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The impact of the teacher's questions on the learning of part-whole relations and a benchmark model in fractions
(2015-06-15)
The focus of this case study was to explore how my questions as a teacher impacted my students‟ construction of part-whole relations and their use of a benchmark model in learning fractions. The research conducted ...
Improving mathematics teaching through professional learning groups
(2015-08-05)
In order to teach mathematics well, teachers must have a specialised knowledge of the content (Silverman & Thompson, 2008) and believe in effective teaching methods (Philipp, 2007). Research has indicated that teaching ...
Fat bullying of girls in school : implications for pre-service teacher education
(2015-08-05)
Bullying of girls based on their body size remains a problem in schools that often appears
to be tolerated and neglected by adult staff. Thus far, there has been a limited amount of
research on this topic, including a ...
An exploration of mathematics discourse in a reform-oriented classroom and its role in the development of strategies and big ideas in early addition and subtraction
(2015-02-02)
The focus of this video case study was to analyze the role of social norms (discourse in a
learning community), sociomathematical norms (math discourse in a learning
community), and my teaching in facilitating these norms ...
Building bridges in indigenizing education: digital narratives as a means of shifting non-Indigenous teacher horizons towards relationality
(2015-06-15)
This thesis was developed in response to the pressing need to find methods for non-Indigenous
teachers to actively teach for Indigenous student resilience, and to center Indigenous students and
their families in an ...
First Nations student engagement in secondary school: enhancing student success in a northern Eeyou community
(2015-08-05)
This study investigated engagement and disengagement factors for high school
students in a northern Eeyou community using a mixed methods participatory approach.
A quantitative survey, administered to a stratified sample ...
"What guides us here?" Exploring community health nurses' experiences of moral distress
(2015-08-25)
The concept of moral distress was first developed in the mid 1980’s by the American philosopher Dr. Andrew Jameton. Since then, moral distress has been studied in many health care practice settings and among various ...
Constructing unitizing: the critical strategies and models that build this essential mathematical concept
(2015-06-15)
The focus of this longitudinal case study was to investigate the progressive development
of unitizing in a cohort of students receiving reform-oriented mathematics instruction.
One-on-one videotaped mathematics interviews ...
Social justice and equity : exploring the perspectives of senior administrators on whiteness and racism in postsecondary education
(2015-08-05)
This study explored senior administrators‘ perspectives on Whiteness and racism in postsecondary education. The study focused on Canadian senior administrators at postsecondary institutions located in 2 provinces and in 2 ...
Perpetually "needs improvement": pre-service teachers' knowledge of social justice and education
(2015-08-05)
The author of this thesis uses grounded theory methodology to illuminate pre-service
teachers’ understandings of social justice concepts, theories, and perspectives at the beginning of
their teacher education programs. ...