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From paper to practice: educator understanding and facilitation of self-regulation in the kindergarten classroom
(2021)
There is growing concern about the mental health and resilience of today’s students (McCain,
Mustard, and Shanker, 2007) and difficulties with self-regulation as part of human development
are implicated in educational ...
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 ...
Restoring falsifiability to high school physics education
(2021)
The idea that scientific theories and conclusions are provisionally true is essential for students to
understand. There are limitations as to what passes for science and epistemological limitations to
scientific knowledge. ...
Critical assessment for transformative education: for people and the planet
(2022)
The purpose of this portfolio is to review the relevant academic literature from
environmental and social justice education, as well as assessment and evaluation, to make the
case for critical assessment and evaluation ...
Power in the Image | Visual Literacy in the Age of COVID-19
(2022)
The aim of this portfolio is to explore a journey of research examining the role of
photography and visual literacy in contemporary society through the lens of COVID-19 media
coverage, attending to the misrepresentation ...
From alpinism to activism: outdoor athletes’ perspectives on ecological and climate learning through their sport
(2022)
While climate change education has been studied extensively, the process of
environmental and climate learning outside of a structured educational context has seen
little study. Previous research has shown the efficacy ...
Decolonizing (for settlers): a pedagogical framework for enacting responsibilities
(2021)
The first section of this portfolio offers a grounding of core concepts central to the
framework, specifically an explanation of settler colonialism, why use the terms Indigenous and
settler, and what decolonization ...
Perspectives on climate change education and actions from environmentally conscious youth in British Columbia
(2022)
This thesis employs mixed methods consisting of an initial survey followed by a focus
group looking into the views of youth aged 16-20 regarding climate change education.
The guiding question of this research is: What ...
Perceptions of marketing teachers regarding sustainability in marketing education: a case study in Canada
(2022)
Broadly, the concept of sustainability provides directions for sustainable development in the
global context whereas sustainability education is referred to as a systemic response to
sustainability issues (Holdsworth & ...
Unsettling environmental and place-based literature for young children
(2020)
This portfolio seeks to trouble and unsettle the pervasiveness of settler colonialism, White
supremacy, and anthropocentrism in young children’s environmental and place-based literature
through the creation of a picture ...