Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Studies Program (ECS)
Major Research Papers (MRP) Library
The MRP embodies the results of the student's research program and exposes the work to scholarly criticism. The major research paper is presented to the university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the program of Early Childhood Studies. A copy of the student's MRP is deposited to the Ryerson Library.
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| Ajodhia-Andrews, Amanda (2007) Inclusive Education in Guyana: Perspectives of Policy Makers, Teachers, and Parents of Children with Special Needs |
| Amjad, Afshan (2009) The Over-referral of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children for Special Education: the Case of Pakistani Children in the Toronto District School Board |
| Baron, Michal (2010) Cross-Cultural Mothering Practices of Immigrant Chinese Women From Mainland China |
| Bell, Rosanna (2007) The Conceptual Development of Mental Health and Illness in Preschool Children |
| Brophy, Rachel (2007) The Missing Links to Developing Holistic Aboriginal Early Childhood Services in Canada: a Critical Literature Review |
| Butterly, Jennifer (2009) Connecting Home and Hospital Life: Child Life Specialists and Creative Modalities of Cultural Expression |
| Caplan, Rachel Ayla (2011) Challenges in Accessing Health Care Services: Canadian Children Living in Mixed-status Families |
| Chafe, Amanda-Lee (2007) Obstacles to Transsexuals Becoming Parents: a Preliminary Investigation |
| Charles, Natalia (2008) Empowering their voices: the child's diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and mothers positive construction of their mother-child relationship |
| Christian, Heather Judith (2010) There's no boys and girls [sports]…they share": Young girls' experiences with team sports |
| Coulthard, Cathy (2009) Perceptions of Family Involvement and Cultural Responsiveness in Early Childhood Education |
| Dhillon, Gena (2008) Exclusion in Public Education: the Experiences of Parents with Young Children with Special Needs |
| Diamantouros, Panagiota (2010) Examining Preparation of General Education Teacher's for Working with Children with Disabilities |
| Dumais, Patricia (2009) Beyond Diversity As We Know It: Exploring Representation of Diversity in Children's Literature |
| Fakunle, Olayinka (2009) The Perceptions of Early Childhood Educators on the Needs of Young English Language Learners in Child Care Centres |
| Falope, Patrica (2007) Family Involvement: an Analysis of Family Day Care Services. Family Centred Child Care Policy |
| Frey, Brenda (2010) The Inclusive Pre-school Classroom: Perspectives of the Early Childhood Teacher |
| Ganhao, Melissa Maria (2009) Developing a preschool and parent program in a rural Cambodian village: the perspective of parents |
| Garfinkel, Stephen (2008) Working Model of the Child Interview: a cross-cultural examination of attachment representations |
| Gaston, Alison (2011) Using Adaptive Designs to Promote Social Interaction in an Inclusive Early Learning Environment: One Child's Story |
| Godin, Sylvie (2007) Urban and Rural Children as Environmental Advocates: the Impact of Location on Environmentally Responsible Behaviour |
| Gora, Patricia (2009) Awakening the Next Generation of Creative Thinkers: a Grounded Theory |
| Graham, Kerri (2011) The Reality of Rurality: Parent Experiences with Best Start in Two Rural Communities |
| Grzeslo, Caitlin (2009) The Social Construction of Masculinity: A Content Analysis of Children's TV Shows |
| Halfon, Shani (2011) Professionalism from the Standpoint of Early Childhood Educators |
| Hodgson, Patricia (2010) How do they do it? Perspectives on Being an Educational Assistant in an Ontario Classroom |
| Jama, Muna (2007) Second Generation Somali Origin Children's Understanding and Organization of Their Multiple Identities |
| Jenner, Lia Morrin (2009) Maternal Incarceration and the Impact on their Children |
| Kediye, Fatima (2007) Stress Factors and Child-Rearing Practices in Somali-Canadian Mothers of Young Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Khan, Farheen (2009) Can't I wear my hijab in peace? Understanding young Muslim girls reasons and experiences of wearing the hijab |
| Khan, Sanjana (2010) Modesty During Childbirth: Perspectives of Immigrant Muslim Women in Canada |
| Khandelwal, Sunita (2010) The Voices of South Asian Immigrant Parents: how they conceptualize, negotiate and develop relationships with their children's schools |
| Kozak, Anna (2009) The Parent Involvement Policy |
| Kroll, Tina (2009) Skills and Strategies used to Manage Aggression and Conflict in Residential Settings |
| Lechcier-Kimel, Rachel (2007) Parent-Child Connectedness: Moving Beyond Traditional Attachment Theory |
| Leddy, Molly-Marie (2011) Preschool Children's Perceptions of Body Size Through Trait Associations and Drawings |
| Lee, Nina (2008) Preservice Education: Preparing Teachers for English Language Learners in the Classroom |
| Livingstone, Morgan (2008) Pilot Study: Investigating Child Life Support Sessions as a Coping Tool for Retinopathy of Prematurity Infants Undergoing ROP eye exams |
| MacDonald, Jean (2010) Narratives As Reflective Practice in Multi-Age Child Care Centres |
| Marsh, Bonnie (2011) ECE Students' Observations of Ontario's Full-Day Kindergarten Programs in the First Year of Implementation |
| McKhool, Ingrid (2011) Children's Mental Health and the Transition to School: Systemic Issues in Ontario |
| Miller, Jessica (2008) Challenging child development theory on the understanding of death; learning through the experiences of child life |
| Mills, Caron (2007) Child Life Specialists as Facilitators of Child Participation: a Thematic Literature Review |
| Moher, Catherine (2010) Stories, Unsung: Using Music Theatre to Empower Isolated Families |
| Murray, Hiona (2010) Rationales for First Nations Run Schools in Ontario: a Content Analysis |
| Nishimura, Haruko (2010) Implementing an Inclusive Policy in an Early Childhood Education Setting: a Case Study (2010) Implementing an Inclusive Policy in an Early Childhood Education Setting: a Case Study |
| Ogutu, Benta (2010) The Stigmatization of Children with HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya |
| Pena-Sabanal, Lisa (2007) Inclusive Education: Breaking the Silence |
| Pershick, Sara Rebecca (2009) Child Life Specialists' Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Collaboration with Schools |
| Phyllis, Lisa Ann (2008) Developmentally inappropriate practice? Westernized barriers to the inclusion of the parenting value filial piety |
| Prabhu, Nina (2007) International Donor Agencies' Guidelines for Responding to Children in Emergencies |
| Proulx, Meghann (2008) Resilience in the Classroom: How Teachers Promote Resilience in their Students |
| Ramnarase, Katrina (2008) "Why nobody told me and why it would have been impossible to do so until now": An autoethnographic inquiry into teaching and learning towards social justice in Early Childhood Teacher Education |
| Richardson, Brooke (2011) A Matter of Choice: a Critical Discourse Analysis of ECEC Policy in Canada's 2006 Federal Election |
| Riehl, Dianne (2011) Examining Kindergarten Teachers' Beliefs About the Relationship Between Play-based Learning and Children's Self-Regulation |
| Rudkowski, Magdalena (2008) Children and Parent Thoughts about Nature: Comparisons and Implications |
| Saadati, Ziba (2008) Assessing Program Delivery from the Perspective of Service Providers: the Ontario Early Years Centres' School Readiness Program |
| Sairen, Sarena (2008) Queer Kinship: A Quandary of Love without Borders |
| Saunders, Deborah (2008) Parent Involvement in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism |
| Saunders, Samantha Faith (2009) An Investigation of a Strength-based Model as an Approach to Helping Children Cope With Learning Disability |
| Savaria, Elizabeth (2009) If Only I Had Known…": Young Peoples Participation in the Construction of Their Learning Disabilitiies |
| Su, Wei (2008) Preschool Children's Perceptions of other Children Based on Body Size |
| Tapley, Brad (2007) Can't You Act Like a Man? Support in Educational Setting for Children with Non-Mainstream Sexual and Gender Identities |
| Thornton, Colleen (2010) Is a Partnership Possible? A Comparison of Elementary Teachers' and Early Childhood Educators' Perceptions of Disability and Inclusion |
| Tiberio, Kristin (2009) Providing Inclusive Programming for Children with Down Syndrome: A Case Study |
| Warton, Carolynne (2010) Identity Development and Belonging of First Nations Women From Georgina Island |
| Wilson, Natalie (2008) Creating Hope: Psychosocial Intervention for Young Children Infected and Affected by HIV |
| Zupo, Christine (2008) Implementing Participatory Research in a First Nation Community |
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