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Direct linkWinton, Sue – Comparative Education, 2008
This article examines the resurgence in popularity of character education in the USA and Canada. It links this renewed interest to insecurities about academic achievement, economic competitiveness, civic engagement, personal safety, moral decline, and the loss of a common culture. Conceptualising policy as rhetoric, the article shows how character…
Descriptors: Citizenship, School Safety, Democracy, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedAshton, David; And Others – Comparative Education, 1993
Comparative analysis of Canadian and U.K. national survey data examined educational attainment by gender, age group, and occupational category; extent of apprenticeship certification; and enrollment patterns for continuing adult education. Canada's higher educational attainment, flexible school-work transition, and higher continuing-education…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
