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Knowledge for Whose Society? Knowledge Production, Higher Education, and Federal Policy in Canada
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Metcalfe, Amy Scott; Fenwick, Tara – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
With the dissemination of its Innovation Strategy in 2002, the Canadian government further solidified its commitment to a knowledge-based national competitiveness strategy. Through the unfolding of a multi-million dollar Workplace Skills Strategy (WSS) agency, and the launch of two research agencies, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Innovation, Discourse Analysis, Program Descriptions
High-Technology Industries through Entrepreneurial Education.
Parikh, V. M. – 1979
This report examines a study to promote high-technology industries in British Columbia using an essentially integrated educational and economic development program. Human resources, skilled in high-technology and entrepreneurship, are recognized as prime sources of potential development of high-technology industries in the Province. An educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Educational Development
Interface: The UN Speaks to American Educators. The Major Speeches by UN Officials at the "Global Crossroads" National Assembly, Washington, DC, May 1984.
Bhagat, Susheila R., Ed. – 1984
Development education, the process of sensitizing citizens of industrialized countries to the problems of the third world, and related issues of global development, has gained acceptance among educators in recent years. To respond to this global approach to development, a National Assembly ("Global Crossroads: Educating Americans for…
Descriptors: Children, Developing Nations, Development, Economic Development
College and Institute Affiliations and Relationships with Business and Industry: The College Role in Employee Development.
Dinter, Larry – 1988
Creating stronger links between community colleges and industry is likely to be one of the most important tasks in the creation of new industries in Canada and the development of an internationally competitive economy. Existing relations vary from arms-length to working hand in hand, and several projects have been undertaken to encourage closer…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooks, Cooperative Education, Economic Development
Restructuring Rural Communities. Part 2: Grazing the Ideas, Approaches, and Resources of Selected Countries. University Extension Press Monograph Series.
Baker, Harold R. – 1993
This book examines cases of rural community development initiatives in the United States, Canada, and Europe, identified during a study of multicommunity collaboration projects. Section 1 includes 36 community development ideas operating at provincial, regional, and local levels. Included are ideas such as bank community development corporations,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Change, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Restructuring Rural Communities. Part 1, with Special Emphasis on Multicommunity Collaboration. University Extension Press Monograph Series.
Baker, Harold R. – 1993
This book reports on a study of rural community development policies and practices in the United States, Europe, and Canada in relation to multicommunity collaboration as a rural restructuring strategy. The study focused on multicommunity collaboration involving two or more small rural communities working together to attain social or economic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Community Leaders, Cooperative Programs