Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Davis, Catherine Anne, Thesis advisor (ths): Bruce, Cathy, Degree committee member (dgc): Sherman, Paula, Degree committee member (dgc): Bell, Nicole, Degree committee member (dgc): Crowe, Melody, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>ABSTRACTASSEMBLING THE BRAID: ALDERVILLE FIRST NATION, LEARNING FROM THEIR WALK IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Catherine Davis
Alderville First Nation is a small, dynamic Anishinaabe First Nation community in central Ontario with the distinction of having one of the first federal residential schools in Canada, established in 1838. Access to education, both on and off reserve, has been… more Full Text: ASSEMBLING THE BRAID: ALDERVILLE FIRST NATION, LEARNING FROM THEIR WALK IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This qualitative case study explored the experience of members and associates of </p><p>one university history department in order to examine the phenomena of choosing and </p><p>working within the history major in the context of current declines in humanities </p><p>enrolment. Drawing on interviews with 7 professors, 8 student majors, and 10 </p… more Full Text: HISTORY MAJORS DURING THE HUMANITIES CRISIS: A CASE STUDY OF PROFESSORS, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH A HISTORY DEPARTMENT A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2018, 2018
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the neoliberal governmentality approach to education for Northern economic development that was prevalent from 2006 to 2015, during Stephen Harper's period as Prime Minister of Canada. Using a grounded theory approach, this thesis identifies three themes – Indigenous integration, education, and employment for labour force/ economic development – to direct an… more Full Text: BUILDING INDIVIDUALS, BUILDING THE ECONOMY: LABOUR FORCE DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA’S TERRITORIAL NORTH A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master in Arts in the Faculty of Arts …
