Constructing and Deconstructing \u27Victory, 1918\u27 at the Canadian War Museum

This article explores the history behind the creation of the Canadian War Museum’s exhibition, Victory, 1918: The Last Hundred Days. The exhibition presented the story of the Canadian Corps during the Hundred Days campaign of the First World War and the Canadian contributions to Allied victory. What follows is a glimpse into the challenges of exhibition development. Together, artifacts, personal stories, films, works of art, immersive spaces, reconstructions and colourized historical photographs created an engaging visitor experience while communicating key concepts about the Hundred Days. Cet article explore l’histoire de la création de l’exposition Victoire 1918: Les cent derniers jours du Musée canadien de la guerre. L’exposition présentait l’histoire du Corps canadien lors de la campagne des Cent Jours de la Première Guerre mondiale et les contributions canadiennes à la victoire des Alliés. Voici donc un aperçu des défis liés au développement de l’exposition. Grâce aux objets, histoires personnelles, films, oeuvres d’art, espaces immersifs, reconstructions et des photographies historiques colorisées, l’exposition permet aux visiteurs de vivre une expérience captivante tout en leur expliquant les concepts clés des Cent Jours

The Relationship Between Teacher Certification and the Use of Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Kindergarten Classrooms in Northeast Tennessee.

This study examined two types of teacher certification. The certifications of elementary teachers and early childhood teachers were the focus of the study. The purpose of the study was to determine if a relationship existed between teacher certification (early childhood grades pre-kindergarten through fourth and elementary education grades one through eight) and the use of developmentally appropriate practices in kindergarten classrooms in northeast Tennessee. The approach to the study was quantitative. Data were collected from teacher and classroom observations using the Early Childhood Rating Scale-Revised. Participants included kindergarten teachers in northeast Tennessee. The researcher investigated the extent to which kindergarten teachers were implementing developmentally appropriate practices in kindergarten classrooms in northeast Tennessee. There were no statistically significant differences between the extent to which kindergarten teachers with early childhood certification and kindergarten teachers with elementary education certification were implementing developmentally appropriate practices as determined by the Early Childhood Rating Scale-Revised. There were statistically significant differences in the extent to which kindergarten teachers with early childhood certification and kindergarten teachers with elementary education certification working in the city and county were implementing personal care routines. Differences were also noted between groups in parent and staff variables

Stalking and intimate partner violence in Nevada

The focus of this study was to increase the understanding of the role of stalking in intimate partner violence. The research focuses on the prevalence of stalking behavior in intimate partner violence cases. These cases were investigated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The objective of this study was to compare stalking cases that were assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit and those which were assigned to other departments such as Property Crimes or Fraud. It is important to identify inconsistencies in LVMPD responses to stalking behavior, monitor particular offenders with recurring patterns of violent behavior, and make a connection between the stalkers and their victims. In addition, the study will assist in developing a profile of stalking within intimate partner violence cases with attention to individual and situation risk factors. The information will be utilized to recommend preventative measures and create departmental policies and techniques appropriate when responding to these types of cases

“nothing is known”: The Labelling of Things and Misfits as a Critique of the Great War in Virginia Woolf’s “The Mark On The Wall” and Mrs. Dalloway

There has been substantial work done by critics over the years into the materiality of Virginia Woolf’s writings, which has in turn shaped and influenced the ways in which readers come to understand the often-complex ways Woolf presents the material world. This project will not only explore the ways Woolf depicts the power structures through which patriarchal definitions of human subjects and of non-human objects exist in “The Mark on the Wall” (1917) and Mrs. Dalloway (1925), but also in how Woolf further complicates that divide by revealing the difference between object and thing. Chiefly using Bill Brown’s “Thing Theory” and Jane Bennett’s Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things, this project will demonstrate how both texts suggest the ways in which the thingness of the mark and of Septimus operates in terms of their excessive states, which resist containment by established logic or language and in turn challenges the anthropocentric thinking that privileges human over nonhuman existence. From this challenge of human superiority, Woolf’s texts ultimately offer a judgement on war and violence as it stems from the former, a critique presented in the internal monologue and thoughts of the narrator of “Mark on the Wall” and of Lucrezia and Clarissa Dalloway’s limited third-person points of view in Mrs. Dalloway. Through the perspectives of her female characters, Woolf suggests a vision for a proto-ecopacifist society where the disruptive potential of vital materialism is recognized by female characters and represented in the text as an alternative to the patriarchal institutions that rely on subject-object relationships. This project will not only expand on the already well-established scholarly work done on the materiality of Woolf’s writing, but also use a combined material, ecocritical, and feminist approach to Woolf in order to explore the power of nonhuman matter and the differences between object and thing that are central to women’s perspectives on social norms in “The Mark on the Wall” and Mrs. Dalloway

The Motivation to Write Profile-College: A Tool to Assess the Writing Motivation of Teacher Candidates

Writing is an important aspect of literacy regardless of the grade or discipline. State standards have defined the writing genres, crafts, and skills that are to be taught by teachers in PK-12 classrooms. However, in addition to standards, research indicates that a teacher’s own conception of writing is crucial to establishing classroom conditions necessary for young writers to grow, explore and take risks. If this is the job of PK-12 educators, then it is essential for higher education instructors to understand and explore the writing conceptions of teacher candidates. One of these critical conceptions is the motivation to write. The Motivation to Write Profile-College (MWP-C) was designed and validated to assess the writing motivation of teacher candidates. The profile can inform the important conversations necessary to ensure that teacher candidates are fully prepared to teach writing as motivated writers themselves

Synthesis, Reactivity, and NMR Trends of Early Transition Metal Compounds

This dissertation focuses of three different subjects. The first is the synthesis and characterization of heptacoordinate amidinate compounds. Heptacoordinate compounds are not common, but their structures have been studied. Group 4 amidinate compounds have been used as precursors in the CVD/ ALD processes. Ancillary ligands, such as amidinates, have been used to reduce air-sensitivity of complexes. Reactions of these complexes with water have been used to make metal oxide thin films. In the first study, the complexes Zr[MeC(NiPr)2]3Cl [zirconium trisamidinate chloride], Hf[MeC(NiPr)2]3Cl [hafnium trisamidinate chloride], Zr[MeC(NiPr)2]3Me [zirconium trisamidinate methyl], Hf[MeC(NiPr)2]3Me [hafnium trisamidinate methyl], Zr[MeC(NiPr)2]3Et [zirconium trisamidinate ethyl], and Hf[MeC(NiPr)2]3Me [hafnium trisamidinate methyl] have been synthesized and characterized. The three amidinate ligands bind to the metal centers in a propeller-like fashion. This allows for Λ [lambda] and Δ [delta] enantiomers, which undergo fast exchange in solution. All of these complexes were also found to react with water in air to form Zr[MeC(NiPr)2]3OH [zirconium trisamidinate hydroxyl] or Hf[MeC(NiPr)2]3OH [hafnium trisamidinate hydroxyl] complexes. The second portion of the dissertation focuses on the reactions of tungsten alkylidyne complexes with water. When W(≡CSiMe3)(CH2SiMe3)3 [tungsten neosilyl neosilylidyne] is reacted with water at room temperature, a tungsten trimer was formed and characterized via NMR spectroscopies and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The reaction of a second complex, W(≡CtBu)(OtBu)3 [tungsten alkoxide neopentylidyne] with water was studied via NMR and mass spectrometries. While only one complex formed via the NMR-scale reactions, several more were identified using the DART ionizer to react W(≡CtBu)(OtBu)3 [tungsten alkoxide neopentylidyne] with water in air before being analyzed via MS. The last subject focuses on the chemical shift trends of d0 [d0] metal complexes. Two trends have been identified and will be discussed in Part 5. The first trend, usually pertaining to hydride and alkyl complexes, is a downfield shift in the peaks of the a [alpha] atoms in first- and third-row metals from those of the second-row analogs. The first trend, which usually relates to alkylidene, alkylidyne, oxo, and fluoro complexes, is an upfield shift in the peaks of the a atoms in first- and third-row metals from those of the second-row analogs

Doctor of Philosophy

dissertationThis dissertation is presented in a three-article format. Article 1, "The impact of disability on body esteem: A review of the literature," is a review that examines the existing literature regarding body esteem in individuals with various disabilities. The purpose of the article was to highlight principal findings and identify areas that require further research. Article 2 is entitled, "Qualitative research contributions to military post combat transition and reintegration: A review of the literature." The purpose of this review was to examine the existing qualitative literature regarding military postcombat transition and reintegration. Four categories were identified, which included (1) psychosocial adjustment and coping; (2) physical disability adjustment; (3) protective factors; and (4) transition challenges. Several themes were also distinguished within each category. Article 3, "A qualitative study of military veterans' resilience and body esteem following combat-related limb amputation," included semistructured interviews with six former service members who had sustained a military combat-related limb amputation, and their spouses. Semistructured interviews provided an opportunity to explore the resilience and body esteem of each amputee, as well as the views of the respective spouses. The Metatheory of Resilience and Resiliency was utilized to guide content analysis of the interviews. Open, axial, and selective coding were used to analyze the data