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Spring 2024

Khater, Sherif SM

This thesis delves into the pivotal role of teachers in effectuating organisational change within K-12 educational settings. The study hinges on the premise that while teachers are at the forefront of implementing change, they are often sidelined in the decision-making processes, leading to a...

Spring 2024

Samuel, Belen

Utilizing a Black Participatory Research (BPR) (Drame & Irby, 2016) methodology, this research convened 10 local Black organizers representing 5 organizations across amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) to co-investigate and improve our praxis and collective understanding of Black coalition building as...

Spring 2024

Smith, Lee

Moral distress arises when a person is aware of a moral problem, acknowledges a moral responsibility to act, yet is constrained from following a course of action congruent with their own moral judgement (Nathaniel, 2006; Jameton, 1984). Being hindered from doing what one believes to be morally...

Fall 2024

Hassan, Zahro

This study investigates the barriers faced by young adult refugees (YARs) in accessing higher education in Canada. Despite Canada's reputation as a refuge and its support for immigrants, YARs experience significant challenges due to interrupted schooling, financial constraints, language barriers,...

Fall 2024

Dance, Torrey G B

While experiential learning is broadly emphasized and implemented in the university setting, there is a scholarship gap regarding the organizational dynamics that impact the academic leaders who are responsible for these programs’ implementation and ongoing support, as well as in how academic...

Fall 2024

Yu, Shuai

As a high priority of internationalization, international student mobility has transformed the higher education landscape over the last few decades. Although plenty of studies focus on international students’ experiences, less attention was paid to North American students’ learning experiences in...

Fall 2023

Wang, Zhongrui

Because of the development of digital technology, social media is becoming an indispensable software in everyone's mobile phones and computers. The rise of social media has led educators and learners to explore the possibilities of integrating it into the field of learning. Social media's unique...

Fall 2023

Wolfstone, Irene Wiens Friesen

This dissertation project builds on the hope expressed by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres that a new world is taking shape as young people push their elders to do what is right in response to climate change. The goal of this research is to contribute new knowledge to facilitating...

Fall 2023

Allan, Katherine A

Faculty members play a critical role in upholding the academic mission of institutions of higher education and are integral in supporting student success. It is widely understood that new faculty struggle and as incoming cohorts of new faculty become increasingly diverse, their unique challenges...

Fall 2023

Sharek, Jonathan P

The education and preparation of pre-service teachers for K-12 classrooms remains a widely discussed area of education literature. Expectations are high for new teachers to be capable to manage contemporary classrooms as they replenish the profession. The practicum is widely acknowledged to be...