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Can education be healing? : adult women's motivations for and experiences with university education / by Janis Cox.
(2009)"Previous research reveals that some women might pursue university education as a means to heal from experiences of violence, poverty, and trauma or to take control over aspects of their identity that have been sublimated ... -
Caring : perceptions of students and a community college diploma nursing program
(1994)While caring has been a recent focus of nursing and curricula for nursing education, little research exists on student and faculty perspectives of caring. There is a particular lack of research on caring within diploma ... -
A Case Study of Elementary Schoolchildren’s Perspectives on Character: An Exploration using a Children’s Rights Participatory Framework
(2015)There has been for educators of schoolchildren internationally a renewed interest in ‘character education’ (e.g., Brabeck & Rogers, 2000; Caspo 2001; Covell & Howe, 2001; Halstead & Pike, 2006; Hussar & Harris, 2010; Friday, ... -
Case study of reflections on the implementation of group projects from the perspective of professors at Lakehead University
(2014)Cooperative learning practices in higher education carry the potential to increase student achievement and to develop social and team work skills valued highly by employers. However, despite an abundance of literature ... -
Challenged by compassion: an exploration of the lived experience of compassion fatigue among Canadian nurses who worked during COVID-19
(2023)The experience of compassion fatigue is a serious challenge within caregiving professions. Scholars agree that although the symptoms of compassion fatigue are similar to burnout and secondary stress disorder, there is ... -
Challenges faced by young adult African students with Refugee Status in Ontario schools
(2014-12-05)This qualitative study explores the common challenges faced by African young adult refugee students in regard to their academic achievement in Ontario secondary schools. It also considers, using the participants' ideas and ... -
Changing channels: altering the dis-course of “invasive” species education
(2022)This portfolio is focused on two discourses around "invasive" species, namely the dominant Western science narratives that emphasize elimination, control, and management and an Indigenous perspective that takes a longer ... -
Changing climate of outdoor education in the Quebec CEGEP system
(2008)This study examined the manner in which outdoor education programming has changed in the English Quebec College D'Enseignement General et Professionnel (CEGEP) system during the last 20-30 years and the factors contributing ... -
Children with an identified learning disability and their understanding of the social world
(2012-11-10)Social skills are learned behaviours. Individuals with identified learning disabilities frequently have difficulty demonstrating, acquiring, and understanding the importance of behaviours that are deemed social skills and ... -
Children’s views of the learning environment: a study exploring the Reggio Emilia principle of the environment as the third teacher
(2016)The purpose of this research study was to explore the concept of the environment as the third teacher and how students in a Reggio Emilia inspired school view their classroom and its ability to help them learn. The research ... -
Chinese students' later-year experiences in Canadian universities / by Shimei Zang.
(2007)The mosaic of Canadian university campuses is changing to reflect the presence of more and more minority students, including both Chinese international and immigrant students. This qualitative study explored what Chinese ... -
Chronic student absenteeism
(2019)Chronic student absenteeism, defined as a student missing 10% or more of the school year, is a significant issue for educators. This portfolio is a practical resource guide for school administrators seeking to reduce ... -
The Chronicles of North Narnia: a scholarly personal narrative of place-based learning on the Lakehead University Thunder Bay campus
(2020)Whether they are large intact forests or small urban greenspaces, places have the potential to captivate, inspire, educate and foster a deep sense of stewardship towards the natural world. Placebased education is a growing ... -
Citizenship perspectives of Mainland Chinese students in a Canadian international school
(2022)Ever since the opening of the Chinese market in the late 20th century, international educational programs started to blossom. British Columbia Offshore Schools (BCOS) started to emerge in the mid-90s with their first ... -
Classroom physical arrangement and student behaviour
(1999)The following study examines how the physical arrangement of classrooms affects student behaviour, as measured by student off-task Inappropriate' and disruptive' behaviour, defined as all types of behaviours that are ... -
Climate change education : a portfolio
(2018)The focus of this portfolio is climate change education, with a particular emphasis on the challenges facing educators in Alberta where economic matters are often prioritized over environmental ones and the lessons we can ... -
Climate change education inquiries in the secondary classroom: a practical guide
(2020)The purpose of this literature review is to report on current climate change education research focused on best practice for climate change pedagogy at the secondary level. Through the literature, I demonstrate the ... -
Collaborative professionalism by way of collective efficacy
(2019)This project portfolio explores how, by improving teacher efficacy and enhancing collaborative professionalism, there are accompanying gains in student learning. The project is based around Ontario’s Policy and Program ... -
Coming full circle : non-Aboriginal teachers' narratives of their engagement in urban Aboriginal education
(2012-11-10)Current Aboriginal researchers address how Eurocentrism construsts and reinforces a set of normative and oppressive "educational" values that do not recognize or include Indigenous epistemologies. A few studies are emerging ... -
Comparative study of the lived experiences of Canadian-born and foreign-born Chinese Canadian students in Northern Ontario
(2006)Social and cultural adaptation may be issues of importance to students of Chinese origin in Canada, where both Canadian-born and foreign-born Chinese students often experience many problems of adjustment, including the ...