Master of Education: Educational Policy Studies Final Capping Papers
The Educational Policy Studies Capping Exercise (EDPS 900) is a *3 CR/N course. The purposes of the capping exercise are to demonstrate skills of inquiry, reflection, and critique and to reflect on learning from the graduate experience. The capping exercise is a research inquiry that may fall into one of the following categories: 1) analysis of a work-based problem; 2) critical literature review; 3) scholarly paper; 4) development of professional or organizational resources; or 5) evaluation of a program and/or policy. The capping exercise is to be an original, individually-produced product distinct from the products of other courses completed in a student’s graduate program.
Items in this Collection
- 1Adriana Marcela Ferrer Rondon
- 1Anqi Miao
- 1Athena Photinopoulos
- 1Candice Cook
- 1Carolina Albornoz
- 1Chesare Cardinal
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2022-01-01
This qualitative study draws on a phenomenological approach and seeks to understand factors influencing teacher retention and attrition in rural school divisions. As well, it highlights the supports rural divisions could implement to improve teacher retention by understanding factors leading to...
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2022-01-01
The disappointing Grade 6 Provincial Achievement Test (PAT) scores for Peace River School Division (PRSD) for the 2018-2019 year (the most recent scores available due to COVID-19 interruptions) marked the fourth consecutive year the divisional scores had declined. As shown in Figure 1, only 60.7%...
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From Valuable to Essential: A Shift in Perspectives of Parental Roles in Education during COVID-19
Download2020-07-30
For students attending a regular school, parental engagement impacts student achievement more than many other factors. This impact on student achievement increases as parents take greater ownership and interest in their child’s education. Within the literature examined, the most important factor...
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Gaps and Tensions Within Reconciliation in Secondary Education: A Review of Current Literature
Download2021-04-16
I first set out to write this paper as a policy analysis on the revised Alberta Education Teaching Quality Standards (TQS), which has become one of the central policies in secondary schools to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action. I wanted to analyze the policy to...
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2022-01-01
The Covid-19 pandemic has had various effects on social, economic, and political aspects of our world. Specifically in the realm of education, teachers have been left to navigate the uncharted territory of teaching exclusively online in the first phase of the virus, beginning in March 2020, then...
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2021-01-01
In my capping paper, I have two concerns: How globalization or the global knowledge economy interacts with the internationalization of higher education in the Canadian context and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. A market-oriented ideology integrates economic or trade value into cultural,...
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2022-01-01
Teaching and learning have made a shift in the 21st century. The traditional models of schools and classrooms have moved toward more collaborative approaches in which schools facilitate and foster teacher collaboration and growth. Principals’ leadership and formative supervision of teaching and...
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2021-01-01
Trauma, intergenerational trauma, historical trauma has started gaining more popularity amongst professionals in the medical, psychological and educational fields. More professionals are starting to realize that our current practices need to be modernized and updated. In particular, amongst...
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Leadership Behavior and its Impact on the Development of Ghana: The Role of Leadership in National Development
Download2021-04-01
Leaders give meaning to relentless organizational visions by consciously deploying meaningful possibilities and instilling a strong sense of team spirit that translates to sustained organizational success. This research paper explores how leadership behaviors impact the development of Ghana....
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Leadership Impacts on Inclusive Education: Shifting Practice to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Learners
Download2022-01-01
Inclusive education is an ever-evolving area of practice, requiring teachers and educational leaders at school, jurisdiction, and provincial levels to adapt and adjust policies and initiatives to support the diverse learning needs present in Alberta’s 21st century schools. Currently, inclusive ...