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The Capability Approach: A Proposed Framework For Experiential Learning In The Faculty Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences, Timothy A. Brunet, Hassan Shaban, Stephanie Gonçalves

Centre for Teaching and Learning Publications

This qualitative case study uses the Capability Approach (CA) as a framework for experiential learning courses in the Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Windsor, in Ontario, Canada. Specifically, this is a case study of two courses titled Ways of Knowing and Ways of Doing that are offered as undergraduate general credit electives. In this paper, we describe the case study context and provide a brief introduction to the CA. The lead author presents the case study courses' pedagogical framework and describes the materials and methods of the case. Next, we provide a summary of …

The Effects Of Long-Term Systematic Educational Development On The Beliefs And Attitudes Of University Teachers, Michael K. Potter, Erika Kustra, Thiemann Ackerson, Laura Prada

Centre for Teaching and Learning Publications

Focusing on Fundamentals of University Teaching – one of three levels in the program – the study examined its impact on participant beliefs and attitudes about teaching and learning, their teaching practices and the larger impact on departmental and institutional decision making. Participants also identified benefits, areas of improvement and barriers to participation in the program.

The study compared pre- and post-program learning plan documents and changes in program teaching philosophies. Exit surveys and focus groups were also used. A total of 23 UTC participants took part in the study – 8 from the 2009-10 cohort, 5 from the 2010-11 …

L’Accès Et La Réussite Au Postsecondaire Pour Les Étudiants Issus De Groupes Sous-Représentés : Un Défi Collectif, Alan W. Wright, Marie-Jeanne Monette

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Le présent article présente les domaines d’intervention et des programmes canadiens qui ont pour objectif l’amélioration de l’accès et la persévérance des étudiants des groupes sous-représentés (notamment les étudiants autochtones, ceux provenant de familles à faible revenu et les étudiants de première génération) dans les études postsecondaires. Suivant des recherches financées par la Fondation Canadienne des Bourses d’Études du Millénaire, les auteurs proposent une approche holistique pour aider ces étudiants à surmonter les nombreux obstacles auxquels ils font face à divers moment de leur vie étudiante.

Paddle Your Own Canoe: Metaphors For Teaching Between The Tides, Alan W. Wright, Marie-Jeanne Monette, Beverley Hamilton

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Nearly twenty college and university voyageurs hailing from Atlantic Canada to the Pacific Coast and points in between, as well as intrepid pedagogues from institutions of higher education from Asia and Australia rendezvous at the Small Craft Aquatic Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on the shores of the St. John River. The sun shines brightly on this warm, mid-June morning, and the water sparkles, inviting the assembled paddlers to embark on a fleeting voyage of discovery in the great Canadian out-of-doors. The group leader addresses the circle of eager life vest-clad participants as they stand, paddles in hand, in anticipation …