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Zitomer, Michelle R. – Research in Dance Education, 2016
This study explored the perspectives of elementary school children with disabilities in inclusive dance education classrooms in two large school districts in Western Canada. A qualitative interpretivist approach facilitated understanding of the experiences of eight children with different disabilities between the ages 6 and 10 who participated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Elementary School Students, Disabilities
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Lin, E.; Balogh, R.; Cobigo, V.; Ouellette-Kuntz, H.; Wilton, A. S.; Lunsky, Y. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of physical and mental health problems; yet their health care is often inadequate. Information about their characteristics and health services needs is critical for planning efficient and equitable services. A logical source of such information is…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification, Data Analysis
McEwen, Nelly – Online Submission, 2006
Improving Schools--Investing in Our Future provides a foundation for improving student learning and performance, and improving aspects of schooling. Chapter (1) provides information about Alberta's well--established K-12 education system. Alberta's school-aged population is becoming more diverse with growing numbers of Aboriginal and immigrant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperation, Data Collection, Data Analysis
De Broucker, Patrice, Ed.; Sweetman, Arthur, Ed. – 2001
This book is a collection of 19 essays that broadly treat the use of evidence in informing educational policy and practice in Canada: (1) "Knowledge and Action in Educational Policy and Politics" (Benjamin Levin); (2) "Data, Data Everywhere (and We Don't Know What to Do): Using Data for Wise Decisions in Schools" (Lorna M.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Decision Making, Educational Improvement
Piquemal, Nathalie; Kouritzin, Sandra – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
In this article, we have examined how historical events shape the research process, even when research is carefully planned and rigorously executed. Through an examination of our experiences conducting international data collection during a three-year SSHRC funded period in which the War on Terrorism and the War in Iraq began, we suggest that…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Influences, Reliability