Executive Summaries of Masters Research

Why should your Masters work, based in the BC context, sit on a shelf? What you learned needs to be a part of the research conversation in BC. The School Leadership Centre is pleased to make available your research and thinking to other educational leaders and researchers in BC and beyond. Please fill out and submit your research summary to us at slc.edu@ubc.ca.

If you wish to have access to the full report, please contact the author(s).

• What is the Receptivity of Teachers and Parents to the Implementation of Restorative Action Practices in the Early Primary Years? (2006)

Ann-Rylynn M. Amsing (amsing_a@sd36.bc.ca)
Phillis Giovani (pgiovani@sd35.bc.ca)
Joanne Rempel (jremepel@sd35.bc.ca)

• Abstract
• 8 page executive summary

• As Easy as ABC? Comparing Reading Results in Kindergarten Programs (2006)

Peggy Antifaeff (pantifaeff@hotmail.com)
Darren Mitzel (dandw@telus.net)
Janet Porowski (jporowski@telus.net)
Jodie Sussex (ajsussex@shaw.ca)

• Abstract
• 8 page executive summary

• Alternatives to Out-of-School Suspension: What alternatives to out-of-school suspension exist to facilitate improvement in student behaviour? (2006)

David Baldasso (baldasso_d@sd36.bc.ca)
Jerome Francis (mfrancis@acrss.org)
Cheryl Loewen (quashie_c@sd36.bc.ca)
Adrienne McLeod (amcleod@sd35.bc.ca)

• Abstract
• 4 page executive summary

• Examining Whether Vancouver-based Independent School Brochures Convey Their Intended Messages (2006)

Jason Brett (jason_mets@shaw.ca)
Elisabeth Mansfield (lmansfield@wpga.ca)
Douglas Palm (doug.palm@collingwood.org)
Harley Rollins (hrollins@wpga.ca)

• Abstract
• 14 page executive summary

• An Analysis of the Effects of Student Leadership in Schools (2006)

Diane Chapman (diane_chapman@sd33.bc.ca)
Shanti Toolsie-Worsnup (shanti552@hotmail.com)
Linda Dyck (lrdyck@shaw.ca)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summary

• How do educational leaders implement formative assessment to improve student learning? (2006)

Diane Christensen (christensen_d@sd36.bc.ca)
Elise Nowak (rehnby_e@sd36.bc.ca)
Mark Prinster (MPrinster@sd43.bc.ca)
Lisa Rinke (LRinke@sd43.bc.ca)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summary

• An Investigation of the Impact of Educational Networks On Formal Leadership Behaviour (2006)

Suzanne Hoffman (shoffman@sd35.bc.ca)
Dawn Holden (dholden@sd35.bc.ca)
Nicole Neggers (nneggers@sd42.ca )

• Abstract
• 4 page executive summary

• Strengthening Home-School Connections within the Indo-Canadian Community (2006)

Scott Johnson (tsjohnson@shaw.ca)
Charlotte Siemens (Charlotte_Siemens@sd34.bc.ca)

• Abstract
• 10 page executive summary

• Thinking Outside the Lunchbox: Analyzing the Effects of the Reverse Lunch Schedule on Student Nutrition and Performance (2006)

Janet Porowski (jporowski@telus.net)
Peggy Antifaeff (pantifaeff@hotmail.com)

• Abstract
• 7 page executive summa

• Francophone Minority Student Achievement on 12 Exams in a Rural British Columbia High School (2005)

Roger Lagassé (roger_lagasse@csf.bc.ca)

• 3 page executive summary

• The attributes of effective district student leadership councils. Vancouver: University of British Columbia. (2005)

Sheila Brown (sheilabrown@shaw.ca)
Frank Pearse (fapearse@shaw.ca)
John Wilson (johnwilson@nvsd44.bc.ca)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summary

• A Review of Exemplary Career Development Programs in British Columbia. (2005)

Don Hutchinson (dhutchinson@sd43.bc.ca)
Brian Leonard (bleonard@sd43.bc.ca)
Calvin Ravening (calvin@ravening.ca)
Mark Semple (msemple@shaw.ca)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summary

• Have School District Responses to the Passage of Choice Legislation Resulted in Increased School Choice? (2005)

Adam Baumann (abaumann@nvsd44.bc.ca)
Christopher Blesch (chris_blesch@stcatherines.ca)
Anne Luchi (aluchi@sd42.ca)
Birgitte Rickard ( brickard@richmond.sd38.bc.ca)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summary

• What are the principal factors to consider in the implementation of an International Baccalaureate Program? (2005)

Mara Brkich (marbrkich@yahoo.com)
Nina Dharsee (ndharsee@lycos.com)
Meredith Fenton (mfenton4@telus.net)
Michael Field (mikefield@shaw.ca)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summary

• Examining the Factors that are Contributing to or Detracting from the Implementation of the Five Year Instructional Strategies Institute in North Vancouver School District (2005)

Neva Grout (nevamed@yahoo.ca)
Eva Ratzburg (eratzburg@nvsd44.bc.ca)
Tracey Todd (ttodd@nvsd44.bc.ca)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summar

• So, you want to be an International Baccalaureate School, eh? Evaluating the International Baccalaureate Programme: An IB Proposal for the Consideration of the North Vancouver School District.

Suzette Buchanan (sbuchanan@nvsd44.bc.ca)
Leanne Douglas (ldouglas@nvsd44.bc.ca)
Karim Hachlaf (khachlaf@nvsd44.bc.ca)
Peter Williams (pwilliams@nvsd44.bc.ca)
Edward Varner (varnere@lynden.wednet.edu)

• Abstract
• 5 page executive summary