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- 2Andrews, Jac
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Spring 2016
Bullying has been a topic of educational research within schools for many years (Olweus, 1978; Mah, Stewin & Mah, 2001). Yet, despite its focus within schools, little is known about this social problem as it relates to teacher bullying behaviors. The current study investigates the occurrence of...
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Fall 2017
Former foster youth often experience an array of serious challenges during their young adult years. Problems such as homelessness, school drop-out, and mental health and drug problems have been attributed to the requirement that foster youth lose their supports from child welfare as they approach...
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"Stories Matter:" A Narrative Inquiry Exploring First-Generation University Student Persistence
DownloadFall 2014
Though postsecondary participation has increased overall, the rate of participation has risen more sharply for middle-class students compared with working-class students (Knighton & Mirza, 2002). Especially pronounced is Krahn’s (2009) finding that children from families where at least one...
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“This isn’t gonna fix your child,” Experiences of parents using involuntary stabilization for a child’s substance use
DownloadFall 2021
Background: Evidenced-informed strategies are urgently needed to support families who are struggling with a youth’s substance use disorder. One strategy used in several Canadian provinces is involuntary stabilization programs, which involve the apprehension and confinement of youth whose...
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"Two-stones" stories: shared teachings through the narrative experiences of early school leavers
DownloadFall 2010
The purpose of the research study was to inquire into the experiences of youth who leave school before graduating with a high school diploma. Through the narrative inquiries into the life and school stories of the participants, several threads are identified, providing opportunity for further...
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"You meant to do that:" Examining reactive and proactive aggression and their relations to social and emotional correlates
DownloadFall 2009
This study investigated the relations between teacher-rated reactive and proactive aggression and self-ratings of peer intimacy, peer group integration, inhibition of anger and coping with anger in children in grade 4 to grade 6 (n = 519). Grade and gender differences in the study variables were...