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Participatory approach to community-based curriculum development for the Living With Elephants outreach program in Botswana
(2003)There are increasing conflicts arising between humans and elephants throughout Africa and Asia. The Republic of Botswana, which has one of the world’s largest elephant populations, is no exception. One strategy for ... -
Relating and learning with other beings, materials, and weather: multispecies assemblages at a Canadian forest school
(2022)In Canada, there has been a surge in outdoor and nature-based programming for young children, such as forest schools, with interest heightening over the COVID-19 pandemic. While there are many physical, cognitive, and ... -
Rise up!? : an analysis of appreciative resistance in environmental education / by Blair Niblett.
(2008)This thesis explores the relationship between the concepts of education and activism. I suggest that educators can approach activism in ways that are consistent with the aims of education. In support of this suggestion, I ... -
The role of self efficacy in constraints negotiation : rural Nova Scotia physical education teachers ability to implement outdoor education
(2011)Previous research has highlighted a noticeable shift from humans, especially children and youth, engaging in activities in natural environments to an increasing tendency to participate in sedentary activities in front ... -
Role of service dogs for two children with autism spectrum disorder
(2005)This qualitative study investigated the role of service dogs for two children with autism spectrum disorder. The participants in this study were eight adults who all had direct and continuing interaction with a service ... -
Seeing education through two pairs of eyes : an investigation of community involvement in the education system of a Northern Cree community
(2005)This qualitative emergent research study investigated the perceptions of involvement of Aboriginal community members in the formal secondary education system of a Northern Cree community by using a grounded theory approach. ... -
State of Northwestern Ontario secondary school programming for students affected by alcoholics
(2005)The purpose of this study was to examine programming available in Northwestern Ontario (NWO) secondary schools to support students who are affected by someone else’s drinking. Data on programming available in NWO secondary ... -
Student and teacher perceptions of race relations in a rural, Northwestern Ontario secondary school
(2005)Schools in Canada reflect the country’s racial diversity. Race relations therefore is an issue that most schools face. In this study, teacher and student perceptions of race relations at a secondary school were explored, ... -
Sustainable happiness in an ecovillage: exploring the impacts of sustainable living on individual happiness
(2017)While there has been substantial growth in scholarly attention to negative emotional responses to environmental issues such as climate change, limited research has been conducted on the converse, such as how environmentally ... -
The Apple : an autoethnography of experiences in education
(2006)This autoethnography focuses on my educational experiences from kindergarten through post-secondary. I look at what was and continues to be my journey. I conclude with an examination of the meaning I attribute to being ... -
Unsettling environmental and place-based literature for young children
(2020)This portfolio seeks to trouble and unsettle the pervasiveness of settler colonialism, White supremacy, and anthropocentrism in young children’s environmental and place-based literature through the creation of a picture ... -
Why don't intermediate teachers go outside?
(2018)The benefits of spending time outdoors and connecting with the natural world are becoming increasingly recognized, with outdoor education gaining more acceptance and visibility in our society. Unfortunately, traditional ... -
Wild wolves? Understanding human wolf interactions in a coastal Canadian national park reserve
(2006)Opinion surveys and interviews with park users (chiefly kayakers and canoeists) in the Pacific Rim (B.C) area, to examine their attitudes about wild wolves (Canis lupus).