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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
- 1Alan Ross Blacker
- 1Allen, Britney H.
- 1Alyson Hope Kroetch
- 1Amira Nanis
- 1Anqi Miao
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Experiential Discipline: Informing and Reforming Discipline in Secondary Schools in Alberta
Download2025-04-07
Effective school discipline is a complex and evolving issue in modern education. As classroom dynamics, school cultures, and student populations change, disciplinary practices must also change in order to remain effective. John Dewey’s philosophy of education as both experiential and social...
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Exploring Graduate International Students' Sense of Belonging in Canadian Higher Education Institutions
Download2023-12-13
As the number of international students in Canada continues to rise, understanding and addressing the challenges associated with their sense of belonging becomes paramount. This paper, authored by an international student and instructor, explores the intricate emotions and perceptions surrounding...
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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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2025-04-07
This paper presents a synthesis of the literature on inclusion in French immersion (FI) programs in Canada from the last 20 years. A lens of sociolinguistics for change (Davis, 2024; Roy, 2020) is used to examine policies around inclusion in FI, compare these policies to the realities of...
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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 Change to Challenge: The Intersection of Leadership, Educational Reform, and Teacher Burnout
Download2025-04-07
This study examines the intersection of educational change, teacher burnout and the role of leadership in mitigating the negative impacts of changes in post-secondary educational institutions. Drawing from multiple theoretical frameworks such as job-demand model (Demerouti et al., 2001) and...
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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...