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Tears at the Heart of Things: Moral Distress Among Principals of Canadian-Accredited Schools in China
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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...
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Access denied: The challenges and barriers young adult refugees experience in attaining postsecondary education in Canada
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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,...
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Skin In The Game: Black Participatory Action Research (BPR) and Black Anarchist Coalition Building for Anti-Black Racist Organizing
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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...
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Spring 2024
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...
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Fall 2024
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...
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Exploring The Role and Experience of Academic Administrators in the Delivery of Experiential Education Programs in Undergraduate Professional Faculties
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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...
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Indigenous Conditions for Cultural Continuity: Designing Local Climate Change Adaptations in the Pluriverse
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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...
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Black African Immigrant Graduate Students’ Identities and Education: The Influence of African Indigenous Knowledge within Canada’s Multiculturalism
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This study explains the influence of African Indigenous Knowledge in the education and identities of Black African Immigrant students within Canada’s Multiculturalism. Black African immigrant student’s identities are formed and shaped by their Indigenous experiences, which influences their...
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Internationalization Policies and In/equitable Experiences of African International Students in Canadian Post-secondary
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This study critically interrogates the gaps between policy claims on equitable internationalization and the ground-level realities of Black African graduate international students in a Canadian Public University. The attraction and retention of international students is vital to Canada’s future...
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Fall 2023
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...