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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 ...
Poetizing disability : arts-informed reflections
(2009)
Through arts-informed educational research, I engaged in poetic exploration of the lived experience of disability. Theorizing and creating through poetry helped me to reflect and deepen my understanding of my own disability, ...
Leaving the federation : secondary administrators' responses to a change in context
(2001)
The effects of contextual change (removal from the teachers' federation) on the culture of a small group of secondary school administrators was studied qualitatively, by a participant observer, using interviews, observations, ...
Interpretive study of four secondary level male music teachers in Northwestern Ontario
(2001)
The relative dearth of qualitative studies on characteristics
of exemplary secondary level music teachers buttressed the need for
this thesis. I selected four secondary male music teachers deemed
exemplary by members ...
Sino-Canadian parents' perceptions of their children's Chinese literacy development
(2004)
This qualitative study was conducted in a Northwestern Ontario urban community where
the population of Sino-Canadian people is approximately 300 members. The purpose of
the study was to describe Sino-Canadian parents’ ...
A deadly dimorph: what you need to know about Blastomyces spp.
(2019)
Maxx had just returned from spending a holiday weekend at a camp near Geraldton, Ontario when his owners noticed he just “wasn’t himself.” He began coughing and then “started licking his paws a lot.” When his paws began ...
Teachers' perspectives on the implementation of the Ontario elementary school science curriculum
(2005)
This study examined the implementation of the Ontario elementary school Science and
Technology curriculum from the perspective of nine grade 8 teachers of varying experience and
specialization. The questions which this ...
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 ...
Immigrant university faculty members' perception of their experiences in post-secondary employment in Canada
(2005)
Includes comments on : academic environment and activities, social life, isolation, independence, traditional cultural values, cultural issues, language as a barrier, stereotyping, racism, gender prejudice, support within ...
Role of service dogs for two children with autism spectrum disorder
(2005)
This qualitative study investigated the role of service dogs for two children with autism spectrum
disorder. The participants in this study were eight adults who all had direct and continuing
interaction with a service ...