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The Challenge of Using Wikis in School: The Experiences of Two Grade Six Teachers
(2012-07-05)
This study augments an expanding body of research literature examining the complex process of integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and introducing ICT-related literacy skills into English Language ...
The Progress of Discipline: An Examination of Safe Schools Policies in Ontario's Education System (1999-2011), From the Politics of Exclusion to the Conditions of Inclusion
(2012-09-25)
In 2001 the Progressive Conservative government led by Mike Harris (1995-2002) implemented an authoritative discipline regime in Ontario schools that epitomized the law and order values of contemporary neoconservative rule ...
Kingston Adolescents’ Knowledge About the Social Determinants of Health: Assessing and Addressing the Gap
(2012-09-27)
Upstream social determinants of health (SDH) have become widely acknowledged as lying at the root of poor health outcomes in Canada and globally. Conditions of social disadvantage restrict access to both social and physical ...
The Alignment of Preservice Elementary School Teachers’ Beliefs concerning Mathematics and Mathematics Teaching
(2012-08-28)
Preservice teachers bring to their studies a host of beliefs concerning the nature of mathematics. These mathematical beliefs have been shown to influence teachers’ instructional practices. Research that examines the ...
The Experiences and Perceptions of Chinese English Language Learners Taking the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test: Is a Picture Worth 1000 Words?
(2012-10-02)
The public education system in Ontario, like many other education systems worldwide, is currently undergoing drastic changes effected by globalization. The globalization of education, which can be understood as “the worldwide ...
Native Studies in Ontario High Schools: Revitalizing Indigenous Cultures in Ontario
(2012-04-19)
I hypothesize that specific aspects of education are central to the revitalization of culture amongst Aboriginal peoples in Ontario, and that this revitalization is integral to cultural continuity. I will show the relationship ...
Dewey’s Roles in Chinese Education
(2012-05-31)
This thesis constructs a triangular model of the interrelationship between Deweyan Pragmatism(hereinafter referred to as DP), Confucianism and Marxism / Maoism by way of chronological analysis of three historical periods ...
The Implementation of a Delirium Knowledge Translation Product for Families of the Elderly
(2010-09-07)
Family members are in an optimal position to identify changes in behaviour of loved ones suffering from delirium. To date there are no known studies on educational interventions specifically targeting families of the elderly ...
“A Place of Being”: Helping “students with exceptionalities” find their place using Indigenous ways of knowing.
(2014-06-19)
Throughout my teaching career, I have worked closely with students with exceptionalities and have observed, time and time again, the need for change within our special education system. My students often struggle academically ...
Evaluating Engineering Career Resources Available Within the Ontario High School System
(2015-08-11)
Awareness and knowledge of both engineering education programming and the engineering profession is important for students in high school because strategic course choices must be made for students to qualify for university ...