• Connecting stories, environment, and culture: An ecological journey from China to Canada and back again 

  Li, Xiaonuo (2019-02-07)

  Environmental education is crucial to the present and the future of the planet. This study incorporated ecological and cultural thinking into the context of curriculum planning. In this study, I explored theories in ...
• Significant life experiences that have inspired environmental educators in British Columbia, Canada 

  Ottnad, Kathleen Evelyn (2019-01-25)

  The growing interdependence between individuals and nations is reflected in the environmental conditions of our world. There is a need for individuals to be environmentally aware and proactive to live in harmony with the ...
• To Flip or Not? Deciding on Whether to Use a Flipped Classroom Approach With of Higher-Level Second Language Students 

  Jia, Zhuochao (2019-01-15)

  The current project undertakes a review of extant literatures on the use of a flipped classroom model. This review is inclusive of what flipped classroom involves, how to adopt it practically in a school setting and its ...
• Exploring educators experiences implementing open educational practices 

  Paskevicius, Michael (2018-12-17)

  This research focuses on how educators are using openly accessible sources of knowledge and open-source tools in ways that impact their pedagogical designs. Using a phenomenological approach with self-identifying open ...
• Virtually invisible: at-risk boys and their concepts of self as beings-in-the-online-world 

  Tinney, Jordan (2018-11-23)

  As communications technologies flourish, increasing numbers of students are spending inordinate amounts of time in online communities. Often, students who spend excess time online are boys who are experiencing difficulty ...
• The communicative competency of boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 

  Rennie, Terry James (2018-11-21)

  Language is one of the features that define us as human beings. We use language to communicate with others. Children learn and develop competencies in different aspects of language that enable them to communicate in various ...
• An investigation of intergenerational relationships occurring within a shared reading program 

  MacDonald, Margaret Joan (2018-11-16)

  The interaction patterns of 4 parent readers and 4 senior readers were investigated using grounded theory methodology during an intergenerational shared book reading activity with 16, 5 and 6 year olds. Parent and senior ...
• A web of relationships: caregivers' perspectives on the complexity of working with infants and toddlers 

  Elliot, Enid Frances (2018-11-07)

  Previous research has investigated the effects of daycare on infants, though little attention has been given to the emotional impact of this work on their caregivers. Attachment theory has influenced the approach to ...
• Music as art or music for living? Disrupting the dominant discourse that marginalizes music in education 

  Sim, Sheila May (2018-11-02)

  This study explores society's influence on our beliefs about music in general and music education in particular. My interest in this topic stems from my work as a music educator and my desire to understand more fully the ...
• An examination of worldview in Northeastern Mexico 

  Rodriguez Saldana, Maria Del Carmen (2018-11-02)

  Cultural diversity renders those in the midst of cross-cultural encounters with rich opportunities for understanding the components of other people's conception of the world, their outlook on life, and their value orientations. ...
• Science in the community; an ethnographic account of social material transformation 

  Lee, Stuart Henry (2018-10-30)

  This dissertation is about the learning and use of science at the level of local community. It is an ethnographic account, and its theoretical approach draws on actor-network theory as well as neo-Marxist practice theory ...
• Dealing with diversity: multicultural education in British Columbia, 1872-1981 

  Raptis, Helen (2018-09-14)

  British Columbia (B.C.), like the rest of Canada, has had a culturally diverse population since its earliest years. By the early 1970s, commonality of educational purpose had begun to fray in the province. Specialized ...
• A curriculum of place and respect: towards an understanding of contemporary Mayan education 

  Hood, Robin June (2018-09-13)

  Testimonial texts of contemporary Mayan educators are at the heart of this study about K ’iche ’ Mayan education in the highland area of Totonicapan in Guatemala. I use Schrag’s (1986) framework of communicative praxis ...
• Why did you withdraw? Experiences of Chinese international doctoral students in Canada 

  Gao, Yan (2018-09-11)

  Mobility and migration are features of this global era. Thus, most higher education institutions are increasingly recruiting international students. Host institutions and countries benefit in many different ways from this ...
• Catholic educational leadership: exploring overlapping consensus of Catholic identity through narrative inquiry 

  Pagnotta-Kowalczyk, Eugenia (2018-09-07)

  Catholic educational leaders serve as the primary faith leaders in their school community and remain influential in the public discourse of Catholic education. As insiders understanding the contextual educational landscape, ...
• What happens when "we" forget about authority?: Legitimating student-held authority 

  Jacklin, Nathan (2018-08-30)

  It is undeniable that schools and classrooms must function according to some conception of authority, but contemporary educational theory often overlooks this concept. This ‘forgetting’ of authority can lead to misconceptions ...
• Pedagogical implications and students' perceptions of genre method in an IELTS writing course 

  Chen, Qinghua (2018-08-29)

  This case study examined both the implications of using genre pedagogy on students’ writing performance in IELTS-like tests as well as students’ perceptions of the genre method in the context of IELTS preparation course. ...
• Mobile interpretive apps as educational mediating tools in science education: participant-based digital design in natural history and science museums 

  Hammond-Todd, Michael Andrew (2018-08-28)

  The use of mobile and social learning media for K-12 students continues to rapidly increase in both formal and informal learning environments. While many educational apps have been developed for adult visitors to museums ...
• Direct Instruction and Metacognition for Mathematical Success for Middle Years and Secondary Students: Building and Evolving a Foundation of Knowledge and Understanding 

  Barnaby, Chayne (2018-08-22)

  Learning environment and instructional strategies are key components that build a mathematically successful learning experience. Direct instruction (i.e., traditional instruction) has been argued to provide a better ...
• Invisible, alone, and alienated: Experiences and perceptions of socially neglected high school students 

  FitzGibbon, Paula Ruth (2018-08-16)

  This dissertation explores the lifeworlds of socially neglected high school students. Adolescents who are members of this peer social category are described in the literature as those who exhibit passive behavior; make few ...

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