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Principals' perspectives on discretion and decision making
(2006-04-04)
Principals are required to continuously exercise their discretion on a variety of matters that affect schools, teachers, children and communities. In spite of this reality, not much study has been done in this area of the ...
Undan snjobreidunni (what lies beneath the snow) revealing the contributions of Icelandic pioneer women to adult education in Manitoba 1875-1914
(2007-12-13)
Though women have been involved in adult education throughout Canada’s history, their contributions have gone unrecorded and lie hidden “beneath the snow”. This study used a qualitative historical research design to ...
Language revitalization in northern Manitoba: a study of an elementary school Cree bilingual program
(2006-07-04)
This thesis concerns a study of an elementary school Cree bilingual program. Students’ language proficiency, attitudes and academic performance were analyzed and parent and teacher interviews were conducted to assess the ...
Exploring the role of international non-governmental organizations in rebuilding conflict-affected societies through educational project work
(2008-01-16)
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly utilized in the rebuilding of war-torn countries. This thesis is a grounded-theory qualitative study of the role of NGO educational projects in re-building ...
An examination of cooperative inquiry as a professional learning strategy for inner-city principals
(2008-09-11)
This dissertation describes a research study that investigated cooperative inquiry as a strategy for professional learning of inner-city school principals in a large urban centre in Western Canada. The study attempted to ...
Researcher as learner, participants as knowers: an ethnographic snapshot of women sharing knowledge in a rural Uganda community
(2005-04-15)
This snapshot ethnographic research was conducted in Kihande Village in Uganda with the Agabagaya Women’s Group for a period of five weeks in 2004. Using a feminist ethnographic methodology, the researcher explores how ...
An action research study of effective and efficient rehearsals in a grade 8 band setting
(2006-08-04)
The purpose of this action research study was to examine strategies that lead to effective and efficient band rehearsals at the junior high level. Participants in the study were 28 grade 8 band students, 11 males and 17 ...