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What challenges can a disability/accessibility services office in post-secondary education face?

Wachu, Catherine (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)

This study is a Qualitative Case Study on Disability/Accessibility Office in a BC post-secondary institution. The study has explored the Disability Access Services Office and the impressions of support provided through the ...

What characteristics account for who participates in adult basic education at Vancouver Island University? A case study of policy and practice

Maltesen, Jean Lynn Marie (University of British Columbia, 2019-09)

This study is an in-depth examination of what accounted for participation in Adult Basic Education (ABE) at Vancouver Island University (VIU) from 1995 to 2015. I use a qualitative case study and discourse analysis to ...

What do parents perceive to be effective characteristics of a family literacy program? An action research project

Jamieson, Nicole (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2012-04)

This study examined how a Grade 1/2 teacher implemented a family literacy program for the families of the children in her class. Using action research, this research study asked the question, “What do parents perceive to ...

What do teachers feel and think about when teaching in the inclusive classroom?

Rani, Komal (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019)

The purpose of this project was to learn about teachers’ perceptions towards inclusive education in India. Understanding what conditions and factors contribute to human motivation, wellbeing, and satisfaction is essential ...

What happens when we walk? Exploring how walking in nature influences childhood well-being

Vincent, Kara (2017-02-07)

This research explored how walking with grade four students in natural spaces within their community on a weekly basis influenced their well-being. Qualitative data was collected through the use of focus groups and ...

What is Canadian experience, eh? A financial industry perspective

Koltermann, Iren Hessami (2013-09-17)

This research identifies the dimensions of Canadian experience from the perspective of recruiters in the financial industry. Lack of Canadian experience is a systemic barrier to successful economic adaptation of new ...

What is critical thinking?

Black, John A. (ACTIR, 1989-10)

This article argues for a conception of critical thinking incorporating both technical skills and autonomy of thought.

What is emergence and how does it relate to our educational ecology?

Swinn, Martha J. (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)

The basis of this project was to create a workshop using emergent pedagogy to explain the semantics and propagation of emergence to educators. The strategies used in the workshop to demonstrate being-with a subject include: ...

What is our story of collaboration within a distributed leadership team: what is working and why? A look at a cross-curricular team using collaboration to enhance student learning

Lebans, Tanya E. (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)

Working on a team purposefully formed by formal leaders to better support students’ first year in high school as well as allow team members to work collaboratively to deliver this program inspired me to research the ...

What is public ethnography

Vannini, Phillip; Anthon, Dan; Beaver, Dwayne (2019-05-04)

What is sustainable housing?

Ramsay, Karen (Canadian Institute of Planners, 2002)

A recent master's thesis used data from a comprehensive national survey in order to develop a clear method to define and measure sustainable housing in Canada. Five components were argued to be essential to this ...

What is the role of nursing students in First Nations communities?

Dhaliwal, Rosealin; Garrey, Alexa; Scruton, Andrew (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018-04-12)

Third year nursing students from Vancouver Island University reflect on their experience at the school and health centre of the Stz'uminus First Nation.

What makes us squirm - a critical assessment of community-oriented archaeology

La Salle, Marina; Hutchings, Richard (Canadian Archaeological Association, 2016)

We provide a critical response to Andrew Martindale and Natasha Lyons’ 2014 special section on Community-Oriented Archaeology (Canadian Journal of Archaeology Volume 38, Issue 2), discussing the authors’ definitions, ...

What motivates adult learners to improve their ability to learn?

Kaur, Amandeep (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)

The intention of this study was to examine the role of motivational factors in the field of adult learning. The abundant presence of technology and innovation has made it mandatory for the professional to be ready to ...

What primary teachers need to know about the relationship between oral language development and reading to put in place effective reading teaching practices

de Leeuw, Stephanie A. (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019)

Oral language skills are woven throughout the curriculum in British Columbia as both skills to learn and skills that are needed for learning. Research shows that oral language skills are imperative for the development of ...

What results from a program designed to facilitate the reduction of the environmental footprint of the employees of an oil and gas company in Calgary, Alberta?

Grigore, Vlad (2010-09-16)

Employees at Statoil Canada participated in an action research, cooperative inquiry-based program that was designed to facilitate the reduction of their office environmental footprint. The program was designed using a ...