Principal Investigator:Snow, Kathy Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5226.
The objectives of this project are to:
1. Map the current and past state of Inuit teacher education across Inuit Nunangat- specifically Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR).
2. Identify factors contributing to Inuit teacher resilience and retention- based on school records and conversations with Inuit educators.
3. ...
Principal Investigator:Field, James Colin Licensed Year(s):
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5022.
The purpose of the study is to identify reasons, moments, experiences, and conditions that have led NWT community school teaching principals to stay in their positions in small, remote NWT communities. The proposed study will engage a group of small school, rural and remote teaching principals in the NWT who have rema...
Principal Investigator:Porter, Dave M Licensed Year(s):
2018
20172016 Summary:
The purpose of this project is to highlight the positive impacts of different approaches to decolonial education, which will hopefully ultimately arm teachers, schools and communities with the knowledge they need to move forward with the broad-sweeping changes that are required.
Research questions include: What does decolonized education look like Indigenous communities/learners? What support...
Principal Investigator:Amprako, Francis Licensed Year(s):
2016
Summary:
The objective of this research project is to explore the lived experiences of teachers as they aim at attaining the educational outcomes through culturally responsive teaching.
Interviews of six teachers will be done who will answer open-ended questions. A 5-member focus group shall be used to confirm or disconfirm the data from the interviewees. There shall be two sessions of interviews, which...
Principal Investigator:Coulthard, Glen Licensed Year(s):
2013
Summary:
The objectives of this research project are to:
1) document, evaluate and support the development of Dechinta Bush University Centre for Research and Learning; Including:
A. governance practices, institutional structures and partnerships,
B. teaching quality,
C. the integration of land-based learning with university programming,
D. students' personal and academic development and success, ...
Principal Investigator:Daitch, Sarah S Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The aim of this research is to gauge whether the residential school teaching and learning unit in the new Grade 10 Northern Studies course enables NWT students to meaningfully engage with the difficult legacy of Indian Residential Schools. Based on the experiences of the students, the principal researcher plans to make recommendations regarding the teaching and learning material to the NWT Departm...
Principal Investigator:Anakin, Megan Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The purpose of the study is to identify the impact of the SmartLearning Project on student outcomes. The SmartLearning Project involves action research conducted by classroom teachers and inquiry leaders in schools in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories of Canada. The SmartLearning Project gathers quantitative and qualitative data at classroom, school, and school district le...
Principal Investigator:Hall, Karen Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The objective of this research is to understand and identify factors that have influenced certain Northerner’s positive contributions to their communities. This research specifically aims to identify the various social and learning environments of northerner’s that have led to their successes within the community.
Data will be collected through a qualitative approach, using one-on-one or teleph...
Principal Investigator:Brennan, Jodi N Licensed Year(s):
2011
2008 Summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the revised nursing curriculum being used as Aurora College as a partner within Collaboration for Academic Education in Nursing (CAEN). Students, faculty and clinical agencies will share their experiences of the curriculum.
Data will be collected using Aurora College course and semester evaluation forms and faculty meetings. This data will be used to ...
Principal Investigator:Brennan, Jodi N Licensed Year(s):
2010
2005 Summary:
The overall aim of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of concept mapping as a teaching/learning tool in clinical practice courses in years one, two and three of the nursing program. The objectives include the following: evaluate one concept map per student weekly during the clinical course, and obtain student and faculty input on utilizing concept mapping as a teaching tool.
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