NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Sharkey, Irene
Licensed Year(s): 1998
Summary: I will mainly reflect on any experiences and review secondary sources. I will collect data through an exploration of my own practice as an educator and through an investigation of significant themes previously identified in the literature studied in the area of cross-cultural and adult education. The following themes will be considered farther for their relevance in organizing the investigation: D...

Principal Investigator: Bright, Marilyn
Licensed Year(s): 1997
Summary: The study will explore experiences beginning Dene teachers have in their transition from student to teacher. Study attempts to understand ways which beginning Dene teachers integrate their traditional cultural heritage into that of Canadian mainstream curriculum. How is the curriculum document, Dene Kede, implemented in their work. Study will seek to articulate their needs for in-service suppor...

Principal Investigator: Shimpo, Mitsura
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: Due to limited time resources, the researcher plans to limit his study to doing consultative interviews with staff members of the GNWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment and possibly with staff members of Aurora College in Yellowknife. No research will be done outside of Yellowknife. This survey is part of a larger international 3 year research project sponsored by Japan's Nation...

Principal Investigator: Hosty, Joan
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: Data will be collected from the various directors of the Divisional Boards of Education who oversee the programs, as well as from the archives of Aurora College Thebacha Campus....

Principal Investigator: Wall, Denis
Licensed Year(s): 1995
Summary: The survey will collect data from students, administrators, teachers, Board members, and other school-based staff. Pilot surveys will be undertaken to test the surveys and to identify necessary changes. A randomly selected group of 30 principals will be asked to collect data on incidents of interpersonal conflict in which they have to intervene. No names will be attached to surveys or descripti...

Principal Investigator: Strong, Shelley
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will investigate education in the urban culturally diverse setting of Yellowknife and compare it to the isolated predominantly Native community of Snowdrift. The relationship between teacher and student will be studied. Course curriculum and teaching methods will be examined to determine if they are relevant to native culture. Community residents will be contacted to discuss the edu...

Principal Investigator: Slater, Laura
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researcher will interview twenty teachers from the communities about their views on mainstreaming. The project will determine if teachers are more positive or negative in their views about mainstreaming....

Principal Investigator: Krause, Arnold
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: This research will be conducted in the hope of creating some insight into how to improve or maintain levels of job satisfaction....

Principal Investigator: Schur, Barbara
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: Ms. Schur will conduct a two and a half day workshop and will collect information from the adult educators using interviews, observations and analysis of participant's journals....

Principal Investigator: Canitz, Brenda
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: Ms Canitz will distribute a questionaire to nurses and to teachers in the Baffin communities. The questionaire will examine their personal and professional lives in an attempt to identify the sources of satisfacion and frustration. It will also attempt to assess the factors that affect adaptation and staff turnover. Participation will be voluntary and confidentiallity will be respected....