Browsing RRU by Author "Ireland, Liza"
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Assessing young children's personal constructs of `nature' using a modified repertory grid test : a case study
(2014-03-10)This paper presents a method for assessing the personal construct systems of young children (ages 4 to 6) regarding the notion of 'nature,' conducted at a Montessori Casa in Toronto, Ontario. Images from the participants' ... -
Auto repair shops' perspectives on storm drain protection
(2014-10-24)Stream health in urban landscapes is affected by non-point sources of pollution from a range of land uses including commercial activities that may release pollutants. Significant improvements in water quality will require ... -
Developing early literacy and eco-consciousness in French immersion through daily nature walks : a case study of teacher reflection
(2016-10-25)This case study, with aspects of action research, integrates place-based education in a primary French Immersion classroom. The focus is on developing a sense of eco-consciousness and language arts competencies by writing ... -
The environmentally aware and the cars they drive : a psychosocial analysis of the double binds around personal transportation choices
(2014-04-16)The purpose of this thesis was to explore if there are emotional dilemmas in environmentally aware individuals, stemming from conflicts, resulting in their environmental personal transportation behaviour. This study uses ... -
Exploring the why : how expatriate teachers engage in environmental education
(2013-12-02)Expatriate teachers do not always have a strong connection to the place in which they are living (Richardson, von Kirchenheim & Richardson, 2006). How might this lack of connection affect how they teach environmental ... -
Geocaching, learning, and nature in a location-aware sport
(2013-12-17)Geocaching, an outdoor recreation activity that uses mobile digital technology combined with online social networks to find outdoor hidden treasure, has gained a strong following of geocachers worldwide. This phenomenological ... -
Hitching my head to my heart : a lived experience study of ecological embodied cognition
(2013-09-24)In this autoethnographic personal narrative, I share my multifaceted journey of developing ecological embodied cognition in the context of climate change, specifically in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. ... -
Influences of place-based memories on parents who enrol their children in outdoor preschools
(2013-12-17)Developing positive relationships with nature through outdoor play and education may lead to increased environmental consciousness in adults. Building on past research showing the influence of early memories on adult ... -
Investigating economically driven middle-class parents' knowledge and considerations of forest school
(2014-02-18)With the general public becoming increasingly aware of research showing the benefits of connecting with, and spending time in, nature, interest in nature-based early childhood education has grown. I seek to understand how ... -
Not just something you put in a frying pan and give to your family : children's meaning making and salmon restoration
(2013-06-04)Research for this study built on the experience of salmon restoration by exploring the lived experience of children ages eight to 12 who participated in an eight-month salmon restoration education program, the Salmonid ... -
Paddling towards resilience : benefits of canoeing for vulnerable First Nations children
(2013-12-20)This phenomenological study investigated the benefits of a weekly canoe program for vulnerable Grade 5 First Nations students at an elementary school in Victoria, BC. The experience of student and adult participants was ... -
Professional learning communities and the integration of environmental education into teaching practice
(2015-02-11)This thesis project investigates the use of one elementary school's Professional Learning Community (PLC) as a means of increasing teachers' abilities and willingness to effectively integrate Environmental Education (EE) ... -
Searching for a "unicorn" : emotional dimensions of environmental educators
(2013-01-30)As more studies highlight the unconscious dynamics of environmental education it is important to understand how those dynamics impact the educators themselves so that we may better train educators and improve the efficacy ... -
Starting point : a community of practice for Canada's environmental education network leaders
(2014-02-26)A qualitative study using an action research methodology was conducted to observe what value a national community of practice (CoP) had for the resiliency of Canada's geographically dispersed, non-profit, environmental ... -
Video production as a pedagogical tool for 21st century learners
(2014-10-31)This document and accompanying hour-long documentary video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5cghA6zWQg looks at the efficacy of the video production process as a teaching and learning tool with pre-service teachers as an ...
