Education
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The Alberta education system has achieved a great deal of success using the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) as a measurement. In 2010, Alberta received top Canadian scores in Science and Literacy as well as second place in Math
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Student growth is why educators do what they do. In order for student growth to occur regularly and effectively, schools must adopt the strategy of continuous teacher growth. Continuous teacher growth must be a goal, a mindset, and a daily task (hence the use of the word “continuous”) which must be conceptualized and led by…
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Dr. Lyle Hamm has been an associate professor at the University of New Brunswick since 2013. The context of Dr. Hamm’s work is in culturally diverse leadership and training leaders to succeed in culturally diverse settings. Dr. Hamm’s work has primarily taken place in New Brunswick, Canada. In particular, Dr. Hamm contributed to a gap…
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This is a study of culturally relevant pedagogy also known as culturally responsive teaching or culturally relevant teaching. The purpose of the study is to be used as a resource to Physical Education teachers in New Brunswick, Canada.
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I have attributed the respect that I receive around the world to Canada’s peacekeeping and refugee harbouring history. However, in the case of refugees, Canada’s humanitarian national identity can cause unintended pain and prolonged suffering as opposed to helping refugees when they are in need.
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Life Raft International is an organization that empowers people to help refugees in Bangkok, Thailand (Life Raft, 2018). Life Raft started in 2011 and has had the privilege of lending a helping hand to hundreds of refugees in Bangkok. They use a multi-faceted approach to serving refugees through advocacy, education, and financial support.
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The Senior Capstone Service Project (CSP) is influenced by the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2018b). Students work on their CSP throughout high school, culminating in their final semester at ICS.
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The biggest contributing factor to refugee education fracturing in Bangkok is the fear of detention in the Immigration Detention Center (IDC). The IDC is a prison for illegal immigrants who are arrested with expired visas in Thailand. The IDC was designed to hold prisoners for 15 days, but it has held some prisoners for as…
Josiah Marr Consulting 