Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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A Critical Assessment of Ages Derived Using Pre-Main-Sequence Isochrones in Colour-Magnitude Diagrams
(University of ExeterPhysics, 2012-09-20)In this thesis a critical assessment of the ages derived using theoretical pre-main-sequence (pre-MS) stellar evolutionary models is presented by comparing the predictions to the low-mass pre-MS population of 14 young ... -
A critical assessment of female middle school mathematics and science teachers' perspectives of the Abu Dhabi education reform programme and the use of English as a medium of instruction
(University of ExeterEDD TESOL, 2011-10-07)The Ministry of Education in Abu Dhabi launched an extensive reform initiative developed by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) in partnership with international operators. The reform has introduced innovative teaching ... -
The Critical Concept of Afrocentrism in Nigerian Literature
(University of ExeterEnglish, 2015-06-07)Since the early 1960s, Afrocentrism has been developed as a theory that resists forms of marginalisation of African peoples, places African culture at the centre of inquiry, and promotes African peoples as subjects rather ... -
Critical Discourse within European Plays in the First Half of the Twentieth Century and the Manifestations of a Similar Phenomenon in Modern Egyptian Drama
(University of ExeterDrama, 2014-01-27)This thesis closely examines the utilisation of dramatic characters’ comments on matters of literary and theatrical criticism. This phenomenon shaped a trend in European theatre during the first half of the twentieth ... -
A Critical Edition of Qawaid al-Tasawwuf by Ahmad Zarruq (d. 899/1493) with Introduction
(University of ExeterInstitute of Arab and Islamic Studies, 2009-09-28)The present study is an attempt to restore the text of Qawaid al-Tasawwuf by comparative and comprehensive study of its manuscripts. This thesis also aims to study Zarruq’s concept of juridical Sufism as manifested in this ... -
A critical examination of the significance of Arabic in realizing an Arab identity: The perspectives of Arab youth at an English medium university in the United Arab Emirates
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education - College of Social Sciences and International Studies, 2015-04-08)In the past few years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) there has been an overwhelming focus on the use of English at all levels of education, in both public and private schools. In addition, the UAE has given English a ... -
A critical Jungian investigation of student resistance to English in an Emirati university foundation-year programme.
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2009-12-14)This thesis is directed towards investigating the nature of English language learning in a foundation-year programme in one public university in the United Arab Emirates. The aims of the thesis were based on the need to ... -
Cross Entropy-based Analysis of Spacecraft Control Systems
(University of ExeterMathematics, 2016-10-31)Space missions increasingly require sophisticated guidance, navigation and control algorithms, the development of which is reliant on verification and validation (V&V) techniques to ensure mission safety and success. A ... -
Crossing Borders in Taiwan New Cinema: Historiography, Popularity, Postcoloniality
(University of ExeterFilm, 2013-09-20)Focusing on Taiwan New Cinema from its inception in 1982 to the present, this thesis examines the key features of historical representation, dramatic genre and postcolonial discourse. Taiwan New Cinema configures the ... -
The Cruising Voyages of William Dampier, Woodes Rogers and George Shelvocke and their Impact
(University of ExeterHistory, 2013-01-17)The thesis proposes that the cruising voyages of Dampier, Woodes Rogers and Shelvocke were not, as David J Starkey suggests, ‘an anachronistic activity’ of minor historical significance, but were of considerable contemporary ... -
Crystals of relative displays and Grothendieck-Messing Deformation Theory
(University of ExeterCEMPS, 2016-12-14)Displays can be thought of as relative versions of Fontaine's notion of strongly divisible lattice from integral p-adic Hodge theory. In favourable circumstances, the crystalline cohomology of a smooth projective R-scheme ... -
The Cultural and Ideological Significance of Representations of Boudica During the Reigns of Elizabeth I and James I
(University of ExeterEnglish, 2009-07-08)This study follows the trail of Boudica from her rediscovery in Classical texts by the humanist scholars of the fifteenth century to her didactic and nationalist representations by Italian, English, Welsh and Scottish ... -
A Cultural History of Catholic Nationalism in Slovakia, 1985-1993
(University of ExeterHistory, 2015-09-18)This thesis is about the construction of a nationalised public Catholic culture in Slovakia from 1985 to 1993. At the core of this culture was the assumption that the Catholic Church had always been an integral part of the ... -
Cultural identities of Chinese visitors to the UK: an exploratory study of structure and agency
(University of ExeterManagement, 2015-06-30)This exploratory research seeks to understand the practices and experiences associated with Chinese tourists from the People’s Republic of China to the UK, both the reception by UK citizens and their own reflections of ... -
Cultural Intelligence and the Expatriate Teacher: A study of expatriate teachers’ constructs of themselves as culturally intelligent.
(University of ExeterGraduate School of Education, 2014-04-10)This study is situated in the field of cultural intelligence (CQ) research. It involves expatriate teachers employed at a college for Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates who are all EFL trained native English speakers ... -
Cultural Tourism, Young People and Destination Perception: A Case Study of Delphi, Greece
(University of Exeter, 2008-08-18)The aim of the study is to identify young visitors’ perceptions of the archaeological site of Delphi in Greece by measuring their importance and satisfaction levels from a series of cultural attributes through importance ... -
The Culture of Prison Management: Measurement of Risk Control Culture in the English and Japanese Prison Services using the Grid and Group Cultural Theory
(University of ExeterDepartment of Politics, 2011-09-28)Comparative analysis is crucial to academic studies of public administration because it provides understanding of the nature of different types of public service institution: in particular, it helps to show what they do ... -
‘Culture, Character or Campaigns?’ Assessing the Electoral Performance of the Liberals and Liberal Democrats in Cornwall 1945-2010
(University of ExeterHumanities, 2014-07-28)Politics in Cornwall in the twentieth century was dominated by the rivalry of two major parties: the Conservatives and the Liberals. Unlike much of the rest of Britain Cornwall retained a different political paradigm in ... -
Culture, Memory, and Space on Stage: The Construction of Female Hakka Contemporary Theatre in Taiwan
(University of ExeterDrama, 2012-02-07)Theatre is a location of cultures, the reflection of our daily lives, the present moment we are living. This thesis focuses on studying performances of the Hakka Contemporary Theatre created by female directors (Hakka and ... -
Curious Objects and Victorian Collectors: Men, Markets, Museums
(University of ExeterEnglish, 2013-11-20)This thesis examines the portrayal of gentleman collectors in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century literature, arguing that they often find themselves challenged and destabilised by their collections. The collecting ...