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Peer reviewedKirkwood, Kristain John; And Others – History and Social Science Teacher, 1987
Presents the results of a major survey (n=14,051) of secondary students' sense of Canadian identity, pride, unity, and purpose. The survey covered all ten provinces and the two territories. Results showed students throughout Canada share similar perceptions of a myriad of issues and concerns, demonstrating that Canadian studies courses were…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Grade 12
Peer reviewedJefferies, Susan – History and Social Science Teacher, 1988
Discusses a special multicultural program, offered in a twelfth grade visual arts class which allowed Canadian students to learn about the pre-Columbian world of Mexico, and Central and South America . Through the study of pottery, students learned about the pre-Columbian cultures and created their own works which were displayed in a museum. (GEA)
Descriptors: Art Education, Ceramics, Class Activities, Cultural Activities
Download full textSlomp, David H. – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2005
A goal of this double issue of English Teaching: Practice and Critique is to collectively consider what we mean when we talk about knowledge about language. How have our understandings changed over time? What are the implications of these new understandings for pedagogy in the field of language teaching? These are necessary and important…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, High School Students, Standardized Tests
Russell, Tom – 1993
An educator who teaches physics to grade 12 students and a physics curriculum and methods course to preservice teachers analyzes the impact of context on teaching practice. A paper by A. Richert titled "Voice and Power in Teaching and Learning To Teach" is used as the foundation for interpreting the author's experience of teaching…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Context Effect, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Canadian Gallup Poll Ltd., Edmonton (Alberta). – 1984
This report contains a summary of results obtained from a Gallup Poll study of adults 18 years and over, which was conducted in May 1984 in Alberta, Canada. Data were collected through personal, in-home interviews with 1,054 adults. Because of a slight discrepancy in age and sex, all results were based on a weighted, proportionate sample.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Curriculum, Educational Administration
Willinsky, John; Bobie, Allen – 1986
Statewide competency testing as a high school graduation requirement represents a threat to those who encourage broad notions of reading and writing, even when a number of testing innovations in reading and writing mean a step forward in education. In Alberta, Canada, the English exam comes in a non-academic and an academic version, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English Curriculum, Essays, Foreign Countries
