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(Re)Creating Citizenship: Saskatchewan High School Students' Understandings of the "Good" Citizen
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Tupper, Jennifer A.; Cappello, Michael P. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2012
Citizenship education is of central importance in curriculum and schooling, as evidenced by the proliferation of research and writing in the area over the last 20 years. Building on existing citizenship literature, this paper discusses one aspect of a larger project exploring the ways in which citizenship is discursively produced in officially…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Focus Groups, Cultural Pluralism
Personal Devices in Public Settings: Lessons Learned from an iPod Touch/iPad Project
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Crichton, Susan; Pegler, Karen; White, Duncan – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
Our paper reports findings from a two-phase deployment of iPod Touch and iPad devices in a large, urban Canadian school board. The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of the infrastructure required to support handheld devices in classrooms; the opportunities and challenges teachers face as they begin to use handheld devices for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Familiarity, High School Students, Teaching Methods
The Adolescent Self-Concept: A Functional Determinant of Consultant Preference.
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Wintre, Maxine Gallander; Crowley, Jeannine M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
Consultant preference (familiar or expert adult or peer) of 122 male and 125 female Canadian adolescents was examined in relation to self-concept and locus of control. Results reveal significant interaction among age, sex, and consultant choice as well as among self-worth, locus of control, situation, and consultant choice. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Consultants, Familiarity