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Download full textBritish Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2018
In many school districts, rural life in British Columbia continues to be a geographic and economic fact. Delivering equal school services and ensuring equal educational opportunities to areas with thinly scattered populations continues to be a challenge for the provincial government and school districts. Rural schools offer many positive benefits…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Education, Rural Schools, Small Schools
Direct linkHorne, Phyllis E.; Timmons, Vianne; Adamowycz, Rosalyn – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
This study investigated inclusive practices in Prince Edward Island (PEI) elementary schools in terms of the supports teachers consider as important for inclusion. Twenty teachers were randomly selected to complete a survey, and 5 teachers were randomly selected to participate in an interview about inclusion supports. The survey in this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Access to Education, Inclusive Schools
Peer reviewedMcDiarmid, Sheryl – Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1998
Hospital nurses (n=37) described their continuing education activities, identifying the use of a variety of learning resources, but overall little participation in formal continuing education on their own time and at their own expense. Many deterrents and low supervisor expectations limited the use of paid educational days. (SK)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Hospitals
Brown, Jason D. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2004
The purpose of the study was to describe the needs of newly released Canadian federal offenders as perceived by community parole supervisors. Seventy-four Canadian parole supervisors were asked to answer the following question: "What challenges do parolees face in the first 90 days after release?" The data were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Multidimensional Scaling, Foreign Countries, Federal Programs
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
This second volume of a two-volume report presents findings of a task force on the importance of skill development leave as a mechanism for retraining, upgrading, and updating workers in a dynamic Canadian society. Volume II is an instrument for consultation. Chapter 8 (the first seven chapters appear in volume I) looks at the lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Developed Nations, Educational Policy
Zabel, Diane, Comp.; And Others – 1992
This report presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members about the current climate and practices regarding flexible work arrangements. Data are reported on the availability of schedule flexibility, job exchange, part-time arrangements, and leaves, as well as information about faculty status, tenure,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Flexible Working Hours, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
This first volume of a two-volume report presents findings of a task force on the importance of skill development leave as a mechanism for retraining, upgrading, and updating workers in a dynamic Canadian society. The report is designed as a tool for consultation. Volume I contains two parts. Part I, the background section, describes the current…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Developed Nations, Employee Attitudes
