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Critical pedagogy as praxis / Mary Breunig. --
(2006)
While there is a body o f literature that considers the theory of critical pedagogy, there is significantly less literature that specifically addresses the ways in which professors attempt to apply this theory in practice. ...
Implementation of the Heart Healthy Kids Toolkit by elementary school teachers in Thunder Bay and the factors that affect its use in the classroom
(2006)
The Heart Healthy Kids Toolkit (HHKT) is a health and physical education resource that
elementary school teachers may use to help teach their students about the importance of being
physically active, eating healthy, and ...
Instructors' perceptions of their roles in a culturally diverse classroom at the post secondary level
(2006)
This qualitative study investigated instructors’ perceptions of their roles in culturally
diverse classrooms at the post secondary level. The participants were six instructors who
have had students from different cultural ...
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 ...
Spirituality in education : professorial viewpoints
(2006)
There has been a dramatic rise in interest in spirituality over the last decade.
Historically, universities began with a spiritual base. Today, superficially, education
generally appears to have lost its spiritual emphasis. ...
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 ...
Factors influencing women's participation in mathematical disciplines
(2006)
Few high-achieving, university-bound, female high school students are choosing
to pursue a mathematics degree at university. Researchers have discussed a wide
range of factors that may account for this situation. This ...
Formative evaluation of "Humanities 101 : a Lakehead University community initiative" : the perspective of the students
(2006)
In the Fall of 2005, the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University
implemented a twelve-week program aimed at providing non-traditional students
an experience in higher education. The purpose of this study was to ...
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 ...
Evaluation of the Good Readers' Club : an early literacy intervention program
(2006)
Programs reviewed include : Success for All, Reading Recovery, the 5th Block Program and the Good Readers' Club at the Lakehead District School Board (Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario). 29 grade two students from ten ...