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Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Examination of primary school teachers' analysis of literacy assessment data, Mary-Anne Zevenbergen, Master of Philosophy (School of Education)

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Sustainability in business: A study on marketers' attitudes towards sustainable practices in the B2B environment, Natarajan Arunachalam, Doctor of Business Administration

Classroom teachers meeting the new National Professional Standards for Teachers specifically standards 1.4 and 2.4, Lisa Buxton, Master of Philosophy (School of Education)

Are we closing 'the gap'? Evaluation of the use by Sydney Catholic systemic school teachers of Essential Secondary Science Assessment online data and its impact on the performance of subsequent cohorts sitting ESSAonline, Gary Carey, Master of Philosophy (School of Education)

The effect of de-privatisation of the mathematics classroom on the teacher, Jennifer Chu, Master of Philosophy (School of Education)

The prevalence, characteristics, impact and management of headache in people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: A cross sectional cohort study, Joanne Connaughton, Doctor of Physiotherapy Research

Traumatic facet joint dislocations in Western Australia, Vivek Eranki

Antipodean Owenite or colonial socialist: Charles Harper, economic development, and agricultural co-operation in Western Australia, 1890 to 1910, David J. Gilchrist, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Business)

Delirium epidemiology, systems and nursing practice in palliative care inpatient settings: A descriptive mixed methods project (The DePAC Project), Annmarie Hosie, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Nursing)

Beauty as a transcendental in the thought of Joseph Ratzinger, John Jang, Master of Philosophy (School of Philosophy and Theology)

One-to-one laptop program: Effect on boys' education, Steven Males, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Education)

The readiness of primary trained graduate teachers to effectively manage classrooms in Kimberley schools in Western Australia, Amanda McCubbin, Doctor of Education

Optimising motor learning of infants at high risk of cerebral palsy using goal-oriented and environmental interventions, Catherine Morgan, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Medicine)

A critique of the English translations of the Roman Canon with a comparative study of their implications, Giorgio Nulley, Master of Philosophy (School of Philosophy and Theology)

Prophecy, propaganda or both? A rereading of Hosea 1-3, Lawrence Pang, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Philosophy and Theology)

Courage to move beyond the past: Common law and canonical structures for the governance of Australian congregational schools in the 21st century, Jane Power, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Law)

Playing to engage: Fostering engagement for children and teachers in low socioeconomic regions through science and mathematics play-based learning, Stephanie Smith, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Education)

Evaluating web-based pelvic floor muscle education for pregnant women, Judith Wilson, Doctor of Philosophy (School of Physiotherapy)

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

War rights and military virtues: A philosophical re-appraisal of Just War Theory, Matthew T. Beard

The role of values education in primary school bullying prevention and mediation, Janine Brown, Master of Philosophy (School of Education)

Service-learning as a way of developing pre-service teachers’ knowledge, perceptions, and cultural awareness of Aboriginal Education, Glenda Cain

Religious change experiences of the participants of the Inner Healing Retreat at the English-speaking site of the Divine Retreat Centre, Kerala, India, Joe Cardoso

Practice-led theology or thinking theology through practice, Neil Ferguson, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Philosophy and Theology)

Virtues and optimal moral education in the values education in Australian schools project, Martin Fitzgerald, Master of Philosophy (School of Philosophy and Theology)

Is there a new context which will allow the Catholic Church to recognise the validity of Anglican orders?, T Flynn, Master of Philosophy (School of Philosophy and Theology)

Developing tomorrow's school leaders: The Western Australian Catholic education Aspiring Principals Program, Shane A. Glasson, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Education)

Factors that contribute to the establishment of marine protected areas in Western Australia, Andrew Hill

The place of Eucharistic adoration in the apostolate of the laity in light of magisterial teaching, Jessica Leach, Master of Philosophy (School of Philosophy and Theology)

The "globesity" trend: exploring the ethical concerns of registered nurses caring for bariatric surgery patients, Casey L. Lowden-Crook

The effect of exercise intensity on physiological and psychological outcomes in breast and prostate cancer survivors: a controlled study, Eric Martin

Perceptions of leaders, teachers, students and parents in high performing West Australian Catholic secondary schools within the context of tertiary entrance examinations, Michael O'Neill

Multiple intelligences and therapeutic alliances: Counsellors' experiences of incorporating a multiple intelligence approach to counselling, Mark Pearson

Molecular markers of weight loss in sleeve gastrectomy patients: A prospective cohort study, Tamara C. Preda, Master of Medicine / Surgery (Thesis)

What are the professional and personal needs of beginning Western Australian Catholic school principals during the first four years of their appointment?, Debra Sayce, Doctor of Education

The same but different: how people with a partial capacity to work are governed in recent policy changes to the Australian income support system and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, L St Guillaume, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Arts and Science)

Noongar Women's Birth Experience, Judith Pamela Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

An Exploration of the Past, Present and Future of Nursing in Early Parenting Services in Australia, Elaine Bennett

Knowledge translation intervention to improve evidence-based practice behaviour of allied health professionals: A cluster randomised controlled trial and 2-year follow-up study, Lanie Campbell

The impact of domestic violence upon default from colposcopy services, Rachael R. Collier

Connecting inwardly to Beethoven: Ted Hughes and the role of the artist as quest hero, David Charles Heldsinger

The interaction between hedgehog and TGF-β signalling pathways in malignant mesothelioma, Keyuri Koriya

The art of Clinical Supervision Program for registered nurses, Kylie P. Russell

A Thomistic Understanding of Happiness, Christian Stephens

New evangelization, conversion and Catholic education, Mark Tynan

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Water as blessing: recovering the symbolism of the Garden of Eden through Ezekiel for Christian theology – a theological investigation, James Cregan

Development and trial of a report card on children’s physical activity in Western Australia, Maria Doolan

Employee Health in the 21st Century: An Investigation of Exercise Incentives in Four Medium-Sized Western Australian Organisations, Troy Fuller

Indigenous Secondary Education: What implications for counsellors lie in the stories of Indigenous adults, who as children, left their home communities to attend school?, Suzanne Jenkins

Graduate Nurse Transition Programs in Western Australia: A Comparative Study of their Percieved Efficacy, Ce (Cecilia) Kealley

An investigation into the neural substrates of virtue to determine the key place of virtues in human moral development, Andrew P.J Mullins

The effect of an evidence based bowel protocol on time taken to return to normal bowel function in post operative total hip and total knee replacement patients, Gail Ross-Adjie

Filial Relationship, Mercy and limitation in Thérèse of Lisieux: Towards a Thérèsian Theological Anthropology and its Implications, Judith Schneider

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Impact of Relational Marketing of Laptops: High Tech Product Adoptions in a Retail Setting, Anirudha Vasant Bansod

The Role of the Virtues in Christian Discipleship in James Keenan SJ and William Spohn: A Comparative Investigation, Nicola Jane Borg

Extra Food Intake and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: Is there a relationship?, Elizabeth Bradshaw

Assistive technology: effects of training on education assistants' perceptions of themselves as users and facilitators of assistive technology and consequent transfer of skills to the classroom environment, Dianne J. Chambers

Sand and Skirts: A Study of British Women in Early Colonial Fremantle, 1829-39, Toni Church

Perspectives of Women in Leadership Roles: Working Through The Change, Philippa Gavranich, Doctor of Health Science

Exploring the development of student leadership potential within a Catholic school: a qualitative case study, Gregory Hine

Non-Traditional Choices: The Construction of Masculine Identity Among Male Nursing Students, Tim Mackellar

Martin Griver: A biographical study of a missionary, visionary, and colonial bishop in Western Australia, 1814-86, Odhran O'Brien, <-- Please Select One -->

‘One Foot in Wales and My Vowels in England’: Double-Consciousness in the work of Dylan Thomas, Karl Powell

Development of a System to Optimise Water Recharge and Timber Production from Pinus pinaster Aiton Plantations on the Gnangara Water Mound, Scott Wood

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The role of the imagination in the religious conversion of adolescents attending Catholic secondary schools, Richard Patrick Branson

Utilising a Combined Exercise and Counselling Program to Examine the Relationship Between Emotional Self-Efficacy and Physiological Improvements in Breast Cancer Survivors, Jena K. Buchan

Individual, behavioural and environmental pathways to adolescent obesity, Paola Teresa Chivers

Models of Faith and Reason, Peter Holmes

‘Remember the peasantry’: A study of genocide, famine, and the Stalinist Holodomor in Soviet Ukraine, 1932-33, as it was remembered by post-war immigrants in Western Australia who experienced it, Lesa Melnyczuk Morgan

The Book of Job: Navigating between the Two Jobs from the Perspective of Ritual, Lawrence Pang

Other-Centred Love: Diotima’s lesson to Socrates, Colin A. Redmond

An Exploration of the Study Abroad Experiences of United States Students in Three Halls of Residence at a Catholic University in Western Australia, Nicole Schiffer

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Treasure in Jars of Clay: Towards a new Pauline Pastoral Theology of Mission to Generation Y in Australia, Matthew Brain

Representing the refugee: Rhetoric, discourse and the public agenda, John M. Cartner

Phenomenally Happy: An examination of the ways Heidegger can critique and support positive psychology, Samantha Crow

From the Seed to Eternity: William Blake, Mantak Chia and the Sexual Basis of Mystical Vision, Andrew Jan

Moral enquiry in a pluralist society: From contention to conversation, Philip Matthews, Doctor of Philosophy (College of Philosophy and Theology)

A longitudinal examination of the contribution of perceived motor competence and actual motor competence to physical activity in 6 to 9 year old children, Fleur McIntyre

The meaning and personal significance of the small group experience for a group of recent graduates from the Bachelor of Counselling degree at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Martin Philpott

Sustainability of Potable Water in the Pilbara, Timothy P. Pidhirnyj

"Welcoming the Stranger": A dialogue between Scriptural understandings of and Catholic Church policies towards migrants and refugees and pastoral praxis in the migrant and refugee pastoral care bodies within the Archdiocese of Perth, Judith M. Woodward

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The influence of health inquiries on clinical governance systems: A case study of the Douglas Inquiry, Heather Gluyas

Implementing a forensic educational package for registered nurses in two emergency departments in Western Australia, Christine M. Michel

Is Pain Really God’s Megaphone? Responding to C.S. Lewis, Lisa Moate

'Purification of Memory': The Ritual Acknowledgement of Social Sin and the Penitential Celebration, Corran T. Pike

The Relationships Between Ethical Climates, Ethical Ideology, and Organisational Commitment, Martinus P. Putranta

Socialisation of the Islamic Terrorist: The Case of Indonesia, Joshua Snider

The Lord and Giver of Life: The person and work of the Holy Spirit in the trinitarian theology of Colin E Gunton, Michael D. Stringer

Research in Aboriginal Contexts: Kimberley Voices, Luke Taaffe

Too white to be regarded as Aborigines: An historical analysis of policies for the protection of Aborigines and the assimilation of Aborigines of mixed descent, and the role of Chief Protectors of Aborigines in the formulation and implementation of those policies, in Western Australia from 1898 to 1940, Derrick Tomlinson

Practical Rationality in the Nicomachean Ethics: An investigation into the use of craft analogies in relation to practical wisdom (phronesis) and happiness (eudaimonia), Tom Vanderveen

Lithuanian diaspora: An interview study on the preservation or loss of Pre-World War Two traditional culture among Lithuanian Catholic Émigrés in Western Australia and Siberia, in comparison with Lithuanians in their homeland, Milena Vico

Liberation at the Crossroads: Where Divinity and Humanity Embrace, Gregory J. Watson

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

From Dream to Reality: A study of British migration to Western Australia in the 1960s, with special emphasis on those who travelled on the SS Castel Felice, Hilda June Caunt

Personality, Perception, Perseverence and Peers - Managing the Transition From Year 10 General Education to a Residential Agricultural Course in the Upper Secondary Years, Francis W. Donohoe

Nietzsche’s Conception of Friendship, Ryan C. Kinsella

Existential Counselling Condensed in Fenelon's Spiritual Letters, Megan Levy

Nurturing Faith Within the Catholic Home: A Perspective from Catholic Parents who do not Access Catholic Schools, Carmela G. Suart

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

e-Learning in the corporate sector: A case study in the oil and gas industry, Frank Bate

Shopping motivations and their influence on shopping experience in Australia and Indonesia, Tjong Budisantoso

A philosophical inquiry into the development of the notion of kalos kagathos from Homer to Aristotle, Geoffrey Coad