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Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Theses from 2011 2011

The political origins and development of Australia’s people smuggling legislation: Evil smugglers or extreme rhetoric?, Jack H. Smit

Teacher understandings of responsibilities for reading instruction in stage one and two English courses of study in Western Australian schools, Liana Strutt

Alive in death : Bataillean eroticism in the 60s gothic cinema of Mario Bava, Robbie Studsor

Looking smart is not the ultimate goal: An examination of a gifted and talented science program, Kym S. Tan

Information dissemination for farming communities in Thailand, Khumphicha Tantisantisom

All shall be well: Julian and Bartholomew, Ena Taylor

Vulvodynia and autoethnography, Josephine Taylor

Parental and carer responses to Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, Allyson K. Thomson

"More than three "Rs" in the classroom" : a case study in Aboriginal tertiary business education, Keith Truscott

Taxonomy and ecology of the Western Australian Soldier Crab, Mictyris Occidentalis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Mictyridae), Joyleen Florence Unno

An exploration of the experience of caring for the mentally ill, Belinda A. Urquhart

A novel, Curse of the time witch : and, An essay, The time-slip novel, Vivian F. Wake

Internet use and its impact on secondary school students in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Kesaraporn Wanajak

Vibration diagnosis of elastic shafts with a transverse crack, Cai Zhongyi

Theses from 2010 2010

Comparison of acute physiological effects between alternating current and pulsed current electrical muscle stimulation, Abdulaziz A. Aldayel

A novel - The dues of St Fitticks: and essay - Paying your dues in the lucky country: Anglo-Celtic Australian attitudes to migrants, Michael Armstrong

A model for the measurement and presentation of participation awareness in online groupware systems, Greg Baatard

Body image in older adulthood : development and validation of a new integrative model and quantitative measure, Lucie Baker

Capitalising on experience for an evolving era : a reflective practitioner study, Athol Barrett

An examination of gender differences in violence-related behaviours of Western Australian secondary school students, Sarah Baxendale

Incarcerating Indigenous people of the Wongatha lands in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia : Indigenous leaders’ perspectives, Stephen J. Bedells

The development of a 15 minute direct instruction program for year 7 students for the Victorian music classroom and an evaluation of its effectiveness in advancing students' music literacy, Steven James Belcher

Analysis avoidance techniques of malicious software, Murray Brand

An empirical investigation of the value-relevance of internet web traffic and bank revenue on Arab banks’ comparative efficiency performances, Daniel Budd

Predicting and detecting the equity premium in Malaysia, Imbarine Bin Bujang

Mallakhamb: An investigation into the Indian physical practice of rope and pole Mallakhamb, Jon Burtt

Opening doors : identifying factors that influence students’ use of pastoral care and school-based health services related to tobacco and other harmful drug use, Patricia S. Cardoso

A grounded theory analysis of the role of information systems in strategic alliances, Shu Wing Chan

A voice through media for minorities : an analysis of Taiwan Indigenous TV, Lu Ping Cheng

Conceptualising bullying in an Aboriginal context as reported by the Yamaji community, to inform the development of a bullying prevention program that is culturally sensitive to the needs of Aboriginal students, Juli Coffin

Theory of entropic security decay: The gradual degradation in effectiveness of commissioned security systems, Michael P. Coole

The influence of career perceptions on career progress of accountants in the state public sector, Lisa Cullen

Mateship and the Australian Vietnam veteran, Janelle Date

Mulga (Acacia Aneura F. Muell. Ex Benth.) death adjacent to haul roads in the north-eastern Goldfields, Western Australia, Muriel Davies

The identification, development and application of information culture in the Western Australian public sector, Janine Douglas

Socio-cultural factors influencing male involvement in reproductive health during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period in rural districts of Malawi, Jane Dzumbila-Namasasu

Reality Bytes : P, characteristics of bullying in the cyber and non-cyber environments, Sarah E. Falconer

Migration and marketing: The consumer acculturation of Italian-Australians, Stephen Fanning

Beliefs, knowledge and practices of effective primary science teachers, Angela Fitzgerald

Literacy for livelihoods: A case study of the impact of formal and informal literacy programs in Nangi Village, rural Nepal, Bronwyn Gagliardi

Trophic implications of light reductions for Amphibolis Griffithii seagrass fauna, Adam Gartner

An investigation into online teaching and the delivery of computer science topics : practice, content and environmental factors, Yuwanuch Gulatee

Goal motivation, academic outcomes, and psychological distress of a group of Australian secondary students : scale refinement and an extension of the Ingledew, Wray, Markland, and Hardy (2005) model, Craig Harms

Emotional intelligence and significant-other attachment transference : factors affecting early career teachers, Vicky E. Houghton

Integrated broadband microphotonic beamformer for adaptive nulling in smart antennas, Budi Juswardy

Linking uses of management control systems with strategic capabilities and business level strategies for organizational performance evidence from the Sri Lankan textile and apparel industry, Nirosha D. Kapu Arachchilage

Impact of static stretch and muscular contractions on force production within the human triceps surae muscle-tendon complex, Anthony D. Kay

Infusing critical thinking into an employability skills program: The effectiveness of an immersion approach, Sophie Kennedy

A strategic analysis of e-government development among local governments in the Perth metropolitan area : a multi-case exploratory study, Sarah Nyambura Kiniti

Who is it that writes? Poetry and the plural self, Christopher Karl Konrad

Reconstructing the gamma-secretase complex using the MultiBac baculovirus system for expression of heterologous multi-protein complexes, Sudarsan Krishnaswamy

Exploring Maori identity (Whakapapa) through textile processes : a visual arts program for year 11 students, Karin Langham

Personal exposure of children to formaldehyde in Perth, Western Australia, Victoria S. Lazenby

An empirical examination of ethical decision making by corporate accountants in Taiwan, Eng-Lung Lin

Industrial heat stress : Using ice slurry ingestion as a practical approach to reducing heat strain in workers, Joseph E. Maté

Estimation of prenatal exposure to glyphosate using maternal exposure assessment techniques, Heather L. McQueen

Rewiring head and heart : An investigation into the efficacy of a clinical psychotherapeutic modality for the treatment of depression, Genevieve Milnes

The effect of two different loading schemes and recovery types on kinematic and kinetic parameters in squat exercise, Nur I. Mohamad

Teaching Singaporean working adults in diploma programmes at a privately funded educational institute, Abdul Rashid Mohamed Ali

Investigating the individual, interpersonal and contextual variables associated with secondary school students’ behaviour as bystanders in bullying interactions, and how these differ according to gender, Helen E. Monks

Minnesota boy, journeys of mind and place: A memoir; and, International development in the era of mass travel : an essay, Terence I. Murphy

Effects of muscle contractions on biceps brachii oxygenation investigated by near-infrared spectroscopy, Makii Muthalib

Impact of a professional development program on teachers' beliefs: A collective case study of four Indonesian schools, Hendrati Nastiti

A sociocultural approach to the study of an ICT curriculum for at-risk students in Singapore, Uma Natarajan

Thumbing the social pulse: Mobile information updates in chaotic settings via location and gossip-based SMS texting by co-located and co-present young adults engaged in the twenty-four hour economy, Jason Noble

How healthy are hairdressers? An investigation of health problems of female, Western Australian hairdressers, Mary O'Loughlin

From canter to cantor: Negotiating constraints, and the perceptions of elitism in serious leisure pursuits : The experiences of a high performing athlete and artist, Lorraine O'Neill

An intelligence model for terrorist incident prevention for Australian police: A systemic investigation, Simon O’Rourke

Impairment of audit quality: An investigation of factors leading to dysfunctional audit behaviour, Halil Paino

What do primary school principals from the Yamaji region or Mid West Education District say about their school's bullying prevention and management guidelines and practices and how they support the strengths and needs of Aboriginal students and their families?, Dionne Paki

Critical success factors for building school capacity to engage parents in school-based bullying prevention interventions, Natasha L. Pearce

Electrical train stimulation to assess exercise associated muscle cramp, Roger V. Pegoraro

Learning a foreign language with a collaborative web-based task, processes and performances. Apprendre une langue étrangère à partir d'une tâche collaborative sur Internet : processus et performances, Frédérique Penilla

Low back pain in schoolgirl rowers: Prevalence, bio-psycho-social factors and prevention, Debra Perich

Capacity design for multiple quality of protection service classes in optical mesh networks, Quoc V. Phung

Life transition of becoming a university student, Gianeeshwaree S. Ramdeny

Defining appropriate options for post-closure land use of the Tamala Park Landfill in Western Australia, Marie Lourdes Raphael

The (un)written heart in Brecht’s Baal and Journeys of the god of happiness : heart matters in the development of a playwright and his ideas on acting, Ralf G. Rauker

Information technology capability within small-medium enterprises, Aurelio Ravarini

School aged children: Visual perception and reversal recognition of letters and numbers separately and in context, Janet E. Richmond

An archaeological re-investigation of the Mulka's Cave Aboriginal rock art site, near Hyden, Southwestern Australia, Alana Rossi

Resilience in Western Australian adolescents: A model of the processes that occur between risk and success, Mandie B. Shean

Living FIFO: the experiences and psychosocial wellbeing of Western Australian fly-in/fly-out employees and partners, Anne M. Sibbel

An examination of institutional factors in the implementation of public sector e-commerce : the Western Australian government electronic marketplace, Ian Michael Sims

Kohut's selfobject needs: Mirroring, idealization and twinship, Barbara Snyman

Improving the aesthetic and other experiential design aspects of bicycle paths in Western Australia, Anthony W. Stephens

Using web 2.0 technologies to enhance learning in higher education, Katrina Emily Strampel

Consuming online communities : computer operating systems, identity and resistance, Gregory C. Stratton

An investigation into short term latex pricing and national production forecasting decision support system for the public agricultural rubber industry in Thailand, Panida Subsorn

The Western Australian charter boat industry: Working towards long-term sustainability, Carli Telfer

Extra-curricular activity participation, connectedness to school and cigarette and alcohol use : how the relationships work, Laura Tennille Thomas

The economic efficacy (in terms of cost and quality outcomes) of outsourcing IT services and cleaning services by large Australian companies and government business enterprises, Justi Tonti-Filippini

Management accounting and organizational change : impact of alignment of management accounting system, structure and strategy on performance, Tuan Tuan Mat

Realist painting and its relationship to my creative practice, Xuning Wang

Distributed optical fibre smart sensors for acoustic sensing in the structural health monitoring of robust aerospace vehicles, Graham Wild

Bayesian and geostatistical analysis of the effect of air pollution on asthma hospitalisation in Perth, Yuichi Yano

An econometric analysis of Australian domestic tourism demand, Ghialy C. Yap

Active earth pressure from c-Ø soil subjected to surcharge and seismic loadings, Muhammad Zahid

MAC protocol design considerations for efficient mobility in wireless sensor networks, Kartinah Zen

Theses from 2009 2009

Time series analysis of HIV incidence cases in Ghana : trends, predictions and impact of interventions, Patrick Aboagye-Sarfo