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Stories of practice : preservice teachers' perceptions of information and communications technology
(2009-05-28)This thesis investigates the perceptions of information and communications technology (ICT) held by four preservice teachers as they engage in their first field-based practicum. Perceptions result from interactions between ... -
Stories of the cystorhood: exploring women’s experiences with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: implications for education, self-perception, and medicalization
(2016-01-05)The overarching purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of women with PCOS in more detail to provide further knowledge of the syndrome, to educate others, and reduce stigma – for all women, with or without ... -
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, ... -
Student and teacher perspectives on choice theory as transformative education: an alternative secondary school context
(2020)Alternative education suffers from a bad reputation. Many people see these programs and schools as places where students who are considered to be “disruptive” or otherwise “deficient” in the eyes of mainstream education ... -
Student characteristics, teaching methodology and satisfaction with adult english as a second language programs in the Thunder Bay area
(1992)This research suggests that adult ESL programs are quite successful. Most students have positive attitudes towards English study and share positive feelings in class. They take an active part in classroom activities and ... -
Student-teacher relationships and their perceived impact on learning and motivation
(2021)The purpose of this study was to explore student perceptions specifically connected to student views of their relationships with teachers and the impact these relationships have on student learning and motivation. There ... -
Students' understanding of fractions within a reform based instructional program : an action research analysis
(2006)Students have a difficult time understanding the concepts behind fraction procedures. The purpose of this study was to determine which teaching method, traditional or reform, helped students to develop a conceptual ... -
Study of Kenyan secondary school principals' perceptions of the effectiveness of KESI in-service programs
(1993)The objective of this qualitative study was to determine the perceptions of Kenyan principals as regards the effectiveness of the in-service programs given by the Kenya Education Staff Institute (KESI). Respondents ... -
A study of teacher satisfaction in isolated communities of Northwestern Ontario
(1990)One of the major problems facing school boards of Northwestern Ontario is the high turnover rate among teachers in isolated communities. The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers in isolated communities of ... -
Study of the effect of drama education on social interaction in high school students
(1997)The primary purpose of this qualitative study is to examine high school students’ perceptions o f being involved in creative drama, and the effect o f this involvement on their social interactions. All data was collected, ... -
Support for, and success of, Indigenous students in access programs at four Canadian universities: educators’ perspectives and practices
(2020)Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s recent report on Indigenous Post- Secondary Education reported that 10% of Indigenous peoples in Canada hold a university degree, compared to 26% of non-Indigenous people. Yet, ... -
A Survey of expatriate teachers in Kuwait
(2009-08)The purpose of this study was to understand why qualified American and Canadian educators left their home country to teach overseas and more specifically, why they decided to live and work in Kuwait. Fifty-one participants ... -
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 ... -
Teacher perceptions of the development of a school profile
(1995)This study was developed as a means to examine the assumptions arising from educational research on the use of the school audit process In building effective schools. These assumptions are evident in the work of Fullan ... -
Teacher perspectives on community engagement in an international school context
(2020)This qualitative case study explores teacher perspectives on community engagement efforts at the International School of Dakar (ISD) in Dakar, Senegal. It examines how teachers define meaningful and reciprocal community ... -
Teacher preparedness for engaging in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention
(2004)Adolescent suicide has become more frequent over the past few decades, despite school-based suicide prevention programs which have been in place since the 1970's. As youth suicide rates have increased, so has the amount ... -
Teacher's beliefs and perceptions about vocabulary instruction
(2022)Vocabulary is a fundamental component of reading comprehension. Vocabulary are the words that are recognizable within a learner’s lexicon. Notwithstanding the well-defined importance of vocabulary, there is limited ...