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The Influences Of Canadian Outdoor Adventure Education On Personal And Spiritual Growth, Philip William Robson Nov 2020

The Influences Of Canadian Outdoor Adventure Education On Personal And Spiritual Growth, Philip William Robson

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Canadian outdoor adventure education (Canadian OAE) is a unique teaching method that can create affordances for beneficial outcomes for its participants. In Ontario high schools, Canadian OAE is typically found in Integrated Curriculum Programs with an environmental focus. While there are over 100 of these programs in Ontario school-based opportunities for Canadian OAE have been rare in Windsor-Essex over the last 25 years. However, a Windsor-Essex Christian private high school now offers experiences in Canadian OAE. The purpose of this case study is to describe the influence of a Grade 11 program on its students. Using an online questionnaire and …


Institutional Factors That Influence Creative Arts Students To Pursue Further Education Post-Baccalaureate In An Education- Based Program, Kaitlyn Vivian Anne Karns Oct 2020

Institutional Factors That Influence Creative Arts Students To Pursue Further Education Post-Baccalaureate In An Education- Based Program, Kaitlyn Vivian Anne Karns

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Ontario Universities offer a variety of undergraduate programs that could be classified as creative arts programs. Whether these programs focus on one specific major, such as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, or concurrent programming, such as a concurrent music and education program, students have a variety of choices for their post-secondary studies. The current body of scholarly literature examines many reoccurring factors that influence a student’s choice post-baccalaureate. These factors include socio-economics, institutional characteristics, and student experience. A majority of literature addressing these three factors focuses on students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs, suggesting …