Faculty of Education Graduate Theses
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The Impact of Vatican II on Catholic Religious Secondary Education in the Province of Ontario
This thesis examines the impact of Vatican II on secondary religious education in Ontario. In order to understand this impact, pre-Vatican II secondary religious education is analysed beginning with the role of the papacy ... -
Mandatory Career Change: Transition Experiences of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans
For all serving military personnel, transition to civilian life is inevitable; however, a release may come as a surprise for the approximately 2000 service members who retire annually as a result of a medical condition ... -
Unpacking Reading Comprehension by Text Type: An Examination of Reading Strategy Use and Cognitive Functioning in Poor and Typically-Achieving Comprehenders
In the present study, I examined how students build comprehension with different types of text. Poor comprehenders and typically-achieving comprehenders, as determined by a standardized measure for general reading ... -
Manipulation of Cognitive Load in Simulation-Based Medical Education
In order to maximize the educational benefits of simulation based medical education (SBME) on an individual level, medical educators can manipulate simulation scenarios in real time, using the fundamentals of cognitive ... -
History in the Making: Case Study of a Makerspace in a Historical Institution
Makerspaces exist in public and private institutions as informal spaces where participants create tools to solve problems. Generally, makerspaces focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education ... -
Yukon Principals’ Perceptions of their Role and Practices in Stakeholder Engagement for School Growth
School principals need to develop shared visions, develop leadership skills in others, develop relationships with stakeholders, and communicate data to foster and maintain school growth. For principals to be successful in ... -
“A Calm Arises”: An Anxious Adolescent’s Experience of Building Self-Compassion Through Aesthetic Reading
In recent years, the Ontario Government (2013) has recognized that schools have a vital role in facilitating the prevention, intervention, and awareness of student mental wellness. Increased political attention to student ... -
Self-Regulation in the Kindergarten Classroom: Co-Constructing Pedagogical Knowledge
Deficits 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 ... -
Are Active Learning Classrooms Authentic Learning Environments? An Examination of Students’ and an Instructor’s Lived Experiences in an Active Learning Classroom
New reimagined higher education classrooms called Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) have been increasingly implemented across the world in the past decade (SCALE-UP Site, 2011), providing a more engaging and lively learning ... -
Practical Implementation of Transformative Learning in the Adult English as a Second Language Classroom
The purpose of this project is to design a resource informed by Transformative Learning Theory for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL), It provides a practical resource for ESL instructors to use in their adult ... -
De-duotanging Core French: Case study of a Digital Learning Space Portfolio in a Grade 8 Classroom
This case study explored the use of a digital learning space portfolio by Grade 8 French as a Second Language (FSL) students. The focus of this study was on the meaning students assigned to the use of the digital learning ... -
A Missing Piece: Monasteries as Centers for a Literate Christian Education in Late Antique Palestine
Research into the history of education provides powerful insights for answering a philosophical question of central importance: namely, what is the purpose of education. While recent research has emphasized looking to the ... -
Understanding Test Preparation Phenomenon Through Chinese Students' Journey Towards Success on High-Stakes English Language Tests
Many Chinese students take test preparation courses with an aim to achieve success on English language tests because of the high-stakes consequences associated with test scores. However, contrary to the massive test ... -
Canadian Secondary School Professionals Awareness of the Needs of Military-Connected Children
Military families live a unique lifestyle. Mobility, separation, and risk are three important factors that distinguish military families from their civilian counterparts. Since the start of the Global War on Terror, there ... -
Lessons in Womanhood: Education at the Prison for Women, 1934-1965
The Prison for Women (P4W) in Kingston, Ontario was the sole federal prison for Canadian women throughout the majority of the twentieth century. As such, studying P4W represents a comprehensive study of Canadian women’s ... -
Reading to Learn: Pre-service Secondary School Teachers' Understandings of Subject Area Literacy
This study explored the subject area literacy knowledge and beliefs of five pre-service secondary school teachers in a Bachelor of Education program at a university in Eastern Ontario. It explored the factors that informed ... -
Self-Study as a Method for Continuous Professional Learning in Nursing Education
Self-study is recognized as an effective method for examining, understanding, and improving one’s teaching practices in teacher education. This research employed self-study as a continuous professional learning (CPL) ... -
Exploring Relations between Korean Test Takers' Anxiety and Performance on the Test of English for International Communication in Listening and Reading Comprehension (TOEIC LR)
Test anxiety and foreign language anxiety can affect test takers’ performance on a high-stakes foreign language proficiency test, such as the Test of English for International Communication in Listening and Reading ... -
Assessment for Learning Explored in Grade 9 Applied Mathematics Classrooms
Despite the focus on assessment for learning (AfL) across Canada, the use of AfL across classrooms is not routine practice. Existing literature has found that secondary mathematics teachers implement AfL strategies along ... -
Eastern Ontario Pre-Service Intermediate-Senior Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs About Problem Solving
Problem solving in the Ontario mathematics curricula is described as central to learning mathematics. Scholars of mathematics education similarly stress the importance of problem solving, noting its potential to develop ...
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