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Joyce, Bruce; Hrycauk, Marilyn; Calhoun, Emily – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
District staff members and teachers in the Northern Lights School Division of Alberta designed a formal reading curriculum for kindergarten. In the first year, all 141 kindergarten-age students were included in the study. Their progress equaled that of students in average first-grade classrooms, and none of them failed. (Contains 14 references.)…
Descriptors: Action Research, Beginning Reading, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education
Riddle, Dorothy I.; Bezanson, M. Lynne – 1995
This workbook was created as a "do it yourself" tool for helping organizations and career counseling services develop policies and standards to enhance the quality of services. The process is aimed at helping articulate policies that are sensible for each organization and challenging and achievable by staff. It is intended to be a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1984
In response to wide concern regarding the present state of school libraries in Alberta, Canada, and a strong perception that the quality of school library programs was deteriorating, the Department of Education devised a provincial statement of policy, guidelines, procedures, and standards designed to guide the development and implementation of…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Instructional Materials, Library Collection Development, Library Equipment
PDF pending restorationChampoux, Lyne; And Others – 1992
This guide, presented in both the English and French language versions is designed to accompany a 36-minute video illustrating systematic behavioral observation methods. Together, the video and the guide comprise a training module that suggests simple and effective observational methods that will help teachers in Quebec assess students objectively…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Everest, Kenneth, Ed. – 1984
This collection includes 16 conference papers and presentations and brief descriptions of 35 workshops and demonstrations. The document contains the following papers: (1) "Visual Literacy in the Elementary Grades" (David J. Bieman); (2) "Inservice Training for Sheridan's Audio Visual Staff" (Dave MacDougall); (3)…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media, Educational Technology
Midwood, Dale; Hillier, Dudley – 1987
This resource booklet attempts to describe the new directions of the department head role. In a recent study by Kenneth Leithwood, "The Secondary School Department Head," 1987, department heads identified democratic decision-making, human relations, planning for program and staff development, and teacher supervision as functions crucial…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Decision Making, Department Heads, Faculty Handbooks
OPCAN, Montreal (Quebec). – 1982
Based upon accumulated field staff experience from years past, the bilingual manual is designed to be used on both a day-to-day basis as needs present themselves and for long-term planning by staff of Katimavik, a nine-month volunteer community service and learning program for 17 to 21-year-old Canadian youth. The manual is divided into three…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Group Experience
Coleman, Peter – 1984
This study focused on process measures to identify the major components of elementary school climate and to test the effectiveness of an intervention emphasizing the work of the principal. Nine schools of diverse size and in several locations in British Columbia formed the sample. Data included surveys of parents and teachers, interviews of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedColeman, Peter – Administrator's Notebook, 1983
Research findings, supported by other research projects, identify the elements relevant to school improvement as school focus, school autonomy, and staff development. A chart based on three recent major literature reviews provides a comprehensive listing of supportable assertions regarding unusually effective institutions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Lee, Enid – 1985
Staff development and classroom activities related to anti-racism are presented in this guide for Canadian teachers. The manual is divided into four chapters, plus an introduction and conclusion. Chapter 1 discusses the meaning of anti-racist education, and describes ways in which racism can affect the culture and society of a school. Each of the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Minority Groups
Eaton, Verna – 1996
This document, the seventh in a series on diversity in the classroom, offers strategies for general education teachers to help them provide an appropriate education to students with exceptional needs within the regular classroom. Section 1, "Introduction," examines definitions and the organization of the document. Section 2,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1993
Public schools in Manitoba (Canada) are encountering an increasing number of students who are considered to be educationally at risk. This paper addresses the provision of effective services relating to at-risk youth and the prevention of early school dropouts. The paper's first section covers the circumstances and conditions associated with early…
Descriptors: Criteria, Curriculum Enrichment, Dropouts, Early Intervention
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
This publication includes documents from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in the United States and Canada related to professional development activities that emphasize personal and professional growth of individuals rather than job skills. A concise summary of issues related to professional development in ARL libraries…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inservice Education
Castleden, Jaye; And Others – 1983
Manitoba's Frontier School Division hired 18 local native adults to work as school counselors to be trained for over 24 months in a Competency Based Training and Education Program. The program, based on individual and work needs, combined classroom and on-the-job training in a 5-step process: job description, task definition, knowledge and skill…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Competency Based Education, Foreign Countries
Morin, Lloyd; And Others – 1988
In 1988, a survey of British Columbia's community colleges and institutes was conducted to assess the need for human resource development programs and services. Human resource development was defined as experiences that help college/institute personnel effectively perform their functions. The study consisted of visits to 22 campuses, during which…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
