Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Knott Fife, Shelley, Thesis advisor (ths): Bell, Nicole, Thesis advisor (ths): Iannacci, Luigi, Degree committee member (dgc): Brunette-Debassige, Candace, Degree committee member (dgc): Wall, Barbara, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This dissertation focuses on the special education of First Nation students in Ontario. The primary researcher is an Anishinaabekwe with decades of experience in special education. Taking an Indigenized qualitative research methodology drawing on the Two-Eyed Seeing Framework (TESF) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) exploring disability discourse, this study explores what '… more Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Iftikhar, Simal, Thesis advisor (ths): Handlarski, Denise, Thesis advisor (ths): Iannacci, Luigi, Degree committee member (dgc): Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Berrill, Deborah, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This study examines the lived experiences of refugee students in the Canadian education system and how the barriers they face have influenced their learning and identity. This qualitative study employs critical discourse analysis to bring visibility to the educational experiences of five participants who completed high school in Canada and explores their experiences with resettlement and… more
