Current Projects – Page 2 – McDowell Foundation

Using Community-Based Participatory Action Research to Foreground Local Wisdom Traditions in the Creation of a Holistic and Culturally Sensitive Transition to Kindergarten

Researcher: Jacquelene Gibbs The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) calls upon the education sector to take action to eliminate educational achievement gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students within one generation, to enable parents to fully participate in the education of their children, and to respect and honour Treaty relationships. But Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago

miyo ācimo: S/He Tells Good Stories for Jumping Fences and Crossing Barriers

Researchers: Sheena Koops, Celeste Tootoosis and Lisa Ewack While watching her mother transcribe nehiyawewin stories for the Saskatchewan Federation of Saskatchewan Indigenous Nations, Celeste Tootoosis learned the importance of listening and working as a language technician. Celeste began her own journey of language revitalization as she secured access to Elders, Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago

Supporting Anxious Students Through the High School to University Transition

Researchers: Dr. Jenn de Lugt and M. Jolene Smith Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the world (Dattani, 2021) and in Canada (Dozois et al., 2021). According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (2016), approximately 75% of Canadians who use mental health services annually do so Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago

Leading Reconciliation in Rural Schools

Researchers: Jade Ballek, Stacey Becker, Kim Fick, Jason Low & Angela Sparks Increasingly, there are calls from multiple voices across the Canadian landscape to (re)build and renew relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to engage in positive dialogue. Senator Murray Sinclair, Chief Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, believes Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago

Retired Teachers and their Ongoing Contribution to Teaching and Learning in Saskatchewan

Researcher: Janet Lowndes Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan 50th Anniversary Special Directed Call. The purpose of this study is to raise awareness within the profession of the extraordinary resource that is represented by retired teachers. Those teachers who chose to return to teaching, whether as substitute teachers or contract instructors, have Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago

Towards an Understanding of Teachers’ Retirement Identity Transition in Saskatchewan

Researchers: Jane Macleod, Sue Amundrud and Anna Wehrkamp. Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan 50th Anniversary Special Directed Call. The purpose of this study is to explore significant factors or influences on teachers as they transition or adapt from their identity as a teacher, staff member, colleague, school leader etc. to a Read more…

By Nicole Tainsh, 2 yearsJuly 31, 2023 ago

Exploring Indigenous Student Sense of Belonging in a Saskatchewan High School

Researchers: Raquel Oberkirsch and Melanie Press NORA’S SPECIAL DIRECTED CALL The proposed participatory action research explores Indigenous students’ experiences of belonging at a Saskatchewan high school over one school year. We will examine the effects of implementing culturally relevant initiatives such as a beading club, painting workshops with local Indigenous Read more…

By Ellen Whiteman, 3 yearsJune 24, 2022 ago

Reorienting Post-Pandemic Through Social Emotional Learning

Veronica Stewart Teachers play a major role in shaping school culture and through social and emotional competencies can empower each other and their students. This project seeks to measure the value of developing adult Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills with major benefits anticipated for students who will see social skills Read more…

By Ellen Whiteman, 3 yearsJune 16, 2022 ago

Saskatchewan French Immersion School: A Case Study in Best Practices for Aboriginal Student Success

Dr. Michael Cottrell

By Ellen Whiteman, 3 yearsOctober 21, 2021 ago

Exploring Indigenous Understanding and Reconciliation Through Art

Ann Donald Roberta Ross Cornelia Liberte Dr. Linda Wason-Ellam

By Ellen Whiteman, 3 yearsOctober 21, 2021 ago