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2024-04-26
As we navigate through the vibrant mosaic of Canada's multicultural society, the fading whispers of heritage language loss signal an urgent call to action. My journey into the heart of Canada's linguistic diversity transcends academic inquiry; it is a personal quest fueled by my experiences as...
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What impact do same-sex classes have on a girl’s academic success, personality, and identity development, and what role do stakeholders and teachers play?
Download2023-12-15
Indeed, the influence of school on students' lives can be long-standing and shape their personalities. Many of us discover our true selves when interacting with our peers when studying at school. According to Pittman and Richmond (2007), students are academically affected while attending school,...
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Understanding job dissatisfaction and burnout amongst student affairs professionals and its relation to student success
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Student affairs professionals are crucial in supporting student success in post-secondary education. There are a multitude of factors that can impact a student affairs professional’s ability to provide excellent and consistent support to students. This written work seeks to assess how burnout and...
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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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2016-01-01
Injustices of varying degrees occur in schools across Alberta every day; achievement gaps, European narratives at the expense of all others, and lack of representation of BIPOC folks are just some of the ways that injustice shows up in our schools. Using critical pedagogy as its framework, this...
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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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Leadership Impacts on Inclusive Education: Shifting Practice to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Learners
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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 ...
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Bolman and Deal’s Four Frames and the Quality Standards Academic Committee: An Analysis of Select Past and Future Leadership Decisions
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This paper considers Bolman and Deal’s four frames, as developed in Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (2017), in the context of an academic advisory committee, the Quality Standards Assurance Committee (QSAC), at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The...
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2023-08-14
This qualitative study addresses the underrepresentation of women as school principals, despite teaching being perceived as a feminine profession. The primary objective was to investigate why women with leadership skills choose to remain in the classroom rather than pursue leadership positions....
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2024-06-12
Working in postsecondary student services, in accessibility, I have encountered universal design for learning (UDL) as a potential approach to handling students’ accessibility needs in professional development workshops, training materials, conversations with colleagues, and best practice guides....