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Bègin-Caouette, Olivier – College Quarterly, 2013
Community colleges were created to respond to the specific needs of their local community, yet the growing transnational connections established between institutions seem to give the "local", a global outlook. Based on a survey to which 39 of Québec general and vocational colleges (CEGEPs)--81% of the population--responded, this article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Rural Schools, Urban Schools
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Walstad, William; Milkman, Martin I.; McCoy, James P. – Journal of Economic Education, 2008
The authors compare various characteristics of terminal master's of economics programs in Canada and the United States. As far as they know, this is the first article to present results from a survey of Canadian master's programs in economics. Using a Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test, they found significant differences between the Canadian and U.S.…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Masters Programs, Differences, Comparative Analysis
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Raju, J.; Arsenault, C. – Education for Information, 2007
This paper presents a comparison of first-level LIS education and training between South Africa and Canada, and based on this comparative description, qualitative identification of similarities and differences are made to highlight strengths and weaknesses in each case. The paper concludes that while similarities exist, the differences stem…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science Education, Library Education, Comparative Analysis