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Kajner, Tania; Fletcher, Fay; Makokis, Pat – Innovative Higher Education, 2012
In this article we introduce a "head and heart" approach to community-engaged scholarship. Through the literatures of Aboriginal scholarship and engaged scholarship we reflect on a community-university research and program development project undertaken in response to health and education concerns of Aboriginal people in Canada. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Higher Education
Can Vocat J, 1970
In a speech, Looking Ahead in Vocational Education", to a group of Hamilton educators, D.O. Davis, Vice-President, Engineering, Dominion Foundries and Steel Limited, Hamilton, Ontario spoke of the challenge of change and what educators and industry must do to help the future of vocational education. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Program Development, Program Improvement, School Business Relationship
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Toronto (Ontario). Education Div. – 1976
Describing and defining bilingual-bicultural education, this brief publication is written to encourage the development of Canada Native Bilingual-Bicultural education programs. Specifically, this publication addresses the following: language needs of native peoples; bilingualism defined (functioning in 2 languages); biculturalism defined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education

Hammond, Mary – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2003
Focus groups with 62 Alberta adults identified health learning needs; results were used by a community-university partnership to develop health education sessions in local settings. The initiative focused on community needs and participation rather than the dominant revenue-generation model, which has questionable ethical standing in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Needs, Educational Needs, Financial Support
White, Carol – Canadian Social Studies, 2006
The Historica Foundation of Canada has a mandate to provide or support programs and resources for the teaching of Canadian history in Canadian schools. This paper outlines how Historica discovered what was needed and the programs and resources they developed to fulfill their mandate.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Heritage Education, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Resources
Adams, Robert E. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1974
A promising way of improving school-industry communication about requisite job skills is to use competency models to relay employers' needs to educators and by which educators can transmit clear descriptions of their products back to employers. The DACUM Chart described in the article also serves for organizing and conducting training. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Job Analysis
Bosetti, R. A. – 1971
This monograph describes the Alberta College Commission Master Planning Project, which includes all post-secondary non-university and continuing education services in the province. The areas covered are: (1) the need for planning--system efficiency and effectiveness, coordination of post-secondary education; (2) the Alberta College Commission…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Charts, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Canadian Commission of Employment and Immigration, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1984
Paid educational leave should become a regular feature of work life in Canada, according to the National Advisory Panel on Skill Development Leave. Following an eight-month study of the background and reasons for educational leave, the panel recommended that educational leave be established for the following reasons: (1) equity in allowing persons…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Leaves of Absence
Coqualeetza Education Training Centre, Sardis (British Columbia). – 1975
This document reports the results of an investigation of the educational needs and interests of the Native American population in the Fraser Valley College service area. It includes a profile of the attitudes and values of Native Americans, a demographic overview of the local Stalo bands, a discussion of the educational and psychosociological…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Indians, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Lewe, Glenda – 1990
The need for workplace skills upgrading has never been more acute. In Canada, many awareness-building initiatives for literacy have been started. The most successful efforts will probably be those based on a partnership model that links companies and unions with educators who understand adult learning styles. Before a workplace literacy program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Troyer, Elizabeth Osbaldeston; Kelly, Patrice – 1992
The Gabriel Dumont Community Training Residence (CTR) in Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada) seeks to facilitate the transition of female offenders back into society. The residence will be the first of its type in Saskatchewan. The majority of women eligible for the program are Native Americans; thus the program will address the specific needs of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Career Choice, Community Programs
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Education Response Centre. – 1992
This packet of materials is intended for high school educators who are interested in implementing career education programs. Introductory information explains the need for career education, the targeted audience, access to resources, and objectives. Descriptions of the career education programs of seven schools throughout the province of Alberta…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Commission on Post Secondary Education in Canada. – 1972
Views and recommendations of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education of Ontario, Canada, related to meeting the needs of post-secondary education in the province during the next two decades are presented in this draft of the final report. The report discusses the aims and objectives of post-secondary education, the prospects for change, and…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Needs

Paulet, Robert – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1991
This paper examines the pressures placed on northern Manitoba (Canada) communities to meet provincial legislative requirements for certification of special education teachers, the special needs of native northerners, and principles guiding an appropriate education program. Special emphasis is given to the need for distance education and…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Disabilities, Distance Education, Educational Needs
Black, Don – 1992
A study examined the education and training needs of immigrant settlement workers in British Columbia (Canada) and the feasibility of meeting their needs through open learning. Information was gathered using the following methods: 119 questionnaires collected from settlement workers, focus group discussions with 40 settlement workers, telephone…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, College Programs, Community Programs