Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis is written in three parts and supported throughout by feminist critical pedagogical analysis and a narrative methodological approach. In Part I I lay a theoretical groundwork that weaves the Freirean roots of critical pedagogy with its more contemporary theories in application to K-12 schooling, and with feminist thinking, most notably Sara Ahmed whose work has moved me both… more Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Hays, Joseph Ronald, Thesis advisor (ths): Niblett, Blair, Degree committee member (dgc): Pendleton-Jiménez, Karleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Nichols, Naomi, Degree committee member (dgc): Tremblay, Katie, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This study examines critical pedagogy as a novel approach to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) education at Peterborough Police Service (PPS). To begin, the present
study examines hypermasculinity and isolationism as cultural traits in policing that serve
as barriers to DEI education. Later, results of focus groups with PPS members that
investigated negative and positive… more Year: 2022, 2022
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Bergen, Rachelle, Thesis advisor (ths): Pendleton Jimenez, Karleen, Degree committee member (dgc): Arraiz Matute, Alexandra, Degree committee member (dgc): Bell, Nicole, Degree committee member (dgc): Goldstein, Tara, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This is a story within a story that spans over a hundred years and four generations. It takes the reader from war-torn Russia during a famine to the urban streets of Toronto and then to the Canadian North. The story is a memoirette, or a 'not quite long enough, but almost a memoir' of a mother's journey navigating life after her son discloses his addiction to Fentanyl. The… more Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>In Ontario, mainstream education often does not meet the individual learning needs of high school students who experience marginalization. Alternative school programs may offer these students greater support and flexibility in completing their high school diploma. While previous research on alternative education in Ontario is thorough, it is limited to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). To… more
