Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Resistance Revisited: How Student Activism around the PCVS School Closure Influenced Youths' Life Experiences, Views on Power, Political Engagement, and Personal Agency

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Cristall, Ferne, Thesis advisor (ths): Iannacci, Luigi, Degree committee member (dgc): Niblett, Blair, Degree committee member (dgc): Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This study examines how student activism around the closure of Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS), an inner-city school in a medium–sized Ontario town has influenced youths' life experiences, views on power, political engagement, and personal agency. Following a critical narrative methodology, this qualitative study, conducted four to five years after the school… more

    A review of the first- and second-year experience of a group of Trent University students admitted below admission requirements

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Nicholson, Eliza, Thesis advisor (ths): Bruce, Catherine, Degree committee member (dgc): Smale, William, Degree committee member (dgc): Elliott, Paul, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This study used qualitative research methods to explore the first- and second-year experiences of Trent University students who were admitted below admission requirements in September 2015. Through review of an on-line questionnaire completed by 13 students and two-rounds of semi-structured interviews completed by 5 students, information was gathered on the students' experiences,… more

    Farmer knowledge exchange about climate change adaptation in the Peterborough region of Southern Ontario

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Noyes, Indra, Thesis advisor (ths): Elliott, Paul, Thesis advisor (ths): Hutchinson, Tom, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Agricultural adaptation is a significant component of the larger challenge humans face in adapting to the impacts of climate change. There are extensive studies of agricultural adaptation, however little is known about how farmers in Ontario share knowledge about effective adaptation practices. This qualitative research study contributes to the understanding of the educational context… more

    Reconciliation as Relationship: Reframing Settler Understanding of Reconciliation in Canada

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Telford, Sherry, Thesis advisor (ths): Pendleton-Jiménez, Karleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Young, Kelly, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>In 2015, Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission called upon Canadians to reconcile relationships between Settlers and Indigenous peoples in Canada. Education for reconciliation is one important element of this process. However, critical questions arise when education is undertaken by and for Settlers such as myself: Are our undertakings actually fostering reconciliation?… more

    Mapping a Learning Trajectory and Student Outcomes in Unplugged Coding: A Mixed Methods Study on Young Children's Mathematics and Spatial Reasoning

    Year: 2018, 2018
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Flynn, Tara Cathaleen, Thesis advisor (ths): Bruce, Catherine D., Degree committee member (dgc): Ballantyne, Peri, Degree committee member (dgc): Mooney, Claire, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This thesis reports the outcomes of a mixed methods exploratory study on young children's spatial reasoning and mathematics involving unplugged (offline) coding with young children (JK-Grade 2). Intrigued by the increased push for coding in schools, teachers and researchers worked together in a collaborative research process to design a sequence of unplugged coding activities and… more