Browsing Brock Theses by Title
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TA tales : [re]storying the teaching and learning experiences of university teaching assistants
(2012-04-04)This inquiry examines reported critical incidents that shaped the lived experience of 5 university TAs as they negotiated multiple roles and relationships within the teaching and learning context. Questions and ensuing ... -
Tacitus' Germania and the Jesuit Relations: Intertextuality in the Transatlantic World of the Early Jesuits in New France.
The first Europeans who wrote about the Indigenous people of the newly discovered Americas, not only used medieval, but also classical literature as a tool of reference to describe 'otherness.' As true humanists, the ... -
Taenia solium transmission in a rural community in Honduras : an examination of risk factors and knowledge
(Brock University, 2004-11-04)Taenia soliurn taeniasis and cysticercosis are recognized as a major public health problem in Latin America. T. soliurn transmission not only affects the health of the individual, but also social and economic development, ... -
A tale of two childhoods : the virtual child and the real child in Romania, 1970s and 1980s
(Brock University, 2006-11-04)This thesis deals with the everyday use of propaganda in Romania, between 1971 and 1989. It explores the way in which the propaganda discourse of the Romanian Communist Party was disseminated through popular culture ... -
Task-Dependent Oscillatory Brain Activity During Oculomotor Delayed Response Task
(Brock University, 2014-05-01)This study used three Oculomotor Delayed Response (ODR) tasks to investigate the unique cognitive demands during the delay period. Changes in alpha power were used to index cognitive efforts during the delay period. ... -
Teacher attitudes and the emotionally-behaviourally disordered middle school student
(Brock University, 1994-11-04)Inclusionary practices prescribe that chl1dren, regardless of exceptional1ty shall benef1t from receiv1ng educational serv1ce 1n the context of the regular class sett1ng. The result1ng el1minat1on of separate spec1al ... -
Teacher attitudes and the emotionally-behaviourally disordered middle school student
(Brock University, 1994-07-09)Inclusionary practlces prescrlbe that children, regardless of exceptlonal1ty shall benefit from recelving educatlonal servlce 1n the context of the regular class setting. The resulting el1mlnatlon of separate speclal ... -
Teacher professional growth in an authentic learning environment
(Brock University, 2006-05-28)The last several decades have been marked by tremendous changes in education - technological, pedagogical, administrative, and social. These changes have led to considerable increments in the budgets devoted to professional ... -
Teacher survival : staying alive in the job of teaching /
(Brock University, 1997-05-21)This study presents information gathered during personal interviews with dynamic and capable teachers in the areas of preparedness for teaching, teaching concerns, survival skills and strategies, and how these teachers ... -
Teacher-Student Rapport: Investigating its Impact on the Dropout Rate in Physical and Health Education
(Brock University, 2014-02-21)This study was an investigation into whether strong teacher-student rapport relates to the drop-out rates of students in grade 9 and 10 health and physical education (HPE). In the study, One hundred and thirty-six grade 9 ... -
Teachers Without Borders: Exploring Experiences, Transitions, and Identities of Refugee Women Teachers from Yugoslavia
(Brock University, 2014-03-20)Prior to September 11 2011, Canada was recognized as a leading advocate of international refugee protection and the third largest settlement country in the world. University educated refugees were admitted to the country ... -
Teachers' experiences and perceptions of voluntary committee work as a vehicle for leadership development
(2012-07-24)In response to a looming leadership shortage, leadership development for teachers has become an increasingly important area of interest around the world. A review of the literature identified the key components of ... -
Teachers' likes and dislikes as factors in educational change
(Brock University, 1989-07-09)Teachers at local elementary and secondary schools were invited to participate in a survey research study by completing a questionnaire containing 26 statements regarding educational issues (e.g., "I am satisfied with the ... -
Teachers' perceptions of effects of terminal examinations on teaching and learning at the secondary school level in Zimbabwe
(Brock University, 1994-07-09)This study was particularly aimed at the examinations and the effect they have on schooling at the secondary school level in Zimbabwe. The views and opinions of teachers on the use of terminal examinations for certification ... -
Teachers' perspectives on the implementation of expectations-based curricula /
(Brock University, 2003-07-14)This qualitative study examines teachers' experiences implementing new standardized curricula in Ontario schools. This new curricula contained several policy changes and an expectations based format which directed what ... -
Teachers' processes of negotiating meaning of new curriculum
(2012-04-02)This qualitative study addresses the question of how teachers negotiate meaning of new curriculum to better understand how curriculum is transformed from a theoretical construct to a practical one. Through interviews ... -
Teachers' professional learning within communities of mathematics-for-teaching practice
(2012-03-29)Ontario bansho is an emergent mathematics instructional strategy used by teachers working within communities of practice that has been deemed to have a transformational effect on teachers' professional learning of ... -
Teachers’ Beliefs and Perceptions of Bullying and Bullying Prevention Initiatives
While bullying prevention programs appear to be decreasing the number of bullying incidents overseas, bullying prevention programs here in Canada have not been proving as effective. Evaluations of bullying prevention ... -
Teaching Adolescents to Think and Act Responsibly Through Narrative Film-making: A Qualitative Study
The current qualitative study examined an adapted version of the psychoeducational program, Teaching Adolescents to Think and Act Responsibly: The EQUIP Approach (DiBiase, Gibbs, Potter, & Blount, 2012). The adapted version, ... -
Teaching Learners of English as an Additional Language: Re-Conceptualizing Mainstream Teacher Preparedness in the Growing Linguistic Mosaic of Ontario
As the population of Learners of English as an Additional Language (LEALs) has increased steadily in mainstream classrooms over the last decade, mainstream classroom teachers are challenged with teaching situations for ...