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Samuda, Ronald J. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1982
Ways the Ontario, Canada educational system meets educational needs of immigrant students from the West Indies, South Asia (India and Pakistan), and Portugal were examined through interveiws with 245 schools and 34 school boards. Findings indicated problems in assessment, inadequate counseling, and need for systematic planning. (MC)
Descriptors: Counseling, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Samuda, Ronald J. – TESL Talk, 1980
A comprehensive evaluative report on educational policies and instructional programs for non-English-speaking minority immigrant children in Ontario is discussed. Sixteen recommendations are made encouraging federal, provincial, and local support of multi-ethnic educational programs. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Immigrants
Samuda, Ronald J.; Crawford, Douglas H. – 1980
New Canadian minority students, ages 6-16 were the subjects of this study on evaluation practices, educational policies, and placement procedures. The term denotes immigrants of West Indian, East Indian, or Portuguese origin, or other non-Anglo-Saxon background. Structured interviews were conducted with 34 Ontario boards of education and with 245…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Counseling Services, Cultural Pluralism
Samuda, Ronald J. – 1990
The unprecedented influx of new settlers into Canada since 1962 has compounded the problems of minority student assessment and placement. This paper discusses the underlying issues involved in assessment and placement of minority students, then reviews related problems. Until the 1950s, Canada's school system, like that of Great Britain and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students
