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Martin-Chang, Sandra; Gould, Odette N. – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: Although storybook reading has received considerable research attention, listening to children read has been the source of much less inquiry. In this study, 40 mother-child dyads were videotaped during adult-to-child and child-to-adult reading. Relations between book-related themes (e.g., types of talk), maternal evaluative…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Reading Skills, Correlation, Cues
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Lyons, Wanda; Thompson, Scott Anthony – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Teachers in inclusive classrooms are challenged to provide reading instruction for students with a wide range of instructional levels. This article reports on the implementation of guided reading in four middle years inclusive classrooms, the impact on student engagement and reading progress, and teacher perspectives on the guided reading…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Ciampa, Katia; Gallagher, Tiffany L. – Computers in the Schools, 2013
In this single-case study, we examined the perceived influence of school-wide Apple iPod Touch integration on student learning and engagement. Data collection consisted of elementary teacher and principal interviews, as well as parent surveys. Findings revealed that there was a marked shift in teachers' and students' perceived roles when the iPod…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Elementary School Students, Case Studies
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Ungar, Michael; Liebenberg, Linda – School Psychology International, 2013
In this article we examine how cultural and community factors interact with individual level factors to predict school participation. Participants were 497 Atlantic Canadian youth purposefully selected because of their concurrent use of more than one government service or community program at the time they were interviewed. Results revealed that…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Learner Engagement, Ethnicity, Cultural Background
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Segedin, Lauren – McGill Journal of Education, 2012
Literature on social inequalities in schooling reveals that the school curriculum, streaming, and teacher expectations are school-related factors that limit student success. This study asks: How do the school curriculum, streaming and teacher expectations limit students who have been designated "at risk" from finding success in school?…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum, Ability Grouping, Track System (Education)
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Cummings-Vickaryous, Bonnie; Mills, Cathy; Hoeber, Larena; LeDrew, June – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2010
This case study explores the lived experiences of two graduate students and two university instructors in a course-based qualitative research project. The course design was a research methods course that focused on qualitative research and analysis and provided a vehicle for the instructors to reflect on their experiences and the students'…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Research Projects
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McNamara, Lauren – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2013
This article describes the first two years of an ongoing, collaborative action research project focused on the troubled recess environment in 4 elementary schools in southern Ontario. The project involves an iterative, dynamic process of inquiry, planning, action, and reflection among students, teachers, university researchers, university student…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Recess Breaks, Action Research, Elementary School Students
Deer, Frank – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
This study explored teacher candidates' perceptions of the potentialities and challenges associated with the integration of Aboriginal perspectives into mainstream education. Participants in this study were 2nd-year teacher candidates of a two-year teacher education programme who have completed a course on Aboriginal education. Using a qualitative…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Writing (Composition)
Dunleavy, Jodene; Milton, Penny – Education Canada, 2010
The qualities and outcomes advanced as the hallmarks of 21st century learning have been part of the conversation about public education for decades. Since 2007, What did you do in school today? has been building on the established concepts of social and academic (or institutional) engagement and advancing the newer concept of intellectual…
Descriptors: Excellence in Education, Public Education, Learner Engagement, Learning Experience
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Kumar, Kari Lynne; Wideman, Maureen – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2014
This article presents a case study of a technology-enhanced face-to-face health sciences course in which the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) were applied. Students were offered a variety of means of representation, engagement, and expression throughout the course, and were surveyed and interviewed at the end of the term to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Health Sciences
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Specht, Jacqueline A.; King, Gillian A.; Servais, Michelle; Kertoy, Marilyn; Spencer, Terry – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
Students who are more engaged in school have higher academic achievement, lower dropout rates, and increased involvement in activities during early adulthood. Unfortunately, children with disabilities participate less than children without disabilities, thus increasing their risk for depression and anxiety. This study investigated the lack of…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology)
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Gonzalez-Martin, Alejandro S.; Nardi, Elena; Biza, Irene – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2011
The study we report here examines parts of what Chevallard calls the "institutional" dimension of the students' learning experience of a relatively under-researched, yet crucial, concept in Analysis, the concept of infinite series. In particular, we examine how the concept is introduced to students in texts and in teaching practice. To…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods
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Katz, Jennifer – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
When the Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning (Katz, 2012a) is implemented, outcomes related to student academic and social engagement were investigated in this study. 631 students from Grades 1 to 12 attending ten schools located in two rural and three urban school divisions in Manitoba took part in the study. Intervention and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Inclusion, Intervention
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Katz, Jennifer; Sugden, Ron – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2013
The role of the school leader (principal) in supporting educational reform is explored through a case study of one high school implementing the Three Block Model of UDL (Katz, 2012a) in an effort to meet the needs of a diverse student population. This case study is a part of a much larger study exploring outcomes for students and teachers of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Access to Education, Inclusion, Self Efficacy
Drake, Susan; Racknor, Wendy – Education Canada, 2011
The focus of Ontario's educational reform is literacy and numeracy, and there is a move to teach literacy in all subject areas. Teachers are also to include character education and environmental awareness in instructional planning. Curriculum guidelines direct teachers to teach cross-disciplinary core concepts--Big Ideas such as change, systems,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Instructional Development, Curriculum Development, Literacy
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