Browsing Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Projects by Author "Upitis, Rena"
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Against the Odds: Towards Sustainable Public Schooling
Manson, Serena (2014-09-27)Abstract Currently 7 billion humans rely on the Earth’s depleting natural resources, and the Earth’s population is projected to increase to 9 billion by 2045 (UN Population predictions, 2010). We are now a human race ... -
Campesino-a-Campesino Pedagogy, Peasant Protagonism, and the Spread of Agroecology: A Multi-Site Case Study
Kerr, RoseannAs more actors embrace agroecology as an alternative to industrial agriculture, it is important to recognize that the ways in which agroecology are taught and learned have a profound effect on whether or not the spread of ... -
Developing artistic identity in a post-secondary musical theatre program
Troop, Meagan (2008-08-28)This qualitative multiple-case study examined the pedagogical role that performance arts training played in the emergence of students’ mature artistic identities. As one of many instructors in the musical theatre program ... -
Developmental Metamorphoses: An Investigation into the Phenomenon of Epiphany
Olvet, Thomas (2009-09-16)ABSTRACT Learning through epiphanies, especially those not born out of dire crises, can be exciting, hugely satisfying, and life-validating ways to augment the significance of a lesson. In a moment of clarity, they ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Stories from the Land and Character Development
Davis, Jennifer Elisabeth (2011-12-19)Abstract This research explores the relationship between stories from the land and character education, and examines how the land forms the characters of those who live with Her. Twenty-seven participants were chosen ... -
A good and worthwhile life: The nature and impact of elementary teacher personal learning
Ogden, Holly (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 ... -
Inhabiting Educational Design
Peterson, Anna (2016-02-16)The natural and built environments of schools have a profound impact on our understanding of the world and our place within it. Their role in shaping how we feel, think, and act, however, is often underestimated. As a ... -
Picture Delightful Calculations
Walz, LorettaThis research presents an argument for situating shape grammars as the core component of drawing and design through observation, and as a core component for improving spatial reasoning and visual spatial perception, ... -
Picturing Meaning: Icelandic Students' Perceptions of their Purpose-Built School
Peterson, Anna (2009-09-24)Current trends in education and school architecture reflect a growing awareness of the interconnectedness of people and spaces. Spaces acquire meaning through the experiences of those who use them and can contribute to the ... -
Romancing Children into Delight: Promoting Children's Happiness in the Early Primary Grades
Hughes, Scott Frederick (2013-08-02)Happiness should be a fundamental aim of education. This philosophical assertion raises the practical question of how teachers generate happiness in their classroom programs while operating under the current paradigm of ... -
Rural Routes: Place–Based Music Education in Two Rural Canadian Communities
Brook, Julia Elaine (2011-08-11)The purpose of this research study was to profile exemplary rural music programs, examining how their components and contexts contributed to a deep sense of place for students, teachers, and the community. Using case-study ... -
Self-Regulation in the Kindergarten Classroom: Co-Constructing Pedagogical Knowledge
Boese, KarenDeficits in self-regulation place young children at considerable academic and social risk. Evidence suggests that the underlying executive function skills that are the building blocks of self-regulation (i.e., working ... -
Traversing Creative Space, Transforming Higher Education: A Contemporary Curricular Vision of Teaching and Learning
Troop, Meagan (2013-12-05)The promotion of creative culture in the higher education classroom holds the potential to prepare students for their contemporary roles in an increasingly diverse and demanding modern world. A premise of this work is that ... -
Views of Environmental Educators on Teaching Environmental Education
Dobrinski, Leah (2008-12-02)Environmental Education (EE) can play an important role in broadening learners’ understanding of their environment. This is of particular importance due to the major adverse impact we as humans are having on the environment, ... -
Vivid moments long remembered: the lifetime impact of elementary school musical theatre
Ogden, Holly Christine (2008-08-27)This phenomenological study examined the long-term significance of participation in elementary school musical theatre productions. The research aimed to explore the common and unique themes that emerged from adults recalling ...