotic, penicillins accounted for the greatest proportion of total antibiotic prescriptions, a decrease in the amount of penicillins used was noted, and an increase in macrolide use was seen across all three longitudinal databases. The cross- sectional study of community practices in St. John's demonstrated that amoxicillin was the most frequently used antibiotic, and the proportions of total antibiotic use comprised by each antibiotic drug class were similar to those seen in Canada. -- The Ontario Anti-infective Guidelines for Community-acquired Infections' was chosen as the tool for measuring prescription appropriateness in community practice. When the physicians' diagnoses were assumed to be correct, 59% of prescriptions were appropriate. Using a criteria-based decision tree to predict etiology, 88% of respiratory tract infections were likely to be viral, while the physicians thought that only 44% were viral. The treatment recommendations outlined by the Canadian Community Acquired Pneumonia Consensus Conference Group2 were used to assess appropriateness of antibiotic treatment in patients admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia. Sixty five percent of initial antibiotics and 59% of secondary oral antibiotics were appropriate. However prescribing guideline adherence was much lower for patients with less severe community-acquired pneumonia. -- To decrease inappropriate and excessive antibiotic use, it is necessary to first determine the nature of antibiotic prescribing. The results from this analysis allow for specific problematic areas in antibiotic prescribing to be identified. From this, interventions to improve prescribing behaviours can be implemented.


identifier: Mills, David Boyd <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Mills=3ADavid_Boyd=3A=3A.html>   (1975) The evolution of folk house forms on Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This dissertation attempts to describe and interpret the evolutionary pattern  of folk housing in Trinity Bay from the period of initial occupance in the late Seventeenth century through to the mid-twentieth century when the truly traditional house types and building practices in the area began to decline.  The principal objectives of the study are (i) to collect data on as many traditional houses,  both extant and extinct,  as possible in the  study area;   (ii)  to establish a typology and delineate stages in the evolution  of house  forms; (iii)  to study the effect of architectural renovation  on the evolution  of existing  folk structures; (iv)  to establish the chronological  range for each  house type and analyse architectural  persistence and change. The  problem of Old World antecedents for both the basic house forms and the construction techniques are also considered.  Data on 258 folk houses were collected during nine months of field research. An evolutionary sequence of house forms involving four distinct stages or generations for the two hundred year period has been established. The Trinity Bay house was deeply rooted in the English vernacular tradition, but was modified by local, social, economic and environmental conditions. While the basic floor plan of the house and the traditional construction process showed great persistence, elements of the house changed rapidly, especially after ca.: 1860,   and technological innovations developed elsewhere were quickly assimilated into local building practices.


identifier: Parsons, Karen Ann <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Parsons=3AKaren_Ann=3A=3A.html>   (1994) The experience of caregiving for a family member with Alzheimer's disease : a male perspective.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: There is little research in the literature on men as caregivers for a family member with Alzheimer's disease.  Most of the previous work has concentrated on the burden or stress related to this type of care and has been done mostly with women. In the present study a phenomenological method was used to investigate the male experience of caregiving for a family member with Alzheimer's disease. -- Eight men, five spouses and three sons were interviewed in order to find out what their experiences were like.  From the analysis of the interview data nine themes were identified. The themes were (a) enduring, (b) vigilance, (c) a sense of loss, (d) aloneness and loneliness, (e) taking away, (f) searching to discover, (g) the need for assistance, and (h) reciprocity. An additional theme was identified from the experience of the son caregivers:  (i) overstepping the normal boundaries. The themes were not isolated, but were interrelated to form a whole that captured the experience of caregiving for the male caregivers. The significance or essence of the experience was the disease itself, without which the caregiving experience could not have been what it was.  Implications for nursing practice, nursing education and nursing research are discussed.


identifier: Afiyanti, Yati <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Afiyanti=3AYati=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The experience of first-time motherhood in rural Indonesia : a phenomenological study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: A hermeneutic phenomenological study was carried out to explore the experience of being a first-time mother for rural Indonesian women. The purpose of the study were to provide nurses and other health care providers with a greater understanding of these experiences and to examine the care women receive during early motherhood. -- The thirteen Indonesian women who participated in this study described their experiences during their first four to six months postpartum, Data were collected through semi-structured conversational interviews. -- Seven themes were identified: (1) Being a new mother is not easy, (2) A new mother is not as free as she was before, (3) Trying to be a good mother, (4) Being a mother confirms her destiny as a woman, (5) Being a mother is very gratifying, (6) A woman never feels ready for first-time motherhood, and (7) A woman needs help when she becomes a mother for the first time. These themes offer insights, information, and understanding into the experiences of Indonesian women with early motherhood, and provide nurses and others who read the findings of the study with a richer and deeper understanding of what the needs of women are during this period and how women feel about the mothering role. -- The findings also provide information to nurses and other health care providers on the health needs and concerns of these mothers and the support needed during the early postpartum period. Implications for nursing practice, education, and research are discussed.


identifier: Pynn, Ralph M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Pynn=3ARalph_M=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1999) The Newfoundland and Labrador cod trap fishery : the basis for a future cod grow out industry.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Atlantic cod (Gadus rnorhua) has been the economic foundation for the settlement and maintenance of communities along the coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador. Although there has been some economic diversification throughout the past century, today the vast majority of coastal communities continue to be dependent on the fishery for their continued existence. Cod will play a major role in their future survival. -- Historically, the fishery with the greatest impact on coastal communities was the inshore cod trap fishery. This has proved to be the most efficient method of taking targe quantities of cod in a short period of time. The cod trap season is a relatively short one, based on the annual feeding migration of cod to inshore waters This feeding migration coincides with the spawning of capelin (Mallotus villosus). -- Cod trap catches have a spatial and temporal variability in landings. In the NAFO area 2J3KL (Northern Cod), trap landings have fluctuated between 15,000 to 50,000 metric tonnes (Harris, 1990). While the cod trap was used throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, the majority ofthe catch occurred in 2J3K.L. -- In general the cod trap fishery has failed to generate the economic returns that it is capable of producing. If rural Newfoundland and Labrador is to survive, then the fishery and in particular the inshore cod fishery must continue to play an integral role. Even as the cod fishery rebounds around the province, limited Total Allowable Catches (TACs) will not ensure sufficient returns for everyone involved. Low quotas will mean that fishers will be forced to do more with less and the emphasis will shift away from volume and towards maximizing the value. -- A unique concept for increasing revenues from the Newfoundland and Labrador cod trap fishery is the idea of cod grow out. Fishers have the opportunity to double the weight of their fish in a three to four month period by holding them in cages and feeding male capelin and other baitfish such as herring and squid. Flesh yields and overall fish quality can be improved so that the fish can achieve a higher market value. As well, these same fish that would normally be sold in June - August when market conditions are less than favorable, can now be sold in November - January when higher returns are experienced in markets. From a processor's point of view, cod grow out is a potential solution to many of the processing and marketing problems associated with the purchase of trap cod. It also allows for a controlled supply of cod which can lead to stability and higher prices in the marketplace. -- From the perspective of fisheries resource managers, the concept of cod grow out cannot be overlooked since it maximizes the value from a limited resource. There are also significant economic benefits to both harvesters and processors. The idea of a partnership between the two should not be ruled out. Cod growout has the potential to be an industry of its own that may compare or even surpass the economic returns generated from the wild cod fishery. It is not unrealistic to forecast a cod growers association that will have the potential to produce somewhere in the vicinity of 20,000 MT of farm raised cod within the next five years. In terms of additional revenue generated into the economy of the Province, potential economic benefits are significant. 20,000 MT of farm raised cod sold for $1 a pound on average will yield $44 million as compared to $5.1 million for the starting stock at an average of $0 33 a pound. Government has to promote this industry so that experienced fishers can become fish farmers. For this to happen, fishers have to be able to access a relatively cheap starting stock with a cheap source of feed. -- Research has indicated that the grow out of cod is biologically possible if the logistics of collection near cage sites, and food supply can be achieved. More research is also needed into the processing and marketing of this fish product to address factors such as the rigor mortis process, and gaping ofthe fillets. High growth rates obtainable in net cage culture in combination with better quality and higher market prices from the period of late November to March suggests that an economically feasible cod grow out operation is possible and foreseeable. As the commercial cod fishery of the province reopens, it is obvious that an opportunity exists to increase the value of the inshore cod trap fishery. -- A study conducted in 1997 showed that such a concept is biologically viable. Growth rates and market reaction to the products produced were more than favorable. If the success of the 1997 pilot project can be duplicated in the future on a larger scale, then the foundation will be laid for what promises to be a viable commercial undertaking.


identifier: Al-Faraidy, Ahmed <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Al-Faraidy=3AAhmed=3A=3A.html>   (2000) The evaluation of an eclectic stress management program for adults who suffer from stress and related disorders in a group psychoeducational setting.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This is a report of an Educational Psychology internship which was conducted at multiple clinical sites in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. These sites included the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Interdisciplinary Team, the Recovery Center (Addiction Services), and the H. Khalili & Associates independent practice/community agency. All of these sites are community focused public and private agencies. -- The internship was conducted between September 7 and December 15, 1999. The report consists of an overview, a research component, and a reflective journal. Chapter One gives an overview and a report of the internship goals and objectives and the activities undertaken by the intern to meet these goals and objectives. -- Chapter Two, the research component, provides a current literature review and a research study on the intern's evaluation of an eclectic stress management program. -- Chapter Three presents the findings and a discussion of the results is given. -- The results of this study show that an eclectic stress management program in a group psychoeducational setting increased the participants' knowledge and decreased the level of anxiety among the participants. Therefore, the use of an eclectic stress management program is highly significant in a group psychoeducational setting. Implications and recommendations are highlighted for the reader. -- Chapter Four, the reflective journal, provides a brief account of the weekly internship activities, experiences, and contributions to the intern's professional growth and development as a counsellor.


identifier: Henderson, Lizanne <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Henderson=3ALizanne=3A=3A.html>   (1997) The guid neighbours : fairy belief in early modern Scotland, 1500-1800.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis investigates fairy belief in early modern Scotland (1500-1800), and aims to reach some conclusions as to what it meant to those who held this belief. Many people in the early modern period believed in fairies; this can be conjectured through the documentation available to us. They were a part of everyday life, as real to people as the sunrise, and as incontrovertible as the existence of God. While fairy belief was only a fragment of a much larger complex of beliefs, the implications of studying this belief tradition are potentially vast. Through the study of folk beliefs one can begin to understand the worldview of the people who lived in these centuries, and we are led one step closer to a comprehension of the past. -- The sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries witnessed an unprecedented assault on fairy belief, and folk culture generally. The religious impetus, both Protestant and Catholic, to remodel the world, subjected the fairies to a process of demonization. Belief in fairies is seen against a background of suppression and the attempted extirpation of folk culture. -- Through the use of a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, this thesis examines the nature of fairy belief, the major themes and motifs, the attack upon the tradition, and the attempted reinstatement of such beliefs. The stance that has been taken, for the purposes of this thesis, is that it does not matter whether or not fairies existed but that the people under study believed in their existence.


identifier: Howell, E. Todd <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Howell=3AE=2E_Todd=3A=3A.html>   (1983) Community dynamics of Desmids (Chlorophyta) in peatland pools of the North Harbour Peninsula : the significance of habitat variation.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Three primary gradients of pool habit variation have been identified for twelve pools within adjacent slope fen and basin bog environments on the North Harbour Peninsula,  Newfoundland.  Those gradients correspond to :  a minerptrophic  gradient  2)  a permanency gradient and  3) a surface water flow gradient. The dynamics of desmid communities  associated  with the Sphagnum  fringes  of these pools  have  been  examined  and are   strongly  modified by  the gradients. -- Fifty-eight of the  desmid species observed were distributed with the minerotrophic gradient and range from those endemic to minerogthrophic pools (43%) to those endemic to ombrotrophic  pools {16%)  Pool dominants were heterogeneously distributed and comprised associations with few shared species at extremes of the gradient. The determining factor in relation to minerbtrophy appears to be changes in water chemistry. Positive correlations were found with pH, Ca, Mg, Fe, N03- and silicate and negative correlations with tannins + lignins C0D and P043- (P >-.01) . -- Thirty-eight of the desmid species were restricted to permanent pools. The less-species-rich temporary pools shared most all dominant species with permanent pools but lacked many of the permanent pool dominants.  Dominant species of temporary pools showed a greater unevenness of abundance than in permanent pools.  The determining factor with respect to pool permanency appears to be differential desiccation tolerance by vegetative cells in desmid species. -- Pool water flow lowered total desmid population densities and induced a high degree of temporal variability, apparently by washing away portions of the loosely adhering desmid growths. -- No systematic temporal variation, other than seasonal total population changes, was observed in the desmid communities over the study period. Pools not subject to water flow or temporary drying showed persistance in the importance of dominant species groups. The high degree of temporal consistency in the desmid communities was in contrast to a high degree of temporal variation in pool water quality.


identifier: King-Murphy, Lorraine Marie <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/King-Murphy=3ALorraine_Marie=3A=3A.html>   (1997) The lived experience of anorexia nervosa : a phenomenological study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of all emotional illnesses and claims the lives of 5 to 10 percent of its' victims.  Despite the plethora of quantitative research on eating disorders, the prevalence of anorexia nervosa continues to rise, and the trajectory of the disorder remains dismal. -- In this study, a phenomenological mode of inquiry was used to explore the lived experience of anorexia nervosa.  Data analysis was in line with van Manen's Hermeneutic Phenomenology. Six females, nineteen years of age and older, participated in two audiotaped  unstructured interviews.  Participants were encouraged to speak freely and openly about their overall experience of living with anorexia nervosa. -- Through data analysis of the transcripts (interviews) eight themes emerged: the weakened self, a struggle for control, controlled by the illness, concealing the self, consumed by the illness, readiness to change, letting-go while holding-on, and breaking the cycle.  The web of interrelationships between these themes allowed the essence of the lived experience of anorexia nervosa to be captured as a persistent struggle to find meaning in life.  Study participants described the development of a connectedness with another as providing a sense of meaning and purpose to their lives, and altering the destructive course of the illness.  The findings also emphasized the impetuous nature of therapy (i.e., exerting power and control over clients) in the illness trajectory.  The onus is certainly on health care providers to reevaluate current approaches to care and develop a unified treatment model for anorexia nervosa that will be more effective in facilitating recovery from this illness.


identifier: Mugford, Susan C. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Mugford=3ASusan_C=2E=3A=3A.html>   (2002) The production and manipulation of /s/ + consonant clusters by phonological dyslexics.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: This thesis examines the ways dyslexic children deal with English consonant clusters consisting of /s/ plus another consonant. The /s/ + consonant clusters were chosen due to their unique underlying representation, which is believed to affect the ways in which these particular clusters are acquired. The data were collected by administering a real-word repetition test (production), nonsense-word repetition tests (production) and remove-consonant tests (perception and manipulation) to twelve older dyslexics, aged 11-21 years. These results were compared to those of a seven-subject control group of children ages seven to eight. Findings indicate that results on nonsense word repetition tasks and on the standardized Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test predict reading level. Word and cluster frequency in normal speech have no impact on subjects' ability to repeat real English words. Dyslexics made use of immature phonological processes, as well as haphazard cluster reduction strategies. The control group consistently outperformed dyslexics on all tests, although the dyslexic group was twice as old.


identifier: Emberley-Burke, Wanda <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Emberley-Burke=3AWanda=3A=3A.html>   (2000) The lived experience of the nurse educator during clinical practicum : a phenomenological study.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Nursing research has centered on numerous aspects of clinical education, primarily from the student perspective. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover, explore and describe the perceptions of nurse educators regarding clinical teaching. By gaining an understanding ofthe meaning and practices, as perceived by clinical nurse educators, others involved in nursing education and practice may be sensitized to and have a greater awareness of the purpose of the nurse educator and what he or she brings to the students' educational experience. A written informed consent was obtained from five nurse educators from the Avalon region of Newfoundland and audio taped unstructured interviews were transcribed verbatim. Max vanManen's (1990) theoretical approach guided the research and revealed six themes: (1) The Nurse Educator as a Connection to Caring, (2) Being Human, (3) Learners and Know-how of Knowledge, (4) Seeking Validation. Alone in Becoming, (5) All Being, and (6) Guardian of Safety. The essence of the experience was becoming a nurse teacher.


identifier: Winsor, Frederick Archibald <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Winsor=3AFrederick_Archibald=3A=3A.html>   (1996) The Newfoundland bank fishery : government policies and the struggle to improve bank fishing crews' working, health, and safety conditions, 1876-1920.  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The re-establishment of the Newfoundland-based bank fishery during the late 19th and early 20th centuries came about as a result of the Newfoundland government's policy of economic diversification. Several factors assisted in its rapid growth including the presence of an ongoing bait fishery, and Newfoundland's incubator bank fishery – the western boat fishery, the attendance of foreign bank fishing fleets around the coast of Newfoundland and the need to find other forms of employment in the face of deteriorating job opportunities in the sealing industry. -- In the late 1870's, successive Newfoundland governments provided bank fishery and shipbuilding subsidies. These initiatives, coupled with substantial fish landings encouraged increased participation by local fishing firms. While financial incentives to encourage the bank fishery ceased after only a few years, the Newfoundland government continued to subsidize the shipbuilding industry which it saw as both a form of import substitution and a seasonal make-work program. -- A successful decade in the 1880s saw the rise of St. John's as the largest bank fishing port in Newfoundland. Commencing in 1889 the bank fishery declined in terms of landings and participation. Fishing firms in St. John's and in other northeast coast communities gradually withdrew from it. St. John's, the base of the bank fishery in the 1880s, witnessed only a fraction of bankers outfitting from its wharves after 1890. By the late 1910s the bank fishery used the south coast as the base of its operations where it remained until being replaced by the deep sea dragger fleet in the late 1940s. -- Labour legislation in late 19th century Newfoundland fishery consisted of the Masters and Servants Act. One-sided labour laws, they underlined the considerable power wielded by Newfoundland (and in particular, St. John's and Conception Bay) fish merchants. Many firms operating from these ports required bank fishers to sign written contracts guaranteeing to remain with the employer for the duration of the voyage, often a six month period. Leaving employment prior to the end of the trip constituted desertion — a criminal offence punishable by a jail sentence of thirty to sixty days. Newfoundland bank fishers responded to this system in various ways. Some accepted it as part of the cost of residing in Newfoundland. Others resisted, either by deserting vessels which they saw as unsafe or unprofitable, or by leaving the fishery for other labour markets either In Newfoundland or elsewhere. -- Issues other than archaic labour laws and desertion plagued successive Newfoundland administrations. By the late I880's, critics of the domestic shipbuilding program recognized it as subsidizing the construction of poor quality vessels, particularly for the bank fishery. They forced the government to seek remedial action in the form of an independent inspector — a Lloyd's Surveyor. In addition other middle class reformers active at the same time successfully lobbied to have the Newfoundland government introduce a death benefit insurance program for bank fishers. -- To provide themselves some form of protection, bank fishers along with other Newfoundland fishers organized and joined various mutual aid or friendly societies. Generally formed along religious or sectarian lines, these organizations provided assistance to fishers and their families in times of need. The period after 1908 saw fishers joining the Fishermen's Protective Union, which offered them a voice in the political affairs of the country. Within the late 19th and early 20th century struggles to improve working and safety conditions in the bank fishery we meet various reform-minded politicians and other activists and explore their efforts to improve conditions faced by bank fishers and their families. Tracing their endeavours, uncovers the arguments of those both supporting and opposing change, thus providing some exposure to the force field of Newfoundland's domestic political structure in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.


identifier: Balcom, Berton A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Balcom=3ABerton_A=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1980) Production and marketing in Nova Scotia's dried fish trade 1850-1914.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Between 1850 and 1914, the traditional elements of Nova Scotia's economy underwent a considerable realignment  as the  province industrialized.  Exports of cod and its related species of groundfish, processed as dried fish, were an important aspect of this changing economy. Production was divided between boat and vessel fishermen with the latter enjoying greater individual productivity , but necessarily producing a poorer cure.  Both groups utilized handlines for catching groundfish but other species were also sought.  Merchants provided necessary credit to the fishermen and exported their production. Halifax's superior commercial advantages resulted in its merchant community dominating Nova Scotia’s dried fish exports and imports. The province' s exporters emphasized the American and West Indies markets assuming an entrepot role in these trades. However, this strategy was vulnerable to both direct and indirect competition from other producers. -- Within the dried fish trade, the last third of the nineteenth century was of pivotal importance.  At the end of the prosperous reciprpoity era, production and marketing strategy emphasized the West Indies. Based on increasing numbers of fishermen and technological adaptations, the dried fish trade expanded in contrast to the province’s general economic fortunes. This growth was halted by market depression in the mid-1880s and its failure to regain this growth after recovery underscored the West Indies vulnerability.    Continued technological refinement  in the vessel fishery and  diversification in the inshore fishery prolonged traditional marketing procedures. Increasing production and marketing problems into the twentieth century necessitated additional action, including government support. These responses preserved the province' s traditional dried fish trade intact to the First World War but Its inherent weaknesses were still unresolved.


identifier: Powell, Catherine Vonnie Loretta <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Powell=3ACatherine_Vonnie_Loretta=3A=3A.html>   (1990) The photoreceptors of the Atlantic deep sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin 1791) (Bivalvia - Pteroconchida).  Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The morphology and development of the pallial eyes and larval photoreceptors of the Atlantic Deep Sea Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin 1791) wore investigated, for the first time, by the correlative techniques of light and electron microscopy. -- The structure of the pallial eye in Placopecten magellanicus is similar to that of other scallops.  Each eye is borne on an optic tentacle whose outer columnar epithelium is modified into a pigmented iris and transparent cornea.  Beneath the cornea are located a cellular lens, a two-layered retina, a reflecting argentea and a pigmented tapetum.  P. magellanicus eyes differ from those of other scallops in that the distal retina has fewer receptor cells than the proximal retina and a common optic nerve is not present.  The absence of synapses within the retinae is confirmed and the three-dimensional structure of the photoreceptive cilia on the distal retinal receptor cells is elucidated.  The presence of cilia and associated structures in the proximal retinal receptor cells is established and the implications of this are discussed. -- The development of the pallial eye of Placopecten magellanicus is described.  The presence of a papilla-like prospective optic tentacle containing the retinal anlage and components of the tapetum and argentea is conventional. However, the sequence of appearance of the optical components differs from that reported for other scallops. Morphogenesis of the pallial eye of P. magellanicus proceeds from the collective differentiation of the tapetum, argentea and proximal retina to the formation of the distal retina, proximal optic nerve, iris, lens, distal optic nerve and cornea.  Aspects of the formation of certain optical structures (i.e. rhabdomeric microvilli, photoreceptive cilia, nerves) within the pallial eye are described and their relationship and significance to specific differentiation events is discussed.  The mode of synthesis of the reflecting crystals in the developing argentea cells is described.  Cells are added to the differentiating retinae from the peripheral anlage and mitosis does not occur in the retinae or in the differentiating lens.  The possible role subserved by the short cilia and their extensive root systems in the differentiating proximal receptor cells is discussed in relation to existing theories.  The mesodermal origin of prospective lens cells is confirmed and the presence of rudimentary cilia in prospective lens cells is established. -- The fine structure of the photoreceptors in the pediveliger larvae of Placopecten magellanicus is described. Each ocellus consists of a single pigmented cell with long microvilli at the distal end forming a rhabdomere and a presumptive axon at the base, and non-pigmented cells which bear at least 3 cilia, each with a 9x2+2 axoneme pattern. The pigmented cell forms a cup that sheaths the photosensory organelles.  A lens is absent.  A ciliary component in the form of a basal body is located in the distal cytoplasm of the pigmented cell and its significance is discussed. Arguments that the pigmented cell is the photosensory cell are presented.  Morphological comparisons are made between the photoreceptors in the scallop pediveliger and ocelli found in other invertebrates and protochordates.  The possible function of the larval scallop’s photoreceptors is discussed.


identifier: Kennedy, Karen A. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Kennedy=3AKaren_A=2E=3A=3A.html>   (1998) The need for information technology (IT) in the Bachelor of Nursing (Collaborative) Program in Newfoundland and Labrador as perceived by nurse educators and students.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The Need for Information Technology (IT) in the BN (Collaborative) Program in Newfoundland and Labrador as Perceived by Nurse Educators and Students -- A descriptive correlational study was conducted to (1) to measure and explore the relationship between two variables, nursing student's level of perceived need for IT in their undergraduate nursing program and the nursing undergraduate faculty's and administration's level of perceived need for IT in the BN (Collaborative) Program; (2) to ascertain quantitatively and compare the views of faculty and administration and students in the BN (Collaborative) Program in Newfoundland and Labrador on the role of IT and health care, nursing practice and nursing education; (3) to measure the IT learning needs of faculty and administration; (4) to measure the IT learning needs of student's learning needs by faculty, administration and students. -- Faculty and administration (n=17) and second year students (n=122) at the three sites of the BN (Collaborative) Program in Newfoundland and Labrador comprised the sample. The study utilized two researcher-developed surveys. High internal consistency was demonstrated for both surveys. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. -- Findings indicated that both faculty and administration and students have a high level of perceived need for information technology in the BN (Collaborative) Program. Data indicated the positive views of both faculty and administration and students towards the role of information technology and health care, nursing practice and nursing education. Findings revealed the information technology learning needs of both faculty and administration and students. -- The study provided data that indicated both faculty and administration and student desire for knowledge and skill in the use of IT. This information may be used by the BN (Collaborative) Program in Newfoundland and Labrador to guide the implementation of information technology in the program to ensure the needs of both faculty and administration and students are met. -- More research is needed on the identification of faculty's and administration's and student's IT learning needs in undergraduate programs that would guide curriculum changes, on the effects of implementing information technology on the student's marketability for employment upon graduation and on the demand for student admission to the program. Research is needed on the effects of using information technology applications as a teaching method on student learning and to validate the effects of using information technology applications on patient outcomes, nurses productivity and cost effectiveness. -- Key Words: information systems; information technology; nursing informatics and undergraduate nursing program.


identifier: Mercer, Randell <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Mercer=3ARandell=3A=3A.html>   (1975) The mathematical needs of high school students as perceived by mathematics instructors in post-secondary institutions in Newfoundland.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: The  purposes  of this study were:  (1)  to  establish  the rank ordering  of a  set of  general objectives   for secondary  school mathematics by trade school mathematics  instructors and university mathematics instructors;   (2)   to determine the relative  importance  of each objective   for  the mathematics program of Newfoundland  High Schools,  as perceived by each group;  and  (3)  to   analyze and-compare  these perceptions  in an effort to-determine any trend in the way these objectives  are perceived by  each group relative to the other. -- The instrument used for collecting the data was derived  from  a survey and an analysis  of  literature relating to the  needs  and abilities of high school mathematics students. The objectives used in the instrument, which were  formulated in consultation with a group of mathematics  educators,  represented  nine different content areas and two  behavioral levels.  The final form of the instrument consisted of all the possible distinct combinations,  in  pairs,  of   18 objectives (153 pairs). -- Twenty instructors from the faculty of the department of Mathematics at  Memorial  University  of Newfoundland,  and a  similar number  from the  mathematics  staffs of the various trade  schools throughout  the province  of Newfoundland were selected randomly. These individuals  were  to complete the instrument by  selecting  from each pair  the  objective which was considered more  important  to  the  secondary school  mathematics program. -- The results of the data collected were analyzed using several procedures.  It was found that there were areas of agreement as well as disagreement in the rankings of the objectives.  On the basis of the findings of the study the following conclusions were drawn: -- 1. Trade school mathematics instructors indicated that the objectives dealing with applications and measurement were of the highest relative importance, while the university mathematics instructors indicated that the objectives dealing with algebra were of the highest relative importance.  Both groups indicated that objectives dealing with probability and statistics were of the least relative importance. -- 2. There was no significant difference attached to the importance of the cognitive level of the objectives by either group; that is, both the trade school and university mathematics instructors indicated that there was no significant difference in relative importance between the objectives of high cognitive behavior and those of low cognitive behavior. -- 3. There was a significant interaction effect between group membership and the content area of the objectives.  The trade schools mathematics instructors indicated that, the objectives for all content areas differed in relative importance, with-the exception of those for logic and relations, geometry and graphs, and algebra and number systems.  The university mathematics instructors indicated significant differences in relative importance of the objectives for all  content  areas except  of  those objectives   for measurement,  geometry, graphs  and applications. Furthermore,   the university mathematics   instructors,  when compared with  the trade school, mathematics instructors attached more relative-importance  to the objectives dealing with geometry,  graphs,  algebra,  relations and  functions, probability and statistics, and  logic. However, in the case of objectives dealing with applications  and measurement the trade school mathematics instructors indicated  a higher degree of relative importance than did the university mathematics instructors. -- 4. There was a significant, inconisistency in the rankings of university mathematics instructors. -- The study concluded with several implications of the results and suggestions for further research.


identifier: Kelly, William <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Kelly=3AWilliam=3A=3A.html>   (1997) Decentralization of educational decision-making in the Newfoundland and Labrador education system reform process : illusion or reality.  Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

abstract: Decentralized Decision-Making (DDM) in educational governance has risen to the forefront of the education reform agenda. Autonomy of educational decisionmaking at the local school site crescendos with each sounding call for greater stakeholder involvement and the capacity toward more meaningful voice for change. This thesis provides a critical analysis on the degree of decentralized educational decision-making and the nature of the legislated role of the School Council, the intended DDM model, in the Newfoundland and Labrador education reform process. -- Primary sources of data collected and analysed in the study included the Newfoundland education reform documents, more specifically provincial legislation and government policy statements relevant to the study. Other sources of data included Hansard discourse, Ministerial statements, notes taken during a key informant presentation and follow-up meeting, print and television media, and personal communications. -- The researcher's examination of the relevant government documents and current literature pertinent to the research study took the form of a critical analysis and exegesis emanating from an empirical phenomenological perspective. Using Ethnograph 4.0, a data retrieval computer software program, the researcher deconstructed various terms and elaborative text contained in the gamut of governmental policy statements and documents on the reform of educational decision-making and DDM. -- A DDM Critical Discourse Analytical Typology (DDM CDAT) was compiled and created by the researcher, based on the theoretical framework revealed in the literature. The DDM CDAT was used to examine the segments of data provided by the Ethnograph single code discourse cross-searches. A revised DDM CDAT was constructed as a result of the study to reflect the study's findings and possible contribution to the research base. -- Subsequent developments in government policy show that School Councils have been deemed, by legislation, as advisory bodies for the Newfoundland and Labrador school system and have not been given decentralized power and authority.