Gives brief overviews of such programs as New Brunswick's Criterion-Referenced Testing Program, Alberta's Education North project to develop educational programs better attuned to the needs of students in isolated communities, and a study of how and why parents choose between public and independent schools. (IRT)

Article describes employment rehabilitation at Canada's Forward House. (MB)

The article discusses the Welding Engineering Technology program in Canada at Calgary's Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and how an entire graduating class of 22 were hired en masse. These graduates filled the void with specialized and diversified knowledge of welding materials, equipment, and practices combined with an engineering…

This document contains parts four and five of a report of projects undertaken through the Hilroy Fellowship Program in Canada in 1971-72. The stated aim of the program is to encourage and reward classroom teachers who are developing new ideas for the improvement of teaching practices. The four projects reported in part four deal with instructional…

A cooperative program for training business education teachers was established by the Lethbridge Community College and the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Canada. The program combines courses from both institutions and leads to a Bachelor of Education degree. (EC)

This booklet contains abstracts of projects undertaken through the Hilroy Fellowship Program in Canada for the year 1973. The stated aim of the program is to encourage and reward classroom teachers who are developing new ideas for the improvement of teaching practices. The booklet contains 22 abstracts which cover projects dealing with educational…

This document contains parts seven and eight of a report of projects undertaken through the Hilroy Fellowship Program in Canada in 1971-72. The stated aim of the program is to encourage and reward classroom teachers who are developing new ideas for the improvement of teaching practices. The project reported in part seven concerns industrial arts,…

This document contains part two of a report of projects undertaken through the Hilroy Fellowship Program in Canada in 1970-71. The stated aim of the program is to encourage and reward classroom teachers who are developing new ideas for the improvement of teaching practices. The four projects deal with language arts and literature education. Each…

Describes a comprehensive Early Childhood Services program recently introduced in the educational system of Canada's Alberta Province. The aims of this program are to foster child development, parent participation, and community involvement. Health and hygiene services are incorporated in the program along with social welfare and educational…

The report documents the development and the results of the educational program in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary from 1971 through 1974. Available from: Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N OWO. (MW)

This document contains part one of a report of projects undertaken through the Hilroy Fellowship Program in Canada in 1970-71. The stated aim of the program is to encourage and reward classroom teachers who are developing new ideas for the improvement of teaching practices. The three projects reported in this document deal with mathematics and…

Discusses the content and implications of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's review of vocational education in Canada. The external examiners critized vocational education courses as inferior and not integrated with general education, which the process of career development requires. (MF)

The article describes the systems approach which is employed by the Canadian armed forces in its technical training programs. Based on a Skinnerian approach to learning, training objectives are highly related to operational needs and stated in terms of trainee performance. (AJ)