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School council implementation : women principals' experiences with a policy for improving school leadership
(1998)
The 1995 Ontario initiative that requires representatives of all school
stakeholder groups to participate in the new forum of community governance
known as school councils is based on the premise that decentralized ...
Examining barriers and facilitators in using teachers’ journals for critical space
(2017)
Among the varying ways to reflect on practice, learning journals capture the stories and
lived experiences of teachers and help the writer to learn from experience about an event,
an idea, or emotions.
What does critical ...
"We're rapping, not trapping": hip hop as a contemporary expression of Métis culture and a conduit to literacy
(2017)
There exists a common essentialized discourse about Indigenous peoples in Canada that has communities frozen in time, leaving Métis culture represented through sashes, jigging, and the fur trade. However, across the country, ...
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 ...
People in discursive spaces : entry-level humanities eduction for non-traditional adult learners
(2018)
In Canada there are programs that offer non-traditional adult learners an entry-level university educational experience. These programs have various names, for example, Humanities 101, University 101, Discovery University ...
Opportunities for character development in multi-cultural settings
(2018)
This dissertation explores character development opportunities in for first-generation Nepali immigrant students, as exemplified in Ontario public school classrooms. The theoretical framework for this dissertation is derived ...
The role of self-reflective practices in an 'Aboriginal Education' course in teacher education
(2018)
This study explores teacher candidates’ and course instructors’ experiences and perspectives of a mandatory Aboriginal Education course at Lakehead University’s teacher education program. The study utilizes a mixed methods ...
Mandated citizenship: facilitating and reflecting on the development of citizenship through the Ontario mandated high school community service requirement
(2018)
Civic education and community service are widely viewed as worthwhile educational pursuits. Recent Canadian studies have shown that youth are now engaged in voluntary service more than any other age group in Canada. A key ...
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 ...
The impact of daily number talks on the development of mental math abilities of second graders within a reform-based classroom
(2018)
In this mixed methods case study I examined the impact of daily number talks (or strings) on the development of mental math abilities of second graders within a reform-based classroom. I also looked at whether or not the ...