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Men, Masculinity, and Conformity to Masculine Norms
(2020-09-20)
This research paper highlights some of the critical issues contributing to the overall decline in men’s mental health and how masculine norms influence men’s help-seeking behaviours. Key areas explored regarding men’s ...
Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health
(2020-12-12)
In the late 1990s, the first emergence of social media platforms began to change the way humans communicate within society (van Dijck, 2013). Before this time, connecting with others meant personal telephone calls, emails, ...
Students with emotional and behavioral disabilities
(2020-06)
Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (EBD) in students can significantly affect both their social and academic life if proper management strategies are not put in place. This applies especially in the educational ...
Kindergarten readers theater
(2020-07)
This research focused on how the use of Readers Theater would impact students' reading fluency and sight word knowledge. The problem addressed in this action research study was that students were failing to meet their ...
Increasing awareness of sensory needs to inform teaching practices
(2020-05)
This professional development study examines the teaching practices of the researcher and how sensory-based strategies can be integrated with classroom instruction to support all learners. Instructional practices of the ...
Equine Assisted Therapy for Adolescents Challenged by Anxiety in Schools
(2018-11)
Adolescent anxiety is highly problematic in the high school setting and can cause long-term persistent mental health issues such as further anxiety, depression, and substance use problems later in life. Animal-assisted ...
Student wellness through responsible technology use
(2018-12)
Technology has many advantages, but research shows that excessive and unregulated use by youth can contribute to conditions such as increased anxiety, depression, decreased social skills, and addiction. This paper reviews ...
Treating Trauma in Schools using the Narrative Approach
(2019-04)
This paper outlines the long history of childhood trauma in our culture and its ubiquity to the present day. When primary caregivers do not provide the sense of safety that a child needs to thrive, trauma-informed schools ...
School-based art therapy interventions for children with complex trauma
(2020-02)
This capstone examines the literature on treatment of children who have experienced complex trauma; specifically, the repeated maltreatment from an attachment figure. It explores how ongoing adverse experiences in childhood ...
The Link Between Fictional Suicides and Suicide Contagion: Fact or Myth?
(2020-12)
This paper is an examination of fictional media depictions of suicide and their potential relationship to suicide contagion. By surveying and exploring the literature, the aim is to present both proponents and opponents ...