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A


  2002       
Author: Allen-Kelly, Kandie
Title: Steel Magnolias’ Healing Journeys: Rural women speak of transforming their lives after the experience of childhood sexual assault
School: School of Social Work
Course: Master of Philosophy
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2000

Author:

Anderson, Judith Anne

Title:

Investigation of Primary School Teachers' Problem-Solving Beliefs and Practices in Mathematics Classrooms, An

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2006
Author: Ao, Man-Chih
Title: Effect of the Use of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies on College Students' Performance and Satisfaction in Physical Education, The
School: Education (Victoria)
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2005
Author: Ashleigh, Douglas Anthony
Title: Study of Successful Implementation and Management of Educational Technology in Three New South Wales Primary Schools, A
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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2000

Author:

Asiedu-Peprah, Martin

Title:

Johannine Sabbath Conflicts as Juridical Controversy: An Exegetical Study of John 5 and 9:1-10:21

School:

School of Theology

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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2004

Author:

Baldwin, Antoinette Mary

Title:

Heeding the Voices – Through Learning to Healing: An application of single and double loop learning in a case study of past practice

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

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  2005     
Author: Barnett, Jan
Title: Between Towns: Religious life and leadership during a time of critical change
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2004      
Author: Bartel, Kenneth Cyril
Title: Leadership in a Lutheran School: an Exploration of principal and school pastor worldviews and their potential impact on the transformation of the school learning community
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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1998

Author:

Bartsch, Malcolm Ian

Title:

Dialogue of Theology and Education: Clarifying the role of Lutheran confessional theology for Australian Lutheran school education, The

School:

School of Religious Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

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  2001
Author: Beattie, Heather Joy
Title: Theory Practice Interface: A case study of experienced nurses’ perception of their role as clinical teachers, The
School: ACU, School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2005
Author: Beggs, Brian Victor J
Title: Role of the House Motif in the Gospel of Mark, The
School: School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Bennett, Peter Henry

Title:

On the Deeper Purposes of Testimony: A philosophical study of the relationship between testimony and the emergence of mind

School:

School of Philosophy

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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2006

Author:

Black, Anne-Marie L

Title: Attitudes to Reading: An Investigation Across the Primary Years
School:

School of Education

Course:

Master of Education (Research)

  More information

  2005
Author:

Boss, Patricia M

Title:

Indicators of Satisfaction & Success For a Paediatric Outreach Nursing Service in Metropolitan Sydney, NSW

School:

School of Nursing

Course:

Master of Nursing (Research)

  More information

  2005
Author: Bracken, Anthony John
Title: Principal's Leadership Role in the Spiritual Formation of Teachers in Catholic Schools: a case study in one educational system, The
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2005
Author: Brady, Josephine Margaret
Title: Sisters of St. Joseph: The Tasmanian experience the foundation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Tasmania 1887-1937
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2004     
Author: Branson, Christopher Michael
Title: Exploration of the Concept of Values-Led Principalship, An
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2002      
Author: Brown, Coral
Title: Role Of Attachment In A Time-Limited Marital Therapy: Implications for practice and treatment, The
School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Buchanan, Michael T.

Title: Management of Curriculum Change: An analysis of religious education coordinators’ perspectives on the management of a particular curriculum change in Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne
School:

School of Religious Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2003     
Author: Burgess, Zena
Title: Experiences and Influences of Women Directors
School: School of Psychology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2005
Author: Byrne, John Henry
Title: Sacred or Profane: The influence of Vatican legislation on music in the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, 1843-1938
School: School of Music
Course: Master of Music
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C


  2005
Author: Callery, Catherine Florence
Title: Investigation of Reading Intervention Programs in a Junior Secondary School Setting, An
School: Trescowthick School of Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Campbell, Lea

Title:

Chemical Intent: Imagining the drug using client and the human service worker in harm minimisation policy

School:

School of Arts and Sciences (VIC)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2005
Author: Cannon, Helen Mary
Title: Redesigning the Principalship in Catholic Schools
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2004     
Author: Carroll, Maureen
Title: Imagination For Better Not Worse: The Hobbit in the Primary Classroom
School: Faculty of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2006
Author:

Carroll, Michael John

Title:

Investigation Into Students’ Perceptions of Multicultural Classroom Environments in Queensland Catholic Secondary Schools, An

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

 

2006

Author:

Carswell, Margaret F

Title:

Biblical Metaphors for God in the Primary Level of the Religious Education Series To Know Worship And Love

School: School of Theology
Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2005     
Author: Cashen, Paul William Dillon
Title: "From the Sacred Heart to the Heart of the Sacred": the Spiritual journey of Australian Catholics since the second Vatican Council
School: School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2008

Author:

Chan, Choi Wan

Title:

Development and Testing of an Instrument for Measuring Awareness of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors Reduction in a Hong Kong Chinese Population, The

School:

School of Nursing (NSW & ACT)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

 

2005

Author:

Chen, Shu-Fen

Title:

Cooperative Learning, Multiple Intelligences and Proficiency: application in college English language teaching and learning

School:

Faculty of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2005
Author: Chiang, Chiu-ling
Title: Effects of Graphic Organizers on Taiwanese Tertiary Students' EFL Reading Comprehension and Attitudes Towards Reading in English, The
School: Faculty of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2006
Author: Chiu, Yi-Ching Jean
Title: Exploring Student and Teacher Interactions for Critical Thinking in Face-to-Face and Online Environments in an EFL Course in Taiwan
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2006
Author:

Chung, Mei Ling

Title:

Chinese Young People and Spirituality: an Australian study

School:

School of Religious Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2005
Author: Clifton, Shane Jack
Title: Analysis of the Developing Ecclesiology of the Assemblies of God in Australia, An
School: School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2008

Author:

Cooper, James A.

Title:

Cognitive Anatomy of Moral Understanding and the Moral Education Question: A study in the philosophy of moral education, The

School:

School of Religious Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

 

2008

Author: Coulson, Shirley Ann
Title:

Practitioner Experience of a Developing Professional Learning Community

School:

Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2006
Author: Craig, Mark Gerald
Title: Examination of Student Meaning-Making in the Post-Compulsory Subject of Study of Religion
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Masters of Education - Research
  More information

  2004     
Author: Crichton, Ian Kieran
Title: Most Divine Of All Arts: Neoplatonism, Anglo-Catholicism and Music in the Published Writings of A E H Nickson, The
School: School of Music
Course: Master of Music
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  2006
Author:

Curtis, Paul Raymond

Title:

Music of Dom Stephen Moreno, OSB: A study of its sources, chronology and context, The  

School:

School of Arts and Sciences

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

                                                                                                                                     

D


 

2007

Author:

Dauguet, Kathleen

Title:

Understanding the ‘Mixed Ability’ Program in Catholic Secondary Schools in Mauritius: Perceptions of educators for best practice in the middle years of schooling

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

 

2008

Author:

Davies, Michael

Title:

Search for Success in a Charismatic Environment: senior teacher’s responses to high stakes testing in academically successful Christian Brothers’ schools, The

School:

Education (VIC)

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2006
Author:

Davison, Liam G

Title:

Lay Principals Under Contract: ‘Going Down for the Good Turf’: An exploration of the perceptions of selected secondary lay principals in relation to the religious and spiritual dimensions of their role

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2005
Author: Deacey, Cathy L
Title: Motherhood Statements: Mothers and their adolescent daughters
School: School of Arts & Sciences
Course: Master of Social Science
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  2006
Author: Degenhardt, Leoni Marilyn
Title: Reinventing a School for the 21st Century: a case study of change in a Mary Ward School
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

1999

Author:

De Souza, Marian

Title:

Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Year 12 Religious Education Programs in Catholic Schools in Victoria: Implications for curriculum

School:

Department of Religious Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2002     
Author: Dowling, Peter William
Title: How Is Power Used In The Catholic Church? A case study of a group of male religious in the archdiocese of Melbourne
School: School of Social Science
Course: Master of Social Science
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  2006
Author: Downey, Michael John
Title: Experiences of Teachers' Daily Work Which Nourish and Sustain the Spirituality of Lay Teachers in Catholic High Schools
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2002      
Author: Duffy, Veronica (Rose)
Title: Images of God of Middle Secondary School Adolescents, The
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

                                                                                                                                     

E


 

1998

Author:

Ekot, Basil A

Title:

Ministries in the Catholic Church Today: The Nigerian situation

School:

School of Theology

Course:

Master of Philosophy

  More information

 

2007

Author:

Elligate, John Edward

Title:

Developing Better Practice for Beginning Primary Teachers: The significance of the practicum

School:

Trescowthick School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2007
Author:

Elmer, Ian Jeffrey

Title:

Paul, Jerusalem and the Judaisers: the Galatian crisis in its broader historical context

School:

School of Theology

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2004      
Author: Ertan, Naciye
Title: Factors Relating to Women Attaining Principal Positions in Victoria's Government Secondary Colleges: a Case study
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Esler, Marian Therese

Title:

‘What Should I do?’: a study of social work ethics, supervision and the ethical development of social workers

School:

School of Social Work

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2005     
Author: Evans, Jennifer
Title: Value of Transition Support Programs for Newly Registered Nurses and the Hospitals Offering the Programs in New South Wales, The
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

                                                                                                                                     

F


  2002     
Author: Fleming, Gerard Patrick
Title: Analysis of Religious Education Coordinators’ Perceptions of their Role in Catholic Secondary Schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, An
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2004      
Author: Foord, Peter Michael
Title: Theology Engaging Evolutionary Theory: Fresh insights into the nature of God
School: School of Theology
Course: Master of Philosophy
  More information

 

2006

Author:

Franks, Sophia

Title:

Maternal and Child Emotional Regulation in Paediatric Chronic Pain

School:

School of Psychology

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2006
Author: Frawley-Mangan, Anne
Title: Drama and Religious Education: A match made in heaven
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Master of Education
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Furness, Trentham Phillip

Title:

Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Neuromuscular Performance of Community Dwelling Older Adults

School:

School of Exercise Science

Course:

Master of Exercise Science (Research)

  More information

                                                                                                                                     

G


  2008
Author:

Gibson, Craig Phillip

Title: Assessment of Animal Repellents in the Management of Vehicle-Macropod Collisions in New South Wales, An
School:

School of Arts and Sciences NSW

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2004     
Author: Gleeson, Elizabeth Anne
Title: Set Text Study: a Collective case study
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

 

2006

Author: Goodwin, Colin Robert
Title:

Praesentia Substantialis: an examination of the Thomistic metaphysics of the Eucharistic presence

School:

School of Philosophy

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2002    
Author: Goodwin, Colin Robert
Title: Translation of the Quaestio Disputata de Spiritualibus Creaturis of St Thomas Aquinas, with accompanying notes, A
School: School of Philosophy
Course: Master of Philosophy
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  2001
Author: Gordon, Christopher James
Title: Hydrostatic and Thermal Influences on Intravascular Volume Determination During Immersion: quantification of the f-cell ratio
School: ACU, School of Exercise Science
Course: Master of Exercise Science
  More information

  2003     
Author: Grace, Michael James
Title: Use of Scripture in the Teaching of Religious Education in Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools, The
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2005
Author: Greene, David
Title: Exercise Type, Musculoskeletal Health and Injury Risk Factors in Adolescent Middle-Distance Runners
School: School of Exercise Science
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2006

Author:

Guntrip, Elizabeth Denham

Title:

Pentecostal Study of Daniel’s Prince of Persia (Daniel 10:13), A

School:

School of Theology

Course:

Master of Philosophy

  More information

                                                                                                                                     

H


 

2008

Author:

Hack, Joanne

Title:

Meaning-Making: A key pedagogical paradigm for schooling in the third millennium

School:

School of Religious Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

 

2008

Author:

Haddad, Robert Michael

Title: Appropriateness of the Apologetical Arguments of Justin Martyr, The
School:

Theology (QLD)

Course:

Master of Philosophy

  More information

  2005     
Author: Hamilton, Mauricette Ann
Title: We Grow in the Shade of Each Other: A study of connectedness, empowerment and learning in the middle years of schooling
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2001
Author: Hannaford, John Alfred Victor
Title: Two Australian Pilgrimages
School: ACU, School of Arts and Science (Victoria)
Course: Master of Philosophy
  More information

  2002    
Author: Hanrahan, Frances M
Title: Number Sense or No Sense: Pre-service teachers learning the mathematics they are required to teach
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2003     
Author: Harvey, Ann-Marie
Title: Towards a Fifth Gospel via Schillebeeckx and Solle
School: School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2006
Author: Hayes, Christopher Xavier
Title: Paradoxes, Parallels and Pedagogy: A case study of Ignation Pedagogy and of teachers' perceptions of its implementation in Australian Jesuit Schools
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2005
Author: Hossain, Md Mustafa Kamal
Title: Examination of Seagrass Monitoring Protocols as Applied to Two New South Wales Estuarine Settings, An
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Master of Philosophy
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Howell, Gordon William

Title:

Experience of University Academic Staff In their Use of Information Communications Technology, The

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2006
Author:

Hughes, Roslyn Denise

Title:

Transforming Professions: a case study of social work in the Australian Defence Organisation

School:

School of Social Work

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2005
Author: Hyde, Brendan
Title: Identifying Some Characteristics of Children's Spirituality in Australian Catholic Primary Schools: A study with hermeneutic phenomenology
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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I


  2004
Author: Ibell, Bernadette Mary
Title: An Analysis of Mental Health Care in Australia From a Social Justice and Human Rights Perspective, With Special Reference to the Influences of England and the United States of America: 1800-2004
School: School of Philosophy
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2001
Author: Incigneri, Brian J.
Title: My God, My God, Why Have You Abandoned Me? The Setting and Rhetoric of Mark’s Gospel
School: ACU, School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

                                                                                                                                     

J


  2005
Author: Jack, Barbara Leigh
Title: Study of Factors Affecting Participation and Performance of Police Officers Undertaking the Queensland Police Service's Management Development Program by Distance Education
School: Faculty of Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2003     
Author: Jahangir, Nadim
Title: Relationship between Managers’ Use of Power and Employees’ Work Variables in Nationalised Commercial Banks in Bangladesh, The
School: School of Business and Informatics
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2005

Author:

Johnson, Richard St Clair

Title:

Spirituality in the Parochial and Plain Sermons of John Henry Newman

School: School of Theology
Course:

Master of Philosophy

  More information

  2005
Author: Jones, Mellita M
Title: Re-Engaging Students in their Learning through Middle School Reform: A case study evaluation of a vertically structured curriculum
School: Faculty of Education
Course: Master of Education
  More information

  2002    
Author: Justins, Charles Francis Roy
Title: Christian Parent Controlled Schools in Australia - a Study of the relationship between foundational values and prevailing practices
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

                                                                                                                                    

K


  2004     
Author: Kana, Maria Perpetua
Title: Christian Mission in Malaysia : past emphasis, Present engagement and future possibilities
School: School of Theology
Course: Master of Philosophy
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Kazlauskas, Alanah

Title:

The Dynamics of Expert Work: A case study of anti-doping laboratory directors

School:

School of Business and Informatics (NSW)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

 

2008

Author:

Kelly, Angela

Title: Chameleon Principal: A reconceptualisation of the notion of leadership as seen within the context of a rural primary school and its community, The
School:

School of Teaching and Learning

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

 

2006

Author:

Kennedy, Joy

Title:

Study of Learning Environment in the Extended Practicum of a Pre-Service Teacher Education Course at a Catholic University, A

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

 

2007

Author:

Kiyiapi, Lucy Irene

Title: Psychosocial Issues of Orphaned Youth by HIV/AIDS in Western Kenya, The
School:

School of Psychology

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

                                                                                                                                     

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  2004      
Author: Laffan, Carmel Therese
Title: Ethnographic Study of a Victorian Catholic Secondary School, An
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2003     
Author: Lai, Mei-Chiao
Title: Investigation into the Relationship between Total Quality Management Practice and Performance in a Taiwan Public Hospital, An
School: School of Business and Informatics
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2008

Author:

Laughlin, Peter Rod

Title:

Jesus and the Cross: necessity, meaning and atonement

School:

Theology (NSW)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2003     
Author: Lavery, Shane
Title: Why Bother to be a Student Leader? An Exploration of the school experiences and self-perceptions of Year 12 students in three Catholic schools
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2003     
Author: Lee, John Robert
Title: Teenage Boys’ Perceptions of the Influence of Teachers and School Experiences on their Understanding of Masculinity
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

 

2008

Author:

Lee, Su Tseng

Title:

Teaching Pronunciation of English Using Computer Assisted Learning Software: An action research study in an Institute of Technology in Taiwan

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

 

2007

Author:

Lennard, Anthony

Title:

Harry Potter and the Quest for Values: How the boy wizard can assist young people in making choices

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2006
Author:

Liu, Wen-chung

Title:

Memorization and Improvisation: a Comparison of Two Strategies in the Oral Acquisition of English as a Second Language

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

 

2007

Author:

Lorenzen, Hans Christian

Title:

Response of Elderly Female Fast Gait to Whole Body Vibration, The

School:

School of Exercise Science

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

 

2008

Author:

Lovelock, Mary Therese

Title: Case Study of the Implementation of Children’s Literacy Success Strategy: The perceptions of principals, literacy co-ordinators and teachers, A
School:

Education (VIC)

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2001
Author: Lucey, Adrienne
Title: Characteristics of Adults With Advanced Hiv/Aids Referred to Community Nurses
School: ACU, School of Nursing
Course: Master of Nursing (Research)
  More information

 

2008

Author:

Lynch, Michael Richard

Title:

Catholicism, History and Culture: A Dawsonian synthesis

School:

Arts & Sciences (QLD)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2005
Author: Lynch, Timothy Joseph
Title: Evaluation of School Responses to the Introduction of the Queensland 1999 Health and Physical Education (HPE) Syllabus and Policy Documents in Three Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) Primary Schools, An
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

                                                                                                                                     

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2007

Author:

Madden, John Henry

Title:

Exploration of the Relationship Between Teacher Leadership and the Principalship in Nurturing Student Learning, An

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

 

2008

Author:

Maroney, Michael

Title: Exploration of a Contemporary Youth Spirituality Among Senior Students in Three Catholic Schools, An
School:

Religious Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2001
Author: Masters, Haydn
Title: Frequency of In-Season Strength and Power Training for Rugby League
School: ACU, School of Human Movement
Course: Master of Health Sciences in Human Movement (Research)
  More information

  2004
Author: Mazumder, Debashish
Title: Contribution of Saltmarsh to Temperate Estuarine Fish in Southeast Australia
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2006

Author:

McArdle, Patrick

Title:

Relational Person Within a Practical Theology of Health Care, The

School:

School of Theology (ACT)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2004      
Author: McCabe, Helen
Title: Ethical Implications of Incorporating Managed Care into the Australian Health Care Context, The
School: School of Philosophy
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2006
Author:

McCann, Paul

Title:

Principals’ Understandings of Aspects of the Law Impacting on the Administration of Catholic Schools: some implications for leadership

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2002    
Author: McDonough, Andrea M.
Title: Naďve and Yet Knowing: Young Learners Portray Beliefs about Mathematics and Learning
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2006

Author:

McEvoy, Francis Joseph

Title:

How is Religious Leadership Understood and Practised by Principals in Catholic Secondary Schools in South Australia?

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

  2005
Author: McGoran, Neil Alexander
Title: Making "Magic": An exploration of the relationship between teacher leadership and boys academic motivation in the Year 8 classroom at a Catholic school
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2005     
Author: McKenzie, Meagan Louise
Title: Stories of Bouyancy and Despondency: Five beginning teachers' experiences in their first year in the teaching profession
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
  More information

  2001
Author: McQuillan, Paul Terence
Title: “Limit” experience of senior high school students: A study across four catholic high schools, The
School: ACU, School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Meehan, Catherine Jane

Title: Thinking and Acting: an exploration of Australian early childhood teachers’ beliefs and practice regarding learning, teaching and religious education
School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2005
Author: Mellor, Graeme J.
Title: Reimaging the Catholic School: an exploration of prinicipals' responses to changing contexts of the contemporary catholic school
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Eduaction
  More information

  2002    
Author: Miller, Elizabeth Jill
Title: Burden of Care: Ageing in urban china and japan: Gender, the family and the state
School: School of Social Work
Course: Master of Philosophy
  More information

  2006
Author:

Milne, Douglas J.W.

Title:

Religious, Ethical and Philosophical Study of the Human Person in the Context of Biomedical Practices, A

School:

School of Philosophy

Course: Master of Philosophy
  More information

  2003     
Author: Montefu, Jennette Lauren
Title: Latin Texted Motets of Guillaume de Machaut, The
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Master of Music
  More information

  2004      
Author: Moore, Laurence James
Title: Sing to the Lord a New Song: a Study of changing musical practices in the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, 1861-1901
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Master of Music
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  2004      
Author: Morrison, Glenn
Title: Levinas, Von Balthasar and Trinitarian Praxis
School: School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

  2004     
Author: Morrison, Kristine
Title: Virtuous Nursing: More caring than science and more scientific than care
School: School of Arts
Course: Master of Philosophy
  More information

  2005
Author:

Moulet, Christine

Title:

Neither ‘Less’ Nor ‘Free’: A long-term view of couples’ experiences and construction of involuntary childlessness

School:

School of Social Work

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

  More information

  2004      
Author: Mountain, Vivienne
Title: Investigating the Meaning and Function of Prayer for Children in Selected Primary Schools in Melbourne Australia
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
  More information

 

2007

Author:

Murphy, Maria Clare

Title:

Comparison of the Stanford Model Chronic Disease Self Management Program with Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Health Outcomes for People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Northern and Western Suburbs of Melbourne, A

School:

School of Nursing

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2004      
Author: Neophytou, Koula
Title: ADHD, a Social Construct?  The Experience of families who have a child diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
School: School of Arts & Sciences
Course: Master of Social Science
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2006

Author:

Ng, King Hung

Title:

Exploring Pastoral Leadership in the Context of an Australian Chinese Congregational Church

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

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2007

Author:

Nieuwkamp, Garry Anthony Aloysius

Title:

Theory of Informed Consent in Medicine: problems and prospects for improvement, The

School:

School of Philosophy

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2002
Author: Nolan, John
Title: Call Above Duty: The Portrayal of the South Pacific Missionary in Children's Literature 1800-1935, A
School: School of Arts & Sciences
Course: Master of Philosophy
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2007

Author:

Nongkas, Catherine Matmadar

Title:

Leading Educational Change in Primary Teacher Education: a Papua New Guinea study

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2006
Author: Noseda, Mary
Title: Belonging: The case of immigrants and the Australian Catholic Church
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2004      
Author: Numkanisorn, Nicholas Phiranant
Title: Exploration of the Impact of Principal Leadership Behaviour on School Culture, An
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2005
Author: O'Brien, Patricia Anne
Title: Exploration of the Perceptions and Experiences of Leadership by Teachers and their Opportunities for Leadership Development, An
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2004      
Author: O’Brien, Robert Patrick
Title: Assessing the Characteristics of Effective Professional Learning and Training Programs: Perceptions of teachers, principals and training personnel within Catholic Education in Melbourne
School: Trescowthick School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2002   
Author: O’Donnell, Margaret M.
Title: Role of the Learning Technology Coordinator in the Professional Development of Teachers as they Integrate Learning Technologies into Classroom Practice, The
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2006
Author: Osborne, Yvonne Therese
Title: Exploration of How Nurses Construct Their Leadership Role During the Provision of Health Care, An
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2006
Author: O'Sullivan, Colleen Ann
Title: Thomas Merton and The Towers of Babel
School: School of Arts Sciences (NSW)
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2006
Author: Pan, Li-Chi
Title: No Pain, No Gain: an investigation of the concept of persistence in learning in a Taiwanese college program
School: Trescowthick School of Education
Course:

Doctor of Education

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  2003     
Author: Peterson, Vanessa Margaret
Title: Body Image and Dieting Behaviours: a Study of athletes and non-athletes
School: School of Exercise Science
Course: Master of Health Science in Human Movement
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2007

Author:

Pierce, Pauline Emma

Title: Practical Theology of Mental Health: A critical conversation between theology, psychology, pastoral care and the voice of the witness, A
School:

Theology (QLD)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2003     
Author: Power, Georja Jane
Title: Organizational, Professional and Personal Roles in an Era of Change: the Case of the Catholic clergy
School: School of Psychology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2008

Author:

Price, Damien Faust

Title:

Exploration of Participant Experience of the Service Learning Program at an Australian Catholic Boys’ Secondary School, An

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2005
Author: Protopopov, Michael Alex
Title: Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia: The history of a church told from recently opened archives and previously unpublished sources, The
School: School of Philosophy and Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2007

Author:

Rafferty, John Michael

Title:

Emergence of a Dominant Discourse Associated with School Programs: A Study of CLaSS, The

School:

Trescowthick School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

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2006

Author:

Rattray, Janene

Title:

Grounded Theory Study of Midwives’ Decision-Making: use of continuous electronic foetal monitoring on low risk labouring women, A

School:

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Course:

Master of Midwifery (Research)

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2006

Author:

Reed, Luke Terrence

Title:

Effect of Participation in School-Facilitated Community Service Programmes on Students’ Self-Esteem, Sense of Community Engagement and Attitudes to Christianity, The

School:

School of Education

Course:

Master of Education (Research)

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   2001    
Author: Reeder, Matthew
Title: Emotional Congruence of Experience and Bodily Change, The
School: School of Psychology
Course: Master of Social Science
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2006

Author:

Reeves, Elizabeth Ann

Title:

Church First Called Christian: the Melkite Church of Antioch, The

School: School of Theology
Course:

Master of Philosophy

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2007

Author:

Reeves, Julie

Title:

Are Graduate Nurses Satisfied with Graduate Nurse Programs?

School:

School of Nursing (VIC)

Course:

Masters in Nursing Research

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2007

Author:

Rennie, Robert W.

Title:

Phenomenon of Problematic School-Related Absenteeism, The

School:

Education (VIC)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2003     
Author: Rennie, Robert W.
Title: School Refusal: a Case study
School: School of Education
Course: Master of Education
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  2005
Author:

Rischitelli, Victor Emanuel

Title:

Henry Cowell (1897-1965) and the Impact of His First European Tour (1923)

School:

School of Arts and Sciences

Course:

Master of Music

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2008

Author:

Rodezno, Napoleon

Title:

Practising Inclusion within the Regular School Setting: students with special needs and their Aprender experience

School:

Education (VIC)

Course:

Doctor of Education

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  2004      
Author: Ronda, Erlina R.
Title: Framework of Growth Points in Students’ Developing Understanding of Function, A
School: Trescowthick School of Education
Course: Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics Education)
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  2002    
Author: Rue, Rev. Charles Douglas
Title: Journey to the Margins: the Contribution of the Missionary Society of St Columban to the theory and practice of overseas mission within the Australian Catholic Church 1920-2000
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2006

Author:

Ruwoldt, Merryn Jane

Title:

To Lead, or Not to Lead: that is the question: An exploration of understandings of leadership in the context of the deputy principal in the Lutheran secondary school.

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

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2006

Author:

Santos, Beatriz

Title:

From El Salvador to Australia: a 20th century exodus to a promised land

School:

School of Arts and Sciences

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2003
Author: Sellars, Maura
Title: Affective Component in Effective Education, The
School: School of Education
Course: Master of Education
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2006

Author:

Shaw, Pauline Joan

Title:

Mission Through Journalism: Elizabeth Hayes and the Annals of Our Lady of the Angels

School:

School of Theology (Qld.)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2008
Author:

Sly, Mark Donald

Title:

Teacher Leadership in South-East Queensland Anglican Schools

School:

Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

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  2005
Author: Smith, Geoffrey Martyn
Title: Being Effective Church in Rapidly Growing Coastal Towns
School: School of Theology
Course: Master of Philosophy
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2007

Author:

Smith, Gregory Brian

Title:

Images of Salvation: A study in theology, poetry and rhetoric

School:

School of Theology

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2004      
Author: Sprague, Annie G
Title: Investigation into the Use of Water Immersion upon the Outcomes and Experience of Giving Birth, An
School: School of Nursing
Course: Master of Nursing
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  2005
Author: Sproston, Carlyn
Title: When Students Negotiate: An action research case study of a year 8 English class in a Catholic secondary college in regional Victoria
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2005
Author: Sproston, Ronald Leslie
Title: What a Difference a Play Makes: An examination of factors influencing personal development benefits through involvement in extracurricular theatre
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2002
Author: Stanford, Roslyn
Title: Righting Women's Writing: A re-examination of the journey toward literary success by late Eighteenth-Century and early Nineteenth-Century women writers
School: School of Arts & Sciences
Course: Master of Philosophy
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  2005
Author: Stephens, Annette
Title: Education for an Australian Choral Tradition: Evaluating the philosophies of Stephen Leek
School: School of Music
Course: Master of Music
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2006

Author:

Stork, Peter Robert

Title:

Human Rights in Crisis: Is There No Answer to Human Violence? A Cultural Critique in Conversation with René Girard and Raymund Schwager 

School:

School of Theology

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2005
Author: Sutton, Kathleen Rose Creagh
Title: Study of the Mater Children's Hospital tile Project, A
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Master of Philosophy
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  2002    
Author: Thom, Catherine Philomena
Title: Ascetical Theology and Praxis of Sixth to Eighth Century Irish Monasticism as a Radical Response to the Evangelium, The
School: Sub-Faculty of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2006

Author:

Tien, Ngo Dinh

Title:

The Church as Family of God: its development and implications for the Church in Vietnam

School:

School of Theology, New South Wales

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2004     
Author: Till, Tracy
Title: Coping with Cancer: the Adolescent experience
School: School of Nursing
Course: Masters of Nursing (Research)
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  2005
Author: Tomazic, Elizabeth Mary
Title: Ariadne's Thread: Women and labyrinths in the fiction of A.S. Byatt and Iris Murchoch
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2001
Author: Tomlinson, Catherine Margaret
Title: Review of the grief process and bereavement follow up support, A
School: ACU, School of Nursing
Course: Master of Nursing
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2006

Author:

Tsai, Shu-Fang

Title:

Bringing Up Children In Taiwan: Parents’ Beliefs, Concerns and Coping Strategies Relating to Preschool Children’s Food Acceptance Behaviour

School:

School of Education

Course:

Doctor of Education

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2007

Author:

Tuite, Kerrie Patricia

Title:

Making the Edmund Rice Ethos a Reality: A case study in the perceptions of principals in Christian Brothers’ Schools in Queensland

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

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  2002    
Author: Tung, Elaine Yee-Lai Cheung
Title: Voice of Teachers in a Changing Hong Kong Society: the Study of the effectiveness of a school guidance programme for teacher development, The
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education (Pastoral Care)
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  2004      
Author: Turkington, Mark
Title: Catholic Education Office (CEO) Sydney as a Learning Organization and its Perceived Impact on Standards, The
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2001
Author: Van Dreven, Amber
Title: Waiting: A critical experience
School: School of Nursing
Course: Master of Nursing (Research)
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  2004      
Author: Vu, Chi Hy Paul
Title: Pledge of Future Glory: The Eschatological dimension of the Eucharist: A Systematic exploration, The
School: School of Theology
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2007

Author:

Wanda, Dessie

Title:

Investigation of Clinical Assessment Processes of Student Nurses in Jakarta, Indonesia, An

School:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Course:

Master of Nursing (Research)

  More information

  2006
Author: Watkins, Simon A. C.
Title: Exploration of How Some Staff Members Perceive Catholic School Renewal in Some Primary Schools in the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton, An
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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2007

Author:

Watson, Andrew Michael

Title:

Perceptions of the Transmission of the Edmund Rice Charism: Changing leadership from religious to lay in Christian Brothers’ Schools

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

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  2004
Author: Way, Anthony David
Title: Lift Up Your Hearts: A Musico-Liturgical Study of the Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman Rite
School: School of Arts & Sciences
Course: Master of Music
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2007

Author:

Weadon, Helen Ann

Title:

Teacher Learning Matters: The interrelationship between the personal and professional lives of rural teachers

School:

School of Education (Victoria)

Course:

Doctor of Education

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2006

Author:

Welsh, Liam

Title:

Physical Activity, Aerobic Fitness, Body Composition and Asthma Severity in Children and Adolescents

School:

School of Exercise Science

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2002   
Author: Wenham, Anne Maria
Title: Gender and School: Policy Directions, Practice and Leadership
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2006

Author:

West, Alexandra Elizabeth

Title:

Relational Standards: Rules and Expectations in Romantic Relationships

School:

School of Psychology

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2003     
Author: Wheeler, Geraldine Jean
Title: Visual Art, the Artist and Worship in the Reformed Tradition: a Theological study
School: School of Arts and Science
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2000
Author: Whelan, Anthony Peter
Title: Study of Catholic schools consultants in New South Wales: Their leadership,relationship with principals and influence on schools, A
School: ACU, School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2004      
Author: White, Dan
Title: Pedagogy – The Missing Link in Religious Education: Implications of brain-based learning theory for the development of a pedagogical framework for religious education
School: School of Religious Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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  2004     
Author: White, Greer
Title: Call for a Level Playing Field A Study of Masculinity 1999–2000, A
School: School of Educational Leadership
Course: Doctor of Education
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2007

Author:

White, Nereda Dawn

Title:

Indigenous Women’s Career Development: voices that challenge educational leadership

School:

School of Educational Leadership

Course:

Doctor of Education

  More information

 

2007

Author:

White, Susan Patricia

Title: Inside Story of Living With Chronic Intractable Nonmalignant Back Pain: An autoethnography, The
School:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Course:

Master of Nursing

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  2003     
Author: Wickham, Dorothy Glennys
Title: Beyond the Wall: Ballarat Female Refuge: a Case study in moral authority
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Master of Philosophy
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  2004     
Author: Wiebe, Peter N
Title: Effects of Different Loading Intensities on Skeletal Adaptation to Exercise in Prepubertal Girls
School: School of Exercise Science
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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2008

Author:

Williams, Morgan

Title:

Exploration of Differences in Vertical Jump Performance Between Typically Developing Children and those Identified with DCD: A kinematic and kinetic analysis

School:

School of Exercise Science

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2002   
Author: Wilton, Kylee Margaret
Title: Coastal Wetland Habitat Dynamics in Selected New South Wales Estuaries
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Doctor of Philosophy
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  2006
Author: Winning, Geoffrey Bruce
Title: Vegetation Changes in a Large Estuarine Wetland Subsequent to Construction of Floodgates: Hexham Swamp in the Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Course: Master of Philosophy
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  2004     
Author: Wrathall, Stephen
Title: Effects of Contextual Interference and Variability of Practice on the Acquisition of a Motor Task and Transfer to a Novel Task, The
School: School of Exercise Science
Course: Master of Philosophy
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2008

Author:

Wright, Sarah Jean

Title: Investigation Into the Equity and Efficiency of Australia‘s Higher Education System, An
School:

School of Arts and Sciences (NSW & ACT)

Course:

Doctor of Philosophy

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  2005     
Author: Yu-Shu-yun
Title: Effects of Games on the Acquisition of Some Grammatical Features of L2 German on Students' Motivation and on Classroom Atmosphere, The
School: School of Education
Course: Doctor of Education
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