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Direct linkCowin, Robert – University of British Columbia Press, 2018
The historical literature about postsecondary education in British Columbia, as in many jurisdictions, is fragmented. Scholarly works have tended to recount the development of a single institution or a single sector: colleges and universities, vocational colleges, apprenticeship, or continuing education. And not all sectors, whether comprised of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Public Policy, Educational Policy
Schissel, Bernard; Schissel, Wendy – Education Canada, 2008
According to the annual United Nations declarations based on the Human Development Index (HDI), Canada remains one of the best places in the world in which to live. Ironically, this declaration of socio-economic superiority does not extend to the young people in the society. Although post-industrial societies like Canada and the United States may…
Descriptors: Child Health, Foreign Countries, Youth, Mass Media
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Download full textEdgerton, Jason D.; Peter, Tracey; Roberts, Lance W. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2008
This study reassessed the extent to which socio-economic background, gender, and region endure as sources of educational inequality in Canada. The analysis utilized the 28,000 student Canadian sample from the data set of the OECD's 2003 "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)". Results, consistent with previous findings,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
Day, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The International Handbook of Teacher and School Development brings together a collection of research and evidence-based authoritative writings which focus on international teacher and school development. Drawing on research from 18 countries across 7 continents, the 40 chapters are grouped into 10 themes which represent key aspects of teacher and…
Descriptors: Teachers, Expectation, Teaching (Occupation), Accountability
