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Klodiana Kolomitro; Laverty, Cory; Stockley, Denise – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
With the growing interest in educational research across post-secondary campuses, it is useful to identify the specific supports that best enable Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) initiatives. This paper documents a picture of SoTL interests and supports at one institution through survey and semi-structured collaborative interview data.…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Educational Research
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Ecker, John; Rae, Jennifer; Bassi, Amandeep – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2015
The presence of queer student centres (QSCs) across Canadian universities and colleges is largely unknown. It is an important area of investigation since queer-identified students have previously identified several benefits of these services, including receiving support from other queer individuals. The focus of the current study was to determine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Student Organizations, Colleges
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Vine, Michelle M.; Chiappetta-Swanson, Catherine; Maclachlan, John; Brodeur, Jason J.; Bagg, Julianne – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2016
The objectives of this research study were to examine local level factors shaping the implementation of a blended pedagogical approach for geospatial- and information-literacy, and to understand implementer satisfaction. As such, we addressed the following research questions: What local-level factors shape the implementation of the blended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Blended Learning, Information Literacy
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Underwood, Kathryn; Trent-Kratz, Marion – School Community Journal, 2015
Increasingly, governments are seeking ways to integrate early childhood education and care services as a social policy strategy to maximize child and family outcomes. This study examines the role of a school-based parenting and family literacy program to a system of services in one community in Ontario, Canada. Using an appreciative inquiry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Family Literacy, Parent Education
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Stolp, Sean; Wilkins, Emma; Raine, Kim D. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Background: Comprehensive School Health (CSH) approaches to developing a healthy school community can be effective in supporting chronic disease prevention while positively impacting on student behaviour and academic performance. Although a CSH framework provides principles for action, there is a lack of evidence regarding the processes that best…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups
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Harris, Frank, III; Harper, Shaun R. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
Research on fraternity men focuses almost exclusively on problematic behaviors such as homophobia and sexism, alcohol abuse, violence against women, sexual promiscuity, and the overrepresentation of members among campus judicial offenders. Consequently, little is known about those who perform masculinities in healthy and productive ways. Presented…
Descriptors: Fraternities, Males, Behavior Problems, Homosexuality
Breunig, Mary – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2013
In Canada, there exists a noteworthy educational initiative referred to as Environmental Studies Programs (ESPs). These secondary school programs are interdisciplinary, helping to link subject matter and encouraging student responsibility. This paper will present student reports from five case studies where I investigated how ESP participation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Food, Secondary School Students
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Lajoie, Susanne P.; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy; Wiseman, Jeffrey; Chan, Lap Ki; Lu, Jingyan; Khurana, Chesta; Cruz-Panesso, Ilian; Poitras, Eric; Kazemitabar, Maedeh – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2014
The goal of this study is to examine how to facilitate cross-cultural groups in problem-based learning (PBL) using online digital tools and videos. The PBL consisted of two video-based cases used to trigger student-learning issues about giving bad news to HIV-positive patients. Mixed groups of medical students from Canada and Hong Kong worked with…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Video Technology, Information Technology
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Robinson, Carole A.; Pesut, Barbara; Bottorff, Joan L. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Context: Growing concern exists among health professionals over the dilemma of providing necessary health care for Canada's aging population. Hospice palliative services are an essential need in both urban and rural settings. Rural communities, in particular, are vulnerable to receiving inadequate services due to their geographic isolation.…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Health Personnel, Terminal Illness, Rural Areas
Gerber, Elaine; Smith, Brooke C. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
Focus-group research conducted on Unified English Braille highlights the diversity of views about the desirability of the new code and its proposed changes. Many features seen by students as positive were the same features deemed undesirable by other students. In general, teachers were more amenable to the changes than were students. Nearly all…
Descriptors: Literacy, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Braille