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Download full textButler, Norman L.; Smith, Catherine; Davidson, Barry S.; Tanner, Tyrone; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2008
Recent reforms in Polish education, Canadian interest in cooperative education, and differences in government involvement in Polish vs. Canadian education motivate the current comparative study of Polish post-secondary vocational schools (PVSs) and Canadian community colleges (CCs). While PVSs and CCs may initially appear equivalent (e.g., both…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Postsecondary Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Butler, Norman L.; Davidson, Barry S.; Pachocinski, Ryszard; Griffith, Kimberly Grantham; Kritsonis, Wiilliam Allan – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of this study is to compare Polish post-secondary vocational institutions with Canadian community colleges. The research concentrates upon programs in tourism and information technology delivered by the two following Polish schools: "Policealne Studium Zawodowe" (Cracow, Poland), Cracow School of Information Technology; and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Information Technology, Community Colleges
Butler, Norman L.; Davidson, Barry S.; Pachocinski, Ryszard; Griffith, Kimberly Grantham; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2007
This study compares Polish post-secondary vocational institutions with Canadian community colleges using an information technology conceptual framework. The research concentrated upon programs in information technology delivered by one Polish school Cracow School of Information Technology and two Canadian community colleges Durham (Oshawa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Information Technology, Community Colleges
Direct linkButler, Norman L.; Pachocinski, Ryszard; Davidson, Barry S. – Online Submission, 2006
The aim of this study was to compare Polish post-secondary vocational institutions with Canadian community colleges using an information technology theoretical framework consisting of three parts: participation, feedback and partnership. The research concentrated upon programs in nursing, tourism and information technology delivered by the three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Information Technology, Community Colleges
Butler, Norman L.; Davidson, Barry S.; Pachocinski, Ryszard; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2006
This article compares Polish post-secondary vocational (grammar) schools with Canadian community colleges. Recent changes in Polish schooling and Canadian government initiatives drive this work. Accessibility, governance and programs are discussed. The theoretical framework for this comparison was supplied by the notion of the school as an…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Postsecondary Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Polish Post-Secondary Vocational Schools and Canadian Community Colleges: International Perspectives
Butler, Norman L.; Pachocinski, Ryszard; Davidson, Barry S.; Marshall, Robert L.; Kritsonis, Wiilliam Allan; Van Patten, James J.; Borman, Kathryn M.; Johanningmeier, Erwin; Orlosfsky, Michael – Online Submission, 2006
The aim of this study was to compare Canadian community colleges with post-secondary vocational schools in Poland. The comparison concentrated upon programs in nursing, tourism and information technology delivered by the following three Polish schools Krakowska Szkola Medyczna, (Cracow, Poland), Policealne Studium Zawodowe, (Cracow, Poland),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Articulation (Education), Postsecondary Education, Vocational Schools
Butler, Norman L.; Davidson, Barry S.; Pachocinski, Ryszard – Online Submission, 2006
This article compares Polish post-secondary vocational (grammar) schools with Canadian community colleges. Accessibility, governance and programs are discussed. The theoretical framework for this comparison was supplied by the notion of the school as an organization and social institution. We found that it is necessary for educators in both Canada…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Community Colleges
Butler, Norman L. – Online Submission, 2005
The aim of this dissertation was to compare Canadian community colleges with post-secondary vocational schools in Poland. The comparison concentrated upon programs in nursing, tourism and information technology delivered by the following three Polish schools Krakowska Szkola Medyczna, (Cracow, Poland), Policealne Studium Zawodowe, (Cracow,…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Nursing Education
