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Code, Mary; Landry, Autumn; Reader, Brandi; Taber, Nancy – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2016
This article details the authors' research focusing on the perceptions of Brock University students in relation to the namesake of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock. They discuss militarism in education and detail the use of everyday life theory and semiotic analysis, the latter as theory and methodology. They explore their findings which focus on the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Military Personnel, Military Service
Parent, Amy – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2017
This article focuses on high school to university transitions for Indigenous youth at universities in British Columbia, Canada. The study is premised on an Indigenous research design, which utilizes the concept of visioning and a storywork methodology (Archibald, 2008). The results challenge existing institutional and psychological approaches to…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Student Adjustment, College Students, High Schools
Jung, Mary E.; Mistry, Chetan; Bourne, Jessica E.; Perrier, Marie-Josee; Martin Ginis, Kathleen A.; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: Milk and milk products provide important nutrients and have been associated with numerous health benefits in addition to bone health, including a healthy weight and a reduction of risk for certain conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. Nonetheless, consumption of milk and milk…
Descriptors: Food, Beliefs, Nutrition, Qualitative Research
Jennie L. Bingham; Quintina Bearchief Adolpho; Aaron P. Jackson; Louise R. Alexitch – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
Native American and First Nations (herein collectively referred to as Indigenous) women college students are faced with the challenge of balancing their cultural imperatives and the demands of the dominant Western culture in family, school, and work/employment roles. In order to explore these women's experiences and perspectives, this study…
Descriptors: Females, College Students, American Indian Students, Canada Natives
Crooks, Claire V.; Burleigh, Dawn; Snowshoe, Angela; Lapp, Andrea; Hughes, Ray; Sisco, Ashley – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
Schools are expected to promote social and emotional learning skills among youth; however, there is a lack of culturally-relevant programming available. The Fourth R: Uniting Our Nations programs for Aboriginal youth include strengths-based programs designed to promote healthy relationships and cultural connectedness, and improve school success…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Culturally Relevant Education
Procter-Scherdtel, Amy; Collins, Damian – Health Education Research, 2013
Smoking bans offer practical protection against environmental tobacco smoke and highlight the decreasing normative status of smoking. At Canadian universities, indoor smoking is now completely prohibited, but regulations vary with respect to outdoor smoking. The purpose of this research was to conceptualize the interactions of smoking bans on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Case Studies, Smoking
Martino, Wayne; Rezai-Rashti, Goli M. – Gender and Education, 2010
In this paper the authors draw on the perspectives of black teachers to provide a more nuanced analysis of male teacher shortage. Interviews with two Caribbean teachers in Toronto, Canada, are employed to illuminate the limits of an explanatory framework that foregrounds the singularity of gender as a basis for advocating male teachers as role…
Descriptors: Role Models, Teacher Shortage, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
He, Meizi; Piche, Leonard; Beynon, Charlene; Kurtz, Joanne; Harris, Stewart – Health Education Journal, 2011
Objective: To solicit school principals' and teachers' perspectives on children's screen-related sedentary behaviour and to identify possible solutions to reduce sedentary behaviours among school-aged children. Method: In-person interviews using a semi-structured interview guide were conducted with school principals and grades five and six…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Role Models, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Russell, Vanessa Tamara – Teaching Education, 2010
Although all teachers are expected to be "role models," discursive trajectories reaching back to the West's gay liberation pressure queer teachers to be role models in specific ways--by "coming out" and helping queer students out of their "time of difficulty." Paradoxically, discourses that construct children as…
Descriptors: Role Models, Confidentiality, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality
Crippen, Carolyn; Wallin, Dawn – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2008
The role of the school superintendent is complex and challenging. The type of leadership exemplified by school superintendents is crucial to their ability to respond appropriately and adequately to growing diversity issues and economic, social and community influences. Because individuals learn from the styles and/or characteristics of others whom…
Descriptors: Mentors, Leadership Styles, Foreign Countries, Superintendents
Horton, Sean; Baker, J.; Cote, J.; Deakin, J. M. – Educational Gerontology, 2008
Research suggests there is a connection between stereotypes, beliefs, and behavior in older individuals. To explore this link of stereotypes affecting beliefs and beliefs affecting behavior, we interviewed young (age 60 to 75) seniors in an effort to further examine these relationships. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 20…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Role Models, Negative Attitudes, Quality of Life
Leroux, Janice A. – Gifted Education International, 1998
In-depth interviews with 40 highly successful Canadian women in seven career fields point to the importance of relationships, role models, and intrinsic motivation as factors for success. Results suggest a model for career development that is uniquely female and is based on a sense of agency, cooperation, and versatility. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Career Development, Cooperation
Neuss, Deirdre – Volta Review, 2006
This Canadian study reports on the experiences of parents whose children use cochlear implants and on their perspectives prior to and following the transition to Auditory-Verbal therapy. A qualitative case study design, framed in social-ecological theory, guided this research. Data collection procedures included a family information questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Experience, Children

Coulter, Rebecca Priegert; McNay, Margaret – Canadian Journal of Education, 1993
Seven men, beginning careers as elementary school teachers, describe their experiences as men working with young children. Issues they confront in their workplaces and assumptions and stereotypes about men in nontraditional occupations are discussed. The call for more men in elementary school oversimplifies complex issues. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries