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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 ...
Recent Chinese immigrants' perceptions of English language and culture learning in Canada
(2007)
Study participants : 6 Chinese immigrations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pre-service teachers' conceptual understanding of perimeter, area, and volume
(2007)
In this study, pre-service teachers’ understanding of perimeter, area, the relationship
between the two, and volume are explored. A questionnaire on these concepts was administered
to 110 participants, comprising the ...
Assessment and evaluation practices in outdoor, experiential, environmentally-focused integrated and interdisciplinary programs
(2009)
Two integrated/interdisciplinary programs were used as qualitative case studies of assessment and evaluation practices in outdoor, experiential, environmentally-focused integrated and interdisciplinary programs. Data were ...
Role model/mentor influence on the career path of college professors
(2009)
The original intent of the proposal was to study the impact of role models on a small body of teachers in the Engineering Technology division at an urban college, preferably with experience teaching math and science. ...
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 ...