Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx for lectures and courses that have helped me improve my knowledge in chemistry. I thank Xxxx Xx and Xxxx Xxxxx for their instructions to me on TEM and X-ray diffraction. Finally, I could never thank my family enough for their love and support. I thank my parents for giving me the greatest gift of all, education and the freedom of choice. It was under their watchful eye that I gained so much drive and an ability to tackle challenges head on. Thanks to my dear husband, his optimism has brought me joy and his humor has kept me sane. His enduring love, support and encouragement underpins my persistence in the graduate career.
Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xx. XXXXX XXXXX as personal guarantors (the “Personal Guarantors”); and
Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxx; two are non-executive Directors, namely, Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx and Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx; and three are independent non-executive Directors, namely Xx. Xxx X. Xxx, Xx. Xxxxxx Xxx Hang Xxxx and Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxx Wah Fan.
Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, wonderful committee members who saw early versions of this project and provided great feedback on the drafts. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, a good friend, sounding board, and editor, who gave up much of her time reading and re-reading this manuscript from the very beginning. She lent me the great gift of her mind when I drew a blank, acted as my scribe when inspiration hit, and helped to shape the project in innumerable ways. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, my contact with the Church of Sweden, who helped me connect with some of the most important thinkers in the Church of Sweden. She opened up her Church to a stranger without reserve. This work would not exist without her. Nor would it exist without the people whose stories and interviews are at the heart of this text. Anders Wejyrd, Esbjörn Xxxxxxx, Xxxx-Xxxx Nordin, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Normunds Kamergrauzis, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Termen, Niklas Olaison, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Per Gustaffson, and Xxxxx Xxxxxx. Their stories have been my inspiration for this work. My parents, Xxxx and Leigh, and my Grandma, Xxxxxxx—my biggest fans, strongest supporters, and best editors. They encouraged me to change the world and have pushed me in everything I do. Their examples of strong marriages provided me with reasons to fight for marriage. My brother, Matt, who accepted my sexuality immediately and constantly surprises me with his selfless caring. He reminds me daily that Christians can be open- minded and that works like this one will not fall on deaf ears. And to my grandpa, Xxxxx, who spent years encouraging me to finish college because he couldn’t. As I complete this thesis, I can’t help but think how proud he would have been. CONTENTS Introduction 1
Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xx. Xxxxxxxxx presented results at the 23rd International Toki conference in November. Dr Xxxx represented Australia at the 52nd IFRC meeting and presented research highlights and summarised progress in upgrade of H-1 and the new materials diagnostic facility of the Australian Plasma Fusion Research Facility. Dr Xxxx also presented research results at the EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, and presented an invited talk at the Asia Pacific Physics Conference.
Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, MA’02, PhD’08, joined the Department as assistant professors. The Department launched a seven-week McGill Mini-EdPsych Lecture Series entitled “Learning: A Lifetime Journey.” ⏵ The Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) Xxxxx XxXxxx Professor Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx received a major Canadian International Development Agency grant to study post-harvest management in Ethiopia. Research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) includes: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx’s investigation on the impact of cyber-bullying on children and adolescents; Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx, BA’82, Dr. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, PhD’96, Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Wilson, BA’87, DipColTeach’90, and Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx’s, BEd’79, MA’84, PhD’91, study of an eastern Quebec Mi’gmaq community’s language revitalization; and Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Meyerring and Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx’s examina- tion of the state of writing in Canadian doctoral education. Also receiving grants were Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, BEd’92, MEd’94, for her research on teaching mathematics to at risk youth, from the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC) and Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, PhD’01, and Xxxxx Xxxxxx for their work on new teacher education initiatives in our BEd pro- grams, from the McGill Teaching and Learning Initiative Fund. DISE students attracting grants from external government agencies included Xxxx Xxxxxxx, MA’04, and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships) and Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, MA’05, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, BEd’99, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, MEd’07, and Xxxxx Xxxxxx, MA’08, (FQRSC Bourses Doctorales). Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx received the Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Guha Award in International Development Education, Xxx Xxx Xxxx won the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Fellowship in Education and Xxxxx X’Xxxxxx, BEd’96, MA’07, won the Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Award. Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxx joins the Department to teach International Education. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, the coordinator of DISE grad- uate programs, retired in April 2008. We wish her a well- deserved, restful and rewarding retirement. The Paulo and Xxxx Xxxxxx International Project for Critical Pedagogy was launched by Canada Research Chair Xx. Xxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx during the 2008 Education Graduate Students’ Society conference in March. ⏵ The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (DKPE)
