Browsing by Discipline
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An Analysis of Ontario's pre-service teacher candidates' attitudes and approach towards teaching the Holocaust
(2009-08)Unexpectedly, 79% of the respondents expressed no discomfort in teaching lessons about the Holocaust, despite the complexity and sensitivity of the topic. Respondents indicated the necessity of Holocaust Education as a ... -
Analysis of program delivery services in First Nations, federal and provincial schools in Northwestern Ontario
(1991)This study compares federal, provincial and First Nations schools’ delivery of specific educational services to Native students in Northwestern Ontario. Areas of comparison include those which the Indian Education Paper ... -
Annie off my mind: heterosexist censorship of adolescent literature in intermediate/senior language arts curricula
(2014-12-11)This qualitative study analyzes the censorship of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) literature in intermediate and senior schools. This research identifies implicit heteronormativity in language arts ... -
Anthropocene U: Academic responses and responsibilities at Lakehead University
(2015-06-15)This thesis explores the stories of six faculty members and administrators at Lakehead University who are responding to the Anthropocene through their academic work. Their stories suggest that there are barriers facing ... -
An arts-informed study of Artemis and Apollo: implications for teachers
(2008)Using arts-informed research and the intuitive artistic processes of drawing and painting I searched for visual symbols and feelings in the myths of Artemis and Apollo. Visual imagery, symbols and meaning provide a ... -
Arts4SocialJustice
(2020)In the following pages I will tell a story. This story is mine, but it is also others’. With this narrative I will recount the journey and people that took me to where I stand now. I will discuss how I found myself in ... -
Assessment and evaluation practices in outdoor, experiential, environmentally-focused integrated and interdisciplinary programs
(2009)Two integrated/interdisciplinary programs were used as qualitative case studies of assessment and evaluation practices in outdoor, experiential, environmentally-focused integrated and interdisciplinary programs. Data were ... -
Assistive technology and the self-esteem of students with learning disabilities
(2012-11-10)This thesis explored the relationship between using assistive technology (AT), and the self-esteem of students with learning disabilities (LD). A case study was created for each of two participants and were compared in a ... -
Attitudes and motivation for learning English among elementary francophone students
(1995)Canadian society allows for group traditions and supports a rich variety of cultures. The pluralistic nature of this country makes it beneficial for a growing number of children and adults to acquire a second language. ... -
Baby boomers : will they age successfully?
(2002)The purpose of this study was to examine factors considered likely to predict whether or not baby boomers are likely to age successfully. Data were obtained from a secondary analysis of selected items from a healthy aging ... -
Becoming a literacy teacher : from teacher preparation through the first two years of literacy teaching / by Laurie Elizabeth Leslie.
(2010)"Preparing teachers to teach literacy effectively is a lengthy and complex process. It begins long before students are accepted into preservice education programs and continues throughout their careers. This three-year ... -
Becoming an ESL Teacher: An Autoethnography
(2015)In this thesis I studied the teacher identity development journey I underwent while completing my first term of teaching adult ESL learners at a post-secondary institute in Ontario. I addressed three questions. Firstly, ... -
Best practices of five Canadian ecological education (ECE), environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) pre-service teacher educators
(2010)This study examines the teaching practices of five Canadian pre-service teacher educators in ecological education (ECE) courses, environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) courses. This ... -
Beyond recursive patterning: visual representations to promote algebraic thinking with primary students
(2016)This case study examined the impact of using designed visual representations of simple linear functions on Grade 2/3 students’ development of algebraic thinking. I also looked for the connections between the use of visual ... -
Black girls and school disciplinary mechanisms
(2023)This study explores the disproportionate discipline of Black Girls in Ontario’s K-12 publicly funded schools. The current literature exploring racially disproportionate discipline and the school-to-prison pipeline obscures ... -
Body positivity as public pedagogy? The case of the #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram
(2021)This thesis is a qualitative single-case study of the #effyourbeautystandards Instagram account and hashtag as a site of public pedagogy. Using feminist critical discourse analysis, this study sought to understand the ... -
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services (Inc.) program evaluation
(1995)This study is a qualitative evaluation of a community based social service agency whose mandate is to provide services for persons living with the effects of head injury. Designed to describe program operations from ... -
Bravery, accountability, and praxis: decolonizing international education
(2020)International education operates in a fundamentally post/colonial paradigm. This study aims to amplify the voices of a diverse group of students, learning at Green School, Bali (an international school environment) around ... -
Building bridges in indigenizing education: digital narratives as a means of shifting non-Indigenous teacher horizons towards relationality
(2015-06-15)This thesis was developed in response to the pressing need to find methods for non-Indigenous teachers to actively teach for Indigenous student resilience, and to center Indigenous students and their families in an ... -
By no means there yet: centring the voices of Black, Indigenous, and youth of colour climate activists in Ontario
(2024)This critical qualitative inquiry delves into the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and youth of colour activists involved in the climate justice movement. Semi-structured narrative interviews were conducted with 15 ...