Browsing by Discipline
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Critical pedagogy as praxis / Mary Breunig. --
(2006)While there is a body o f literature that considers the theory of critical pedagogy, there is significantly less literature that specifically addresses the ways in which professors attempt to apply this theory in practice. ... -
Curriculum change in the classroom : a teacher-based inquiry / by Connie Morrice.
(1995)This is an enthnographic study of six elementary classroom teachers in a large southern Ontario school board of over 100 schools. The study addresses the problem of reconciling commonly assumed theories in the field and ... -
Development of junior intermediate preservice teachers' mathematical knowledge and values / by Carlos Zerpa.
(2008)This research thesis is composed of two studies. The first study examined the validity and reliability of a locally developed instrument called the Perceptions of Mathematics (POM) questionnaire (Kajander, 2005). The POM ... -
Education for health services administration : an examination of met and unmet needs
(1979)Health systems in Canada, as in many other countries, have been crisis oriented. Expenditure upon all areas of the disease curing professions has risen at an accelerating rate in the past decade. The post-war introduction ... -
Educational experiences of aging nontraditional undergraduate students / by John MacKenzie.
(2007)This qualitative study describes the educational experiences of older full-time nontraditional undergraduate students. The participants in this study were over 40 years old and came from varying educational backgrounds. ... -
Educational experiences of young lesbians, bisexuals, and gays / by Petra Latt.
(2007)This study examines the high school experiences of nine members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community. It describes how heterosexuality, homophobia and heterosexism were endured by these youth ... -
Effectiveness of a structured handwriting program
(1999)The purpose of this study was to assess the use of a structured multi-sensory handwriting program with grade one students. This study utilized a multiple-group time series design and included a pre-test. A standardized ... -
Effects of a formal mentoring program on teacher retention and benefits to proteges and mentors
(2001)This thesis is an evaluation research study into the effects of a formal mentoring program on teacher retention and the benefits to mentors and protégés. The program studied took place in the Keewatin-Patricia District ... -
English as a second language (ESL) teachers' perceptions of grammar instruction
(2005)The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions that teachers of English as a second language (ESL) have regarding grammar instruction in ESL classrooms. The participants are five ESL teachers in ESL programs in ... -
Enhanced single school model : one Faculty of Education's variation of the professional development school
(2003)The Enhanced Single School Model (ESSM) was created to provide teacher candidates with an extended practicum during their professional year. It included two core teaching blocks and weekly volunteer time at a single school ... -
Environmental education and the Cheetah Conservation Fund : exploring children's value-based relationships with cheetahs / by Courtney Hughes.
(2008)For this thesis I collaborated with the Namibian Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) to research how farming children perceive and experience cheetahs. I also explored how CCF’s educational documents might affect the ways ... -
ESL learners perceptions of the cultural components in their English learning
(2003)This qualitative study investigated English as a Second Language (ESL) learners' perceptions of the nature and influence of immersion in a predominantly English culture on their English learning. The participants in the ... -
Evaluation of cooperative learning implementation in the classroom
(2000)This study examined how Cooperative Learning was being implemented by teachers in one board of education. Cooperative Learning is an instructional strategy which involves students working together in carefully designed ... -
Evaluation of the Good Readers' Club : an early literacy intervention program
(2006)Programs reviewed include : Success for All, Reading Recovery, the 5th Block Program and the Good Readers' Club at the Lakehead District School Board (Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario). 29 grade two students from ten ... -
Examination of the role of the multiple intelligences in studies of effective teaching
(2000)The purpose of this study is to evaluate selected teacher effectiveness research for elements of multiple intelligence (MI) theory. In order to acquire a more holistic picture of the nature of effective teaching, this study ... -
Experiences of female students completing a full-time aboriginal program by computer-mediated communication
(2001)This naturalistic inquiry examines the experiences of female Aboriginal students who were completing a full-time college program by computer-mediated communication (CMC). The college program was designed for the preparation ... -
Experiences of seven alumni who attended Shingwauk Residential School as children 1929-1964
(1999)This oral history report documents the recollected experiences of seven Native"students" who attended Shingwauk Residential School between 1929 and 1964. From qualitative analyses of transcripts three general themes emerged: ... -
Explicit use of performance expectancy as a function of self-regulated learning
(2001)This study examined the effects of making explicit the performance expectancy component of teaching and learning for Grade 8 science students. The performance expectancy used in this research specifically focused on ... -
Exploration of William Glasser's choice theory in classroom management / by Robert P.J. Paularinne.
(2007)The purpose of the study was to investigate whether secondary school teachers used Glasser's choice theory in classroom management and how it was operationalized and/or to describe the alternative approaches they may be ... -
Exploring Ontario's community service requirement
(2005)The thesis examines the community service requirement in Ontario high schools. As part of the new curriculum, there has been very little research examining the nature of the community service hours. A case study of a ...