Browsing by Subject "curriculum"
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Bridging Education in the Nursing Profession: Where have we come from and where do we hope to go?
(2015-02-25)Each year over 50% of all immigrants to Canada choose Ontario as their home (Goldberg, 2001). Although the federal government retains the responsibility for recruitment and selection of immigrants, the provincial government ... -
The European Focus of the Curriculum in the Educational Reforms in Spain at the End of the Twentieth Century
(Faculty of Education, Queen's University, 2001)This comparative research study seeks to explain and evaluate the European perspective of the school curriculum and its repercussions on school reforms implemented in Spain at the end of the twentieth century. First, a ... -
Exploring the dynamic relationship between metacognition and curriculum: Suggestions for integration and implementation
(2017-03-23)Metacognition is the awareness and regulation of an individual’s cognition. It has often been termed as ‘thinking about your thinking’ which is crucial for academic success. Further, students with strong metacognitive ... -
A good and worthwhile life: The nature and impact of elementary teacher personal learning
(2012-10-19)This three-phase qualitative study examined the significance of personal learning in the lives of full-time elementary school teachers in Ontario, Canada. The research aimed to provide an awareness of the effects of engaged ... -
Las competencias en el marco de la convergencia europea: Un nuevo concepto para el diseño de programas educativos
(Faculty of Education, Queen's University, 2006)Competence is a new concept in “European Space for Higher Education”. The concept of competence (professional competence) takes the university to answer work problems, not only to question them.This change needs to understand: ... -
Listening to the voices in the garden: The enactment of curriculum in contemporary kindergarten
(2013-04-30)Kindergarten was originally conceived as a place for young children to playfully participate in self-initiated investigation and creative work to facilitate their development (Froebel, 1967a). However, over time, curricular ... -
MOVING TO A LEARNER-CENTERED PRACTICE IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PROGRAM
(2011-04-29)Five years ago a Canadian Community College School of Business program undertook the task of redesigning its curriculum using feedback from focus groups with local leaders from a wide variety of businesses. The feedback ... -
The Use of Writing Strategies in Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) Education
(2014-10-28)In broad terms, STSE is an umbrella term that explores the interplay between science and society (Pedretti, 2005). One of the goals of STSE education is to enable students to formulate a critical understanding of the ...