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Download full textMichael Skolnik – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2023
The Ontario College Advanced Diploma requires three years of post-secondary education and the attainment of learning outcomes like those of a three-year baccalaureate degree. Except for one other Canadian province, no similar academic credential is awarded by colleges in Canada or the United States. For these reasons it has been viewed by some as…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Bachelors Degrees
Wilcox, Beth – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2015
This study uses an adapted public history methodology of a local case study to analyze interviews conducted with a former Ontario teacher and principal. It draws on literature and historical documents regarding teaching between the 1950s-1980s to examine the typical experience of public school professionals in that time and discuss structural…
Descriptors: Males, Gender Differences, Public School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Cowin, Bob – Online Submission, 2011
This report traces the development of initiatives in British Columbia, Canada to provide formal instruction for adults of Aboriginal heritage (also known as native or indigenous peoples), regardless of whether the learner completed secondary school. Activities in public as well as Aboriginal-governed institutions are described. Shorter sections…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Educational History, Educational Trends
GED Testing Service, 2009
This GED Testing fact sheet provides information on: (1) GED[R] Tests; (2) Versions and Editions of the GED Tests; (3) Earning a Credential; (4) GED Testing Service[R]; (5) History of the GED Tests; (6) Who Accepts the GED Credential; (7) Public/Private Partnership of GEDTS; (8) Renowned GED Credential Recipients; (9) GED Testing Numbers for 2008;…
Descriptors: Credentials, Testing Programs, High School Equivalency Programs, Student Evaluation
Direct linkMcLean, Scott; Rollwagen, Heather – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2010
Part-time students have accounted for a significant proportion of rising participation in higher education in many countries. The objectives of this paper are to enrich the empirical literature concerning the inclusion of part-time adult learners in higher education, and to assess the two competing theoretical frameworks that have emerged to…
Descriptors: Credentials, Higher Education, Human Capital, Adult Learning
