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Barber, Wendy; Walters, W.; Chartier, P.; Temertzoglou, C. – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
This research examines the impact of the biographies of generalist elementary school pre-service teachers (PSTs) on their experiences of Canadian physical education teacher education (PETE), and how these biographies shape self-confidence and self-perceived competence as physical educators. The phenomenological case study took place in a Canadian…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Competencies, Physical Education, Preservice Teachers
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Mewhort-Buist, Tracy A.; Nilsen, Elizabeth S.; Bowman-Smith, Celina K. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2020
The present study examined how school-age children's communicative decisions are influenced by the situation, their social partner, and their own characteristics (gender, shyness levels, and history of peer relationships). Children (8-12 years old, N=246) imagined themselves in social scenarios (depicted through comics) and indicated the…
Descriptors: Children, Preadolescents, Interpersonal Communication, Decision Making
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Higginbottom, Katie – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2019
C.B. Peterson Elementary School is identified as an at-risk school, as per the North West District School Board's (NWDSB) criteria. In light of rising diversity issues, the school board has released an Equity and Inclusion Policy, which is a top priority to C.B. Peterson's administration team. This new policy adds to the work intensification faced…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, School Effectiveness, Equal Education
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Scott, David; Gani, Raphaël – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2018
From 2005-2010 the province of Alberta introduced a social studies program of study mandating that all K-12 teachers use the lens of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit perspectives to help students understand the past as well as key concepts and contemporary issues. This paper offers a systematic examination of a range of data sources, including…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, American Indians
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Ciampa, Katia – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012
This study stemmed from a concern of the perceived decline in students' reading motivation after the early years of schooling. This research investigated the effectiveness of online eBooks on eight grade 1 students' reading motivation. Eight students were given ten 25-minute sessions with the software programs over 15 weeks. Qualitative data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Early Reading, Reading Motivation
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He, Meizi; Piche, Leonard; Beynon, Charlene; Harris, Stewart – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: To investigate school-aged children's and parents' attitudes, social influences, and intentions toward excessive screen-related sedentary behavior (S-RSB). Design: A cross-sectional study using a survey methodology. Setting: Elementary schools in London, Ontario, Canada. Participants: All grades 5 and 6 students, their parents, and…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Intervention, Video Games, Negative Attitudes
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Larouche, Marie-Noelle; Galand, Benoit; Bouffard, Therese – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2008
This paper reports results from two studies aimed at examining whether perception of social acceptance and actual social acceptance differ according to the presence of an illusion of scholastic incompetence. Results of both studies conducted in Belgium and in Quebec (respectively 179 and 543 participants) show that children's illusion of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Acceptance, Academic Ability, Student Attitudes