Browsing by Discipline
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Perceptions of education : voices from an isolated reserve community in Northern Canada
(2001)This qualitative study describes the perceptions held by the stakeholders of education in a self-governed northern isolated community of the goals of education and curriculum for Aboriginal children. The study recognizes ... -
Perceptions of inclusivity in the segregated classroom : perspectives of grade 7 & 8 students identified with behavioural difficulties / by Larysa Melody Henry.
(2008)The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perspectives of five grade 7 and 8 boys identified with behaviour difficulties to determine their perceptions regarding whether their schools are meeting their ... -
Perceptions of learning French : a case study in French immersion
(1996)This study set out to determine, through a qualitative research approach, the perceptions of learning of a group of Grade Six Early French Immersion students. Data were collected through classroom observation, class ... -
Perceptions of marketing teachers regarding sustainability in marketing education: a case study in Canada
(2022)Broadly, the concept of sustainability provides directions for sustainable development in the global context whereas sustainability education is referred to as a systemic response to sustainability issues (Holdsworth & ... -
Perpetually "needs improvement": pre-service teachers' knowledge of social justice and education
(2015-08-05)The author of this thesis uses grounded theory methodology to illuminate pre-service teachers’ understandings of social justice concepts, theories, and perspectives at the beginning of their teacher education programs. ... -
Personalist pedagogy of John MacMurray
(2001)This study attempts to determine what contribution British philosopher John Macmurray makes to contemporary issues in education. Specifically, it seeks to determine how the philosophy of personalism, a variant of which ... -
Perspectives on climate change education and actions from environmentally conscious youth in British Columbia
(2022)This thesis employs mixed methods consisting of an initial survey followed by a focus group looking into the views of youth aged 16-20 regarding climate change education. The guiding question of this research is: What ... -
Physician teacher perceptions of undergraduate medical students' four week integrated community experience / by Marsha Ann Reinikka.
(2008)The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of Northern Ontario physician-teachers with regard to second-year medical students who participated in a Northern Ontario Medicine (NOSM) four-week integrated community ... -
Poetizing disability : arts-informed reflections
(2009)Through arts-informed educational research, I engaged in poetic exploration of the lived experience of disability. Theorizing and creating through poetry helped me to reflect and deepen my understanding of my own disability, ... -
Portrayal of dominance in children's myth, story and legend : implications for educational administrators
(1996)This research views a theory of dominance from the perspective that dominance represents an integration of dialectical support and control dimensions. The design of the inquiry applies an adaptation of Hersey and Blanchard's ... -
Post-secondary education: a bridge out of criminality
(2020)This project portfolio provides a proposed educational program for women transitioning out of criminality. By providing criminalized women with access to post-secondary education, this program seeks to remedy the injustice ... -
Postmodern imaginative constructivism for STSE understanding
(2014-12-05)The influences of science and technology on society and the environment (STSE) have been an integral component of the formal educational curricula for four decades, and yet industrialized countries frequently struggle ... -
Power in the Image | Visual Literacy in the Age of COVID-19
(2022)The aim of this portfolio is to explore a journey of research examining the role of photography and visual literacy in contemporary society through the lens of COVID-19 media coverage, attending to the misrepresentation ... -
Practical resources for therapeutic horseback riding programs that support students on the autism spectrum
(2020)Over the past decade, equine-assisted interventions have become increasingly popular as assistive programs for individuals with specialized needs (Gabriels et al., 2012) given the adaptability of these interventions and ... -
Pre-service teacher perceptions of White privilege in a two-year teacher education program
(2017)The purpose of this study was to examine pre-service teachers’ perceptions of White privilege in a two-year teacher education program. This study employed a qualitative approach and interviews were utilized as the primary ... -
Pre-service teachers branch out : learning to learn together through the Caring Tree mural project / by Ali Solaja.
(2007)While there is a growing body of literature on the educational benefits of engaging in community murals, less attention is given to the pedagogical significance of community mural-making in schools and Faculties of Education. ... -
Pre-service teachers' conceptual understanding of perimeter, area, and volume
(2007)In this study, pre-service teachers’ understanding of perimeter, area, the relationship between the two, and volume are explored. A questionnaire on these concepts was administered to 110 participants, comprising the ... -
Preparedness to teach : a comparison between consecutive and concurrent education students
(1996)The purpose of the study was to examine the differences between consecutive and concurrent preservice education students concerning both their feelings of preparedness to teach and the classroom management and discipline ... -
Preservice teacher beliefs about teaching language arts and literacy
(2012-11-10)Preservice Teacher Beliefs about Teaching Language and Literacy describes the findings of a qualitative study conducted with a Junior/Intermediate language arts methods course in a Faculty of Education at a University in ... -
Preservice teachers' perceptions of teaching in communities of Northwestern Ontario
(2008)This mixed-method study examined the perceptions of preservice teachers about teaching in Northwestern Ontario, and how these perceptions influence their decisions to apply for teaching positions within the area through ...