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Experiences Indigenizing School Mathematics Through Place-Based Education
No full textThis article describes the experiences of two Cree elementary school teachers who taught school mathematics through place-based education (PBE) in a Treaty 6 First Nations community in the Canadian prairie province of Saskatchewan. Using narrative inquiry, we discuss the teachers’ understandings of Indigenizing school mathematics in relation to their Cree identities and PBE, their difficulties and successes in addressing curricular outcomes, and their recommendations for other teachers wishing to take up a similar practice. As described in this article, this research expands upon our existing work in which we sought to provide more nuance and substance around the meaning and practice of Cree Indigenizing school mathematics in the specific context of Treaty 6 Saskatchewan.
Keywords: Cree Indigenization, place-based education, school mathematics, teacher educatio
The Role of Environmental Factors in Fostering Creativity in the Classroom
No full textCreativity is a set of skills, a form of thinking, and a way of meeting and excelling in the demands of the 21st century. This article explores creative gaps and inadequacies that hinder the development of teacher and student creativity in classrooms. Drawing from various disciplines, this article explores the challenges schools face in nurturing creativity through an in-depth analysis of existing literature, research studies, and expert views on the subject of creativity in education. The author discusses how teachers play a pivotal role in nurturing students\u27 creativity and the importance of empowering teachers, with a focus on equipping teachers with the necessary tools and knowledge. The author contends that empowering teachers to create transformative educational experiences creates students who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, and contributors to a dynamic and innovative society.
Keywords: Creativity, student, teacher, practical suggestions, classroom environmen
A Review of Ibrahim, A., Kitossa, T., Smith, M. & Wright, H. (2022). Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy: Teaching, Learning, and Researching while Black.
No full textThe book Nuances of Blackness in the Canadian Academy is made up of Twenty two chapters with each chapter written by different authors. The book is sub divided into four parts each with its own topic. Parts 1 to 3 contain five chapters each while Part 4 comprises of 7 chapters
Preservice Teachers and School Health and Wellness
No full textWhile health and wellness education can positively impact preservice teachers’ beliefs and attitudes and the students they teach, barriers exist for preservice teachers in taking on this role, including a lack of formal education. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 preservice teachers to determine the perspectives of preservice teachers about health and wellness in school settings and their teacher education program. In our findings, we identified four themes, including (a) teachers are health and wellness role models, (b) preservice teachers need and want more health and wellness preparation, (c) health and wellness ought to be viewed holistically, and (d) responsibility for health and wellness comes from the top down. The themes identified suggest particular areas of need, including more information at the course level in teacher education programs and prioritizing health and wellness at the provincial, divisional, and school levels. We suggest that a systemic perspective that promotes collaboration among teachers, administrators, schools, and teacher education programs is necessary in order to ensure consistent application of evidence-based practice.
Keywords: preservice teachers, wellness, health, health promotion, schools, teacher educatio
Making Small Talk: Support for Chinese Graduate Students
No full textThis article is based on a larger phenomenological inquiry which examined the challenges faced by Chinese graduate students in Canada when making small talk in English as an additional language. In that study, ten participants were interviewed about their small talk experiences, including the support they expected and received from peers, faculty members, and institutions. This article examines the level of support provided to assist these students engage in small talk with a specific focus on the gap between the help they need and the help they get. The study is theoretically informed by the concept of community of practice which describes how newcomers learn in naturally occurring established communities. It was found that all participants expected and wanted institutional and peer support, but their level of satisfaction with what they received varied. All four universities attended by the research participants offered services designed to help international students, but uptake was a problem. It is recommended that institutions put more effort into developing, promoting, and monitoring programs designed to support international students.
Keywords: small talk, community of practice, Chinese graduate students, suppor
On the Estimation of Survival Rate Using Ranked Set Sampling Design
No full textThe Nigerian pensioners have high expectations from the government to ensure an effective implementation of pension regulations existing in the country. These expectations arise from the need to have sustainable standard of living in retirement and their benefits paid as at when due. However, the government does not know how many retirees will be alive at a particular period of time to draw fund from the pension account. This calls for regular verification of pensioners by Pension Transitional Arrangements Directorate (PTAD) at national level, office of the accountant general for State level and Local Government Pensions Board for Unified Local Government Council. This process exposed pensioners to stress related problems and some pensioners even die during such verification exercise. Again, it gives rise to varying set of problems that limit the capacity of the stakeholders within Nigeria pension industry to meet pensioner’s expectations. Survival rate of these retirees is key important statistic to the government for adequate preparation for their terminal benefits and to provide other social packages for this vulnerable group of people. However, this statistic is lacking in the State. Consequently, this work intends to address this problem by using the theory of Ranked Set Sampling (RSS) for Survival analysis to estimate the Survival rate of the retirees which will help the government in making adequate budgetary provisions to the Nigeria Pension Industry. Analysis and evaluation are presented
Bayesian Transmuted Normal Distribution With β and σ Parameters Where X\u27 s Are Correlated.
No full textTransmuted distribution emerged as new form of distribution in the literature recently, this is due to influx and changing nature of data from the conventional structured to semi and unstructured data. The study developed new distribution in practical term by incorporating regression variables into normal distribution and direct Bayesian gradient Monte Carlo simulation (DBGMS). The data were subjected to multicollinearity in a low dimension with specified and transmuted parameter were specified as 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9. The outcome of the study pointed to the fact that Bayes estimate and posterior mean of DBGMS is superior and more efficient to classical maximum likelihood estimates. The study therefore recommended DBGMS when data are multicollinear and transmuted distribution is in use
Handholding, Walking With Students. Compassionate—Not Customer—Care in Post-Secondary Education
No full textValues of independence and self-determination predominate over relations of care and compassion in fast-paced academia and post-secondary institutions, a “malaise” that faculty and students alike experience. Large-scale production rewards the “Invictus” (undefeatable, unconquered), leaving others mostly to their own and allowing little or no space for individual care, for handholding. As a graduate cohort advisor in early childhood education (ECE), I have resisted giving in to such values. Inspired by principles of a feminist ethics of care and pedagogy of listening, in this paper I reflect on a decade of handholding and walking with ECE post-secondary students as an act of resistance.
Keywords: academia, feminist ethics of care, early childhood post-secondary students, pedagogy of listening, post-secondary, resistance
A Teacher’s Perspective on Grit and Student Success in a High School Physics Classroom
No full textIn a high school classroom, there are many factors that may influence academic achievement. One such factor may be due to the grit of individual learners. While much of the literature related to grit is focused on deficit ideological elements, structural elements, which are often overlooked, may also be present and could impact a student’s ability to be ‘gritty’ and successful in school. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to understand, from a teacher’s perspective, whether these structural elements, in addition to deficit elements, also impact student achievement. This autoethnographic study explores the culture of grit and student success in relation to three former students enrolled in Grades 11 and/or 12 Physics as they progress in their coursework. While deficit ideological elements exist within my autoethnographic narratives, structural ideological elements also implicate crucial moments when a student’s grit and success either radically improved or declined. Consequently, for those who support learners, the argument put forth in this paper suggests that being mindful of structural circumstances is essential if educators are to use grit to reinforce achievement.
Keywords: grit, student success, high school, physics, deficit ideology, structural ideolog