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Learning and Community Transition in the Lakes District Rural Dialogue. Rural Dialogue Summary Report (Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada, March 29, 2006)
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Canadian Rural Partnership, 2006
This report is a summary of discussions that took place at the Learning and Community Transition, Lakes District Rural Dialogue, held in Burns Lake, British Columbia, on March 29, 2006. This dialogue emerged further to a meeting of northern federal representatives which was organized to better coordinate federal support for northern B.C.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Rural Areas, Transitional Programs
"Because "They" Have All the Power and I Have None": State Restructuring of Income and Employment Supports and Disabled Women's Lives in Ontario, Canada
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Chouinard, Vera; Crooks, Valorie A. – Disability & Society, 2005
We examine the connections between neo-liberal forms of state restructuring and intervention in disabled people's lives, looking in particular at how these have affected disabled women's experiences of an income support program, the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), in Ontario, Canada. We first outline why and how state programs have been…
Descriptors: State Programs, Females, State Aid, Interviews
Broadband: A Solution for Rural E-Learning?
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Mason, Robin; Rennie, Frank – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Internet