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Ida Gran Andersen; Emil Smith – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2024
Although women's representation in STEM fields and occupations has increased, science and math continue to be stereotyped as male domains. This paper links psychological and sociological explanations for gendered disparities in STEM by examining the relationship between the local "micro-situational" female learning environment and the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Educational Environment
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Parker, Christina; Bickmore, Kathy – Journal of Moral Education, 2021
Restorative justice pedagogies, such as dialogue or peacemaking circles, allow students to learn how to share and listen with peers, set boundaries for moral dialogue, and engage constructively with each other's perspectives. This study is part of a larger project focused on teachers' professional development and circle implementation. The focus…
Descriptors: Justice, Conflict Resolution, Peer Relationship, Power Structure
Holm, Jennifer, Ed.; Megroureche, Charlotte, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2022
With COVID-19 continuing to make meeting face-to-face impossible, the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group/Groupe Canadien d'Étude en Didactique des Mathématiques (CMESG/GCEDM) executive decided that, for the first time, the CMESG/GCEDM meeting would be held virtually. By necessity, the program had to be much compressed with no topic…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Homma, Yuko; Chen, Weihong; Poon, Colleen S.; Saewyc, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between substance use and sexual orientation among Asian adolescents in Canada. We analyzed an East- and Southeast-Asian subsample of a province-wide, school-based survey (weighted N = 51,349). Compared to heterosexual adolescents of the same gender, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and mostly…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Substance Abuse
Murphy Odo, Dennis; D'Silva, Reginald; Gunderson, Lee – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012
Post-secondary education has increased in importance as the world's economies become more knowledge-based. Employment trends suggest that a high school diploma may be insufficient in some jurisdictions to meet the skills and demands of the 21st century workplace (HRSDC, 1998). In addition, immigration trends are resulting in more ethnic and…
Descriptors: Asians, High School Students, Eligibility, Cultural Influences
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Donnon, Tyrone – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2010
In this study, the self-report Youth Resiliency: Assessing Development Strengths (YR:ADS) questionnaire is used with adolescents from seven junior and senior high schools (N = 2,991) to investigate the function of resiliency profiles as a model for understanding why adolescents engage in bullying and acts of aggression and how having these…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, High School Students, Bullying, Adolescents