• How educators collectively made sense of instructional leadership during situated professional development 

  Collyer, Vivian (2017-07-31)

  Public education is in the ongoing process of developing student-focused and personalized learning approaches. This transformation effort requires school staffs to shift cultures toward collaboration and continuous ...
• The Mir Centre for Peace: an exploration of building social justice in the community 

  Robbie, Sarah Layla (2017-07-24)

  This study explores how the Mir Centre for Peace community programmes in Castlegar, BC, respond to the calls from critical and feminist perspectives in adult education toward social justice. These perspectives call for ...
• Biology teachers' lived experiences in place 

  Nishizawa, Tomo (2017-07-13)

  A phenomenological inquiry of five place-aware biology teachers was conducted to determine how teachers’ lived experiences in place influence their pedagogy, if at all. High school biology teachers from one public and ...
• Difficulties with discourse : a metaphorical reading of reconstituting self 

  Hoskins, Marie L. (2017-06-21)

  Although there is a resurgence of interest in the self, few studies focus on researching the self-in-context. This study fills the void of such omissions by studying how the self reconstitutes itself in relation to ...
• Learning from women with breast cancer : an ethnography study 

  Dunlop, Alicia Anne (2017-06-14)

  The purpose of this cross-sectional ethnography was to develop theory and knowledge about how women in Canada live with breast cancer. Cross-sectional ethnography describes a number of individuals from a cross-section ...
• Visual neglect in ADHD students 

  Diamond, Susan J. (2017-06-09)

  Unilateral Visual Neglect was measured in 12 Attention Deficit Disorder, Hyperactive elementary boys aged 8-12 years old, and 27 classroom derived boys also aged 8-12. Previous studies have suggested greater numbers of ...
• Chinese International Students' Transition from study to Work in Canada 

  Hu, Ling (2017-06-07)

  Existing research on international students studying and working overseas mainly focuses on international students’ academic adaption and personal adaption in a host country, but only a few studies have paid attention to ...
• Narratives of secondary traumatic stress : stories of struggle and hope 

  Arvay, Marla Jean (2017-06-07)

  Even though posttraumatic stress theory has been extensively developed in the psychological and medical literature, development of secondary traumatic stress theory is still in its infancy. The traumatology literature ...
• Reflections on describing and descriptions of self-relations 

  Snell, Anita Joanne (2017-06-02)

  The influence an individual’s perspective has on her or his perceptions is a critical issue in the field of counselling. Counsellors are required to maintain a considerable level of self-awareness in order not to confuse ...
• Striking a balance with concussion assessment : use of the Wii balance board to evaluate postural control 

  Cullen, Hilary, M (2017-05-31)

  Background: Concussion assessments rely on a multifaceted approach where evaluation of balance and postural control plays an important role. Following a concussion, 67% of individuals report dizziness as a persistent symptom ...
• Adolescent risk behaviour as related to parenting styles 

  Petersmeyer, Claudia (2017-05-25)

  The purpose of this study was to determine adolescents' level of interest and engagement in risk behaviours as it relates to adolescents' and parents' perceptions of the parenting variables, demandingness and responsiveness. ...
• Towards an integral transformation : through the looking glass of restorative justice 

  Moore, Shannon Amanda (2017-05-24)

  This inquiry explores experiences and interpretations of transformation within the arena of Restorative Justice. Qualitatively guided by a descriptive-exploratory design this study employed a mixed ethnographic-phenomenological ...
• Breaking the silence : toward a theory of women's doctoral persistence 

  Kerlin, Roberta-Anne (2017-05-24)

  In recent years educational researchers have expressed a growing concern about both increased rates of attrition from doctoral programs and the increased time required to compete the doctorate. Many researchers have ...
• Table: Description of the intervention studies included in the review for Salud Pública de México 

  Temple, Viviene A.; Frey, Georgia C.; Stanish, Heidi I. (2017-05-19)

  Objective: To describe interventions designed to promote physical activity for adults with intellectual disabilities and the effects on overall physical activity levels and on health outcomes. Methods: A systematic review ...
• Students' engagement and parents' involvement in extracurricular activities 

  Xu, Jian (2017-05-17)

  In recent times, students’ school experiences are not limited to traditional classes and hanging out with friends; an increasing number of students are encouraged to participate in various extracurricular activities by ...
• An exploration of emotional well-being from a coping perspective 

  Nelson, Tina-Linnea (2017-05-17)

  The primary purpose of this explorative study was to develop a therapeutically relevant theory of emotional well-being. The developed theory focuses on coping skills because they are observable, measurable, and teachable. ...
• Problems Chinese international students face during academic adaptation in English-speaking higher institutions 

  Yang, Chunling (2017-05-10)

  The current research presents a review of literature that addresses issues Chinese international students face while adapting to English academic communities. The main problems, including language difficulties and challenges ...
• An annotated script : conversations with continuing educators about the creation of continuing education programs in a university setting 

  Wikkramatileke, Rhordon Craig (2017-05-08)

  Though continuing education is often a vibrant and thriving function in modern universities, paradoxically, little is known about the content and organization of the knowledge structures that continuing educators employ ...
• Does It Really Matter What I Ask? How teacher questioning influences the learning of mathematics 

  Weinberger, Barbara (2017-05-04)

  Questioning is an important teaching strategy used when engaging children in mathematics. Teacher questioning influences children’s learning opportunities and thinking. Therefore, there is a need for educators to understand ...
• Developmental Benefits of Play on a Natural Playground 

  Ethier, Shelley (2017-05-03)

  Children are spending less time outside in nature (Gray, et al., 2015; Louv, 2008). The purpose of this project is to provide the research and rationale on the importance of providing young children with the opportunity ...

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