Browsing Faculty of Education Graduate Projects by Publish Date
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My Deaf Autistic Son and Me
(2009-05-12)This Self Study, submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Education, is in the form of a series of vignettes and describes the challenges I experienced as the mother of a deaf autistic ... -
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES AND TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES
(2010-01-05)As Canada’s newcomer student population continues to rise and 42% of total new immigrants settle in Ontario (Canwest News Service, 2009), it becomes increasingly important to ensure that these students are adapting well ... -
Catch-22: Assessing Ontario's Proposed Formative Assessment Policy Within Ontario's Student Achievement Framework
(2010-01-28)This paper examines the efficacy of Ontario’s proposed formative assessment policy in the context of Ontario’s student achievement framework which is founded upon large scale assessments for accountability. This paper ... -
Representations of Women in Films Aimed at Young Girls: An Extended Literature Review
(2010-04-27)Films aimed at young girls tend to portray women in a similar way. Women are typically shown as passive, beautiful, and desiring love or marriage. Women with power, on the other hand, while motivated and strong, are seen ... -
Theory of Mind in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case Study Describing an Intervention to Teach ToM Concepts
(2010-04-28)Individuals with autism have been shown to have specific delays in the development of a theory of mind (ToM), which refers to the process of attributing mental states to self and to others in order to explain and predict ... -
GRADE 3 AND GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS: A COMPARISON OF ONTARIO’S 2005 CURRICULUM POLICY DOCUMENT, CURRICULUM SUPPORT MATERIALS, AND LARGE-SCALE ASSESSMENT TO COMPARABLE ELEMENTS IN FLORIDA
(2010-04-29)A high-quality, challenging, and accessible mathematics education provides students in elementary or middle school with a foundation for future understanding of mathematics (NCTM, 2007). As such, influential curriculum ... -
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CLINICAL SETTING: NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(2010-04-29)Mentorship program in nursing is designed to nurture and develop new faculty and foster faculty retention (Blauvelt, 2008). Nurses supporting nurses programs are developed to support collectively the mentor and me ... -
ENHANCING TEACHING IN THE FSL CLASSROOM THROUGH CULTURAL AWARENESS: RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION
(2010-04-30)With the undeniable presence of multiculturalism in Canada and the rising globalization of the world, it becomes increasingly important to develop intercultural competence in the second language classroom. The objective ... -
Not Just Reading and Writing: Exploring Literacy in Ontario's Secondary Schools
(2010-05-25)In 2002, Ontario became the first province in Canada to require the successful completion of a high-stakes large-scale literacy test as a requirement for graduation: the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). ... -
Cyberethics in action: Copyright, privacy, and media awareness teachers' guides
(2010-09-22)New advancements in Information Communication Technology (ICT) have greatly impacted the way people interact with one another and the world. While ICT has led to many improvements, a number of problems involving ICT have ... -
FOREIGN STUDENTS IN CANADA: THE IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE FROM START TO FINISH
(2010-09-24)The purpose of this project is to reveal the practical issues that arose for foreign students in Canada as they attempted to maintain their immigration documents in compliance with prescribed procedures, and to fully access ... -
Ontario's Annual Education Plan: A Curriculum Guide for Grade 7 and 8 using Career Cruising
(2010-10-19)This program guide has been developed to provide Grade 7 and 8 students with necessary career and education exploration activities. The activities in the guide have been developed using Career Cruising, a web-based guidance ... -
Interactive Whiteboard Technology: Perspectives and Attitudes of FSL Teachers.
(2010-10-19)Advancements in the use of technology in education are changing the way students learn and inevitably change the way teachers teach. This project explores French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers’ perceptions and attitudes ... -
Powerplay in the Classroom: A Module Designed to Combat Authority Abuse
(2011-01-31)Bullying has received much attention among researchers; however, the research produced has predominantly involved peer bullying. This project addressed the issue of authority abuse in schools by teachers, an area of research ... -
“Reviving the Old Traffic Circle” A Proposal for a Context Sensitive Roundabout Design for the Princess, Bath, and Concession Streets Intersection
(2011-03-14)Within the city of Kingston, ON, the Princess, Concession, and Bath (PBC) intersection is a high traffic intersection and an important node for both local residents and daily commuters. Prior to the 1970’s, the intersection ... -
FOUR WOMEN’S PERCEPTIONS OF LIVING A LIFETIME WITH ADHD
(2011-04-27)This project is written as a reflection of how ‘we’ think, ‘we’ being adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Although the project follows conventional methodology in terms of data collection and ... -
Where Does the Small Rural School Stand? Exploring Different Perspectives
(2011-04-28)The closure of small rural schools is the single most implemented educational change reform in rural areas of Canada (Wallin, 2007). Similarly, throughout the 20th century, rural school consolidation was the single, most ... -
Educare Everywhere: Exploring Character Education
(2011-04-28)At times, today‘s society seems dominated by negativity, disasters and a perceived decrease in humanity. The problems have slowly spread into schools, with education in danger of becoming a process of churning out workers ... -
Once Upon a Fairy Tale: An Overview of Traditional & Alternative Fairy Tales
(2011-04-29)“Fairy tales and fantasy do help to shape great minds. Einstein was an avid reader of fairy tales” (Polette, 2005, p.1). Children’s literature contains many genres, one of the most popular being fairy tale stories. After ... -
Creating Your Own Success: Practical Strategies for Aspiring Leaders- A Workshop for Women
(2011-08-18)Women face unique challenges in their careers over and above those faced by men. Women continue to be underrepresented in the most powerful positions in society (Collins & Singh, 2006; Eagly & Carli, 2007). The purpose ...