• Sacred Mandala inquiry: the lived experience of painting a Mandala as research 

  Johnston, M. Jane (2019-09-05)

  This phenomenological hermeneutic research explores the author’s lived experience of painting a Sacred Mandala over the course of 15 months while focusing on child-loss by adoption. In this dissertation, the structure, ...
• Exploring a teacher's facilitation of a collaborative story writing unit using Google Docs in a culturally and linguistically diverse high school English class 

  Wilson, Deirdre (2019-09-05)

  This dissertation shares findings from a descriptive case study that examined an experienced teacher’s facilitation of a collaborative story writing project using Google Docs in a culturally and linguistically diverse Grade ...
• “I can be there one day”: learning and leadership development in a community of self-identified women in technology 

  Hamer, Melissa (2019-09-03)

  Women’s underrepresentation in the technology industry is a relevant and timely issue. The increasing use of technology and its expansion into our daily lives demand greater technical literacy and skills. Despite its growth, ...
• Video games and the classroom 

  Burren, Jamie (2019-08-30)

  This study explores the effects on student learning of the inclusion of video games within a Language Arts secondary school classroom. Video Games are often disparaged by both parents and educators as having a significantly ...
• Recognizing and navigating the relational landscapes of self in action: How higher Ed educators construe the value and purpose of the ePortfolio process 

  Gerrity, Scott (2019-08-29)

  Instructors in higher education are being asked to introduce electronic portfolios (ePs) into their teaching without prior knowledge or experience on how to do it effectively. They struggle with conceptualizing how the eP ...
• Chinese international student perspectives of their British Columbia offshore school experiences 

  Alexander, Ian (2019-08-29)

  Over the past twenty years, high school students in China have been learning the British Columbia (BC) public curriculum in certified private offshore schools with the intention of attending post-secondary institutions ...
• Queering as a critical imagination: educators envisioning queering schools praxis through critical participatory action research 

  Cavanaugh, Lindsay (2019-07-03)

  It is well documented that hetero/cisnormativity is prevalent in schools. Queerness predominantly enters schools through anti-Queerphobia work, efforts to protect and include “at risk” gender and sexually creative youth ...
• New graduate experiences of learning ethics and equity in the UVic undergraduate engineering program 

  Fagan, John (2019-04-26)

  This study listens to the contributions of recent graduates from the University of Victoria’s Bachelor of Engineering Program, hearing their understanding of ethics and equity, and how they experienced learning this in the ...
• Teaching national values in an era of reconciliation: a critical examination of B.C.'s draft high school Social Studies curriculum, 2015-2018 

  Dubensky, Kate (2019-04-23)

  Canadian public life is currently informed by what can be broadly considered an era of reconciliation. While definitions abound, the aim of reconciliation is just relations between Canada and Indigenous nations. Efforts ...
• Nuu-chah-nulth traditional pedagogy: shining light on authentic contemporary assessment practice 

  Johnsen, Kelly (2019-04-05)

  Historically, the Nuu-chah-nulth People of Vancouver Island passed down knowledge and skills utilizing methods analogous with traditional Indigenous pedagogies around the world. These traditional teaching and assessment ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...

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