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Teacher's beliefs and perceptions about vocabulary instruction
(2022)
Vocabulary is a fundamental component of reading comprehension. Vocabulary are
the words that are recognizable within a learner’s lexicon. Notwithstanding the well-defined
importance of vocabulary, there is limited ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 & ...
Relating and learning with other beings, materials, and weather: multispecies assemblages at a Canadian forest school
(2022)
In Canada, there has been a surge in outdoor and nature-based programming for young
children, such as forest schools, with interest heightening over the COVID-19 pandemic. While
there are many physical, cognitive, and ...
Fostering greater equity and inclusion with plant-based food options in school: a critical inquiry with elementary parents in the Lakehead District School Board
(2022)
While there has been increasing attention to equity and inclusion in Ontario schools,
school food and drink offerings have yet to be explicitly incorporated in most equity and
inclusion policies and practices. With the ...
It was neither Confucian nor confusion: dynamics of intercultural sensitivity among East-Asian students at Canadian universities
(2022)
International students from Confucian heritage culture countries are often perceived
by westerners as having low intercultural communication competence (ICC) (Zhu &
Bresnahan, 2018). In popular media and mainstream ...