Leadership Research: Vol 6, No 1. (2015)
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Altered books as a form of student reflection about constructivist learning experiences
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Improving student motivation and engagement in learning curriculum outcomes has become an increasingly difficult task in the 21st century. The purpose of this study was to discover if using constructivist teaching strategies, ... -
Leading through the arts: an aesthetic leadership research project
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This project was to engage in a reflective inquiry process exploring notions of student leadership in the context of an extra-curricular drama production in a British Columbia ‘offshore’ school in Bundang, South Korea. ... -
New learning models: helping students learn about learning
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)The goal of this project is to outline a framework, and create models, that can be used by teachers to guide learners through the process of designing their own learning. This work presents a theoretical framework and ... -
Challenges, as perceived by teachers, to learning outdoors
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Childhood in the twenty-first century is increasingly spent indoors. As a result, children today can face increased physical and socio-emotional health concerns. An approach to address these concerns is to support opportunities ... -
Building a personal learner’s manual: students knowing themselves as learners
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)In this research, I explore the ways in which student reflections about themselves as learners grow in depth and in complexity, as they are encouraged to identify and articulate skills and characteristics that make up their ... -
Building capacity together: growing a culture of collaboration through mentorship
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This research design has been carefully crafted with current literature around new teachers’ experiences, adult learning theory and models for mentorship in mind. The primary objective of this design was to align existing ... -
Supporting teachers to increase retention in BC offshore schools
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This design project seeks to provide administrators in British Columbia offshore schools with practical strategies to employ to support the teaching staff in their schools and potentially reduce the high rate of staff ... -
Technology integration: how effective are teachers at implementing technology into classroom instruction?
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Technology integration of teachers in School District 69, Qualicum Beach, was investigated using a mixed methods exploratory approach. A survey (N=58) collecting both qualitative and quantitative data was distributed to ... -
Perceptions of parental involvement at school: examination of a primary-middle school parent volunteer program
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)The purpose of the current study was to better understand parents’ perceptions on volunteering within the school and to identify the major barriers that prevent parents from volunteering their time. Despite the amount of ... -
Investigating contextual preferences for professional development activity design
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)School and district based professional development account for a significant amount of professional learning that the teachers of British Columbia engage in each year. It is therefore important that professional development ... -
Topic choice/inquiry: a strategy for increasing motivation in English Communications 12
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)The purpose of this study was to determine if the implementation of Topic Choice/Inquiry had an impact on increasing student motivation towards improving both the quantity and quality of writing. This study was conducted ... -
Righting the metaphor: helping teen moms in the classroom rewrite the metaphors that define them
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Humans use metaphors to help them understand and interpret the world in which they live. Constructed socially, metaphors pilot our conceptual systems and influence what we accept as truth. With respect to the teen mother, ... -
Literacy co-teacher: a self-study
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)The purpose of this self-study was to discover how the researcher’s professional learning in reading instruction and teacher collaboration and her praxis as a Literacy Co-teacher would support student literacy learning; ... -
Exploring the arts as a means to affect Aboriginal students’ self-concept
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)In 2014 the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal student graduation rates in British Columbia was 24% (British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2014). The current researcher wondered what, if any, impact this reality ... -
Connecting purpose to practice: building philosophical foundations and relevant practices within an elementary school - a way forward through collaboration and investigation
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This project is the result of a learning journey toward affecting change in teaching practice through the development of a set of principles that guide teaching and learning within the school context. The purpose of the ... -
Helping Penelope, Sasha, Louise, and Grace: teaching mindfulness and self-regulation to decrease anxiety and shift goal-setting
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Incorporating a consistent peer editing model across the curriculum
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)The purpose of this paper is to outline a three-pronged approach to a peer editing model that can be used across multiple grades and in any subject area where one of the outcomes is student production of quality writing. ... -
The impact of high school sports on participating female students
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)This study investigated the impact of high school sports on participating female students. The participants in this study were 38 former female students from a high school in School District #68, Nanaimo, British Columbia, ... -
Teachers’ perceptions and practices of collaboration between elementary general and special education teachers
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)Teachers’ perspectives and perceptions of collaboration to support students with special needs were explored in this study. A paper based survey instrument was used to collect data from volunteer teachers working in School ... -
Poverty and education: exploring teachers’ perspectives
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2015)The current study was developed to gain insight into teachers’ perspectives at an elementary school on Vancouver Island known to have a high degree of poverty. The purpose of the study was to investigate educational barriers ...
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