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Special Thanks

Special thanks go to the student participants involved in video interviews. The fruit of this work can be viewed here.
Special thanks go to Jerry Ginsberg, Brian Poser, Scott Tanaka and Christopher Brown for all of their invaluable help.

Very special thanks go to my thesis supervisor, John McCullough, good luck in middle Canada.