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Full-Text Articles in Education
Reclaiming The Radical: Using Fiction To Challenge The "Facts" Of A Neoliberal Discourse In Lifelong Learning, Patricia A. Gouthro, Susan M. Holloway
Reclaiming The Radical: Using Fiction To Challenge The "Facts" Of A Neoliberal Discourse In Lifelong Learning, Patricia A. Gouthro, Susan M. Holloway
Education Publications
No abstract provided.
Marginalization And The Occasional Teacher Workforce In Ontario: The Case Of Internationally Educated Teachers (Iets), Katina E. Pollock
Marginalization And The Occasional Teacher Workforce In Ontario: The Case Of Internationally Educated Teachers (Iets), Katina E. Pollock
Education Publications
This article considers the marginalization of internationally educated teachers (IETs) as occasional teachers. In particular, it explores the experiences of three IETs as they try to gain access to full-time teacher employment within the Ontario, English-speaking public school system. Data used in this article was generated from a qualitative study of occasional teachers who worked in the Ontario English-speaking public school system. Findings indicated that these teachers engaged in considerable amounts of unpaid work, participated in a great deal of informal and formal learning, and accepted all and any occasional work available – all practices associated with the cycle of …
Pedagogy For Mobile Learning Using Videoconferencing Technology, Dragana Martinovic, Jelena Magliaro, T. Pugh
Pedagogy For Mobile Learning Using Videoconferencing Technology, Dragana Martinovic, Jelena Magliaro, T. Pugh
Education Publications
The objective of this paper is to describe the pedagogical and related organizational approaches implemented for mobile learning utilized between a school board and its partnered institutions: Faculties of Education and research institutes. While the two learning events described here were intended to provide mobile ICT-enabled and collaborative learning opportunities for students, the research component of the project was designed to explore the adoption of video-conferencing technology and other collaborative Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) amongst educators. The objective was to evaluate, from the educators’ perspectives, the benefits and obstacles associated with the use of emerging technologies within daily, classroom …
Measuring The Impact Of Restorative Justice Practices: Outcomes And Contexts, Glenn Rideout, Roland Karen, Geri Salinitri, Frey Marc
Measuring The Impact Of Restorative Justice Practices: Outcomes And Contexts, Glenn Rideout, Roland Karen, Geri Salinitri, Frey Marc
Education Publications
Under the supervision of the board's superintendent responsible for implementation of the Safe Schools legislation and with the support of its senior administration, a committee was selected that included nine principals and four vice-principals. The goal of this committee was to research restorative justice practices and to become familiar with what has been developed and implemented across Ontario. Input was sought from the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF). One of Ontario's leading consultants facilitated the RJ training and provided expertise and guidance in the implementation of restorative justice in the pilot …
Supporting Associate Teaching And Mentoring Of Teacher Candidates: Building A Community Of Practice, Roland Karen, Clinton Beckford
Supporting Associate Teaching And Mentoring Of Teacher Candidates: Building A Community Of Practice, Roland Karen, Clinton Beckford
Education Publications
Associate teachers play a significant role in the preparation of pre-service teachers in Canadian universities. The literature on the subject indicates that the practicum component of the pre-service teacher education is considered by teacher candidates to be their most valuable learning experience. Therefore, Faculties of Education are constantly exploring new ways of engaging associates in re-imagining their role and clarifying expectations and support from the faculty. This paper presents preliminary findings from a survey of associate teachers conducted by the Faculty of Education at a mid-size, comprehensive university in south-western Ontario, Canada. The survey explored the perceptions of associate regarding …
Associate Teacher Perspectives Of The Triumvirate Relationship In Teacher Education: The Role Of Faculty Advisors, Roland Karen
Associate Teacher Perspectives Of The Triumvirate Relationship In Teacher Education: The Role Of Faculty Advisors, Roland Karen
Education Publications
The literature suggests that teacher candidates identify the field experience as a valued aspect of their pre-service education. In field experience, associate teachers are significant contributors to the success of the triumvirate relationship (associate teacher/teacher candidate/faculty advisor). A study was conducted using an anonymous questionnaire to explore, from the perspective of associate teachers, potential strategies and/or recommendations that may strengthen this relationship. The findings of the study, specifically related to the expectations concerning the role of the faculty advisor to support associate teachers, are presented. Reflective practice is discussed in terms of its relevance to the triumvirate relationship. The article …
Miriam Toews’ A Complicated Kindness: Restorying The Russian Mennonite Diaspora, Natasha G. Wiebe
Miriam Toews’ A Complicated Kindness: Restorying The Russian Mennonite Diaspora, Natasha G. Wiebe
Education Publications
A literary critique is presented wherein the author examines the novel “A Complicated Kindness,” by Miriam Toew as a restorying of the Russian Mennonite diaspora. The prominence of the diaspora in Canadian Mennonite discourse is referenced, and the personal narrative approach used in Toew’s novel is discussed as a method of connecting readers to the Mennonite experience.
The "Ten-Year Road:" Joys And Challenges On The Road To Tenure, Kathryn Hibbert, Katina Pollock, R. Stooke, Immaculate K. Namukas, Farahnaz Faez, J. O'Sullivan
The "Ten-Year Road:" Joys And Challenges On The Road To Tenure, Kathryn Hibbert, Katina Pollock, R. Stooke, Immaculate K. Namukas, Farahnaz Faez, J. O'Sullivan
Education Publications
This paper explores the pre-tenure experiences of five assistant professors employed in the faculty of education of a research-intensive university. Acting as co-researchers, the authors researched their experiences through a critical narrative approach. The analysis, informed by critically-oriented writing that extends Wenger's Communities of Practice, takes as axiomatic the notion that globalized processes of economic restructuring are mediating work in the academy and examines its local manifestations. Discussions explore issues of power, equity, shifting identities, and the need for improved navigational resources. The authors found that the process of critically and collaboratively researching their pre-tenure experiences offered insight into sites …
Mathematics Tasks As Experiential Therapy For Elementary Preservice Teachers, Immaculate Kizito Namukasa, George Gadanidis
Mathematics Tasks As Experiential Therapy For Elementary Preservice Teachers, Immaculate Kizito Namukasa, George Gadanidis
Education Publications
In what unique ways can mathematics tasks contribute to pre-service teachers’ understanding of subject matter and pedagogy? And what school mathematics tasks can usefully be included in a pre-service program? To contribute to answering these questions, we report on the selection and choice criteria for mathematics tasks that we use in an elementary pre-service program. We see these tasks as experiential therapy. We believe that for teachers to see mathematics, and consequently mathematics teaching and learning, in new ways then they need to personally experience mathematics in new ways. We discuss at length one of the tasks, the Consecutive Terms …
Negotiating Identities In The Transition From Graduate Student To Teacher Educator, Melody Viczko Dr., Lisa L. Wright
Negotiating Identities In The Transition From Graduate Student To Teacher Educator, Melody Viczko Dr., Lisa L. Wright
Education Publications
Although practitioners, policy-makers, and academics call for reform in teacher education, there is ambiguity surrounding the identity transformation of graduate students who “become” teacher educators. This self-study uses narratives, based on intricate personal and collaborative reflection, to explore how the assumption of new role identities is an intricate and ongoing process of learning and reflection. In addition to considering the complexities and interrelationships inherent in role socialization, implications for teacher education practice and policy are raised. We conclude that it is beneficial, for both teacher educators and preservice teachers, to engage in collaborative and relational forms of self-study that foster …
What Would Yoda Do? A “Jedi” Approach To Curriculum Development, Rood Lucier, Ben Hazzard, Kathy Hibbert
What Would Yoda Do? A “Jedi” Approach To Curriculum Development, Rood Lucier, Ben Hazzard, Kathy Hibbert
Education Publications
No abstract provided.
School Mathematics Education In Uganda: Its Successes And Its Failures, Immaculate Kizito Namukasa, Madge Quinn, Janet Kaahwa
School Mathematics Education In Uganda: Its Successes And Its Failures, Immaculate Kizito Namukasa, Madge Quinn, Janet Kaahwa
Education Publications
This paper examines the character of school mathematics education in Uganda. It focuses on its successes, failures and its history. The methodology involved analyzing Ugandan curriculum documents and teaching resources. The analysis is through a comparative and post-colonial approach. The analysis reveals that Ugandan mathematics education is largely not influenced by recent international reforms; it purely essentialist; and it focuses on the gifted and students. To be sure this study is relevant for curriculum development in developing countries. From a post-colonial perspective the study is relevant to mathematics education of indigenous and marginalized populations in developed countries.
Nonmath Analogies In Teaching Mathematics, Vera Sarina, Immaculate Kizito Namukasa
Nonmath Analogies In Teaching Mathematics, Vera Sarina, Immaculate Kizito Namukasa
Education Publications
Way too often, students find some concepts too abstract to comprehend. One of the strategies used to assist students with building conceptual knowledge is to use analogies. We investigate the place of nonmath analogies in teaching school mathematics. First, we demonstrate the widespread use of analogies by drawing examples through context analysis of tutoring websites, textbooks, and teaching experiences. Second, we argue that analogies reflect the grounded nature of mathematical concepts in common life experiences and, thus, have an essential place in instruction. To support our argument we offer a theoretical rationale based on research literature and historical sources.
Becoming Intimate With Developmental Knowledge: Pedagogical Explorations With Collective Biography, Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Kathleen Kummen, Deborah Thompson
Becoming Intimate With Developmental Knowledge: Pedagogical Explorations With Collective Biography, Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Kathleen Kummen, Deborah Thompson
Education Publications
In this article, we draw on postfoundational frameworks to make visible the subjectification processes by which practitioners simultaneously master and become mastered by developmental theories. We emphasize the implication of the entire minded-body in the processes of the developmental worker formation. We show these processes through empirical investigation with data gathered through collective biography in a child development graduate course in a child and youth care program. Often developmental psychology masks itself as “just natural” knowledge that informs our practice. However, the article shows that our relationship with developmental psychology is much more intricate and intimate than we might believe. …