Alberta Health Services (AHS) was awarded a grant from the Alberta Ministry of Human Services to promote applied mental health research within areas of interest to the Ministry. The grant funded the "Collaborative Research Grant Initiative: Mental Wellness in Seniors and Persons with Disabilities" (CRGI), designed to collaboratively…

The concept of social innovation has recently emerged as an influential approach to address intractable social problems. Increasingly discussed in academia and policy circles, the concept draws on multifaceted practices and ideas from many disciplines. Yet despite widespread discussion and promotion, there is still limited understanding of…

The Educational Facilities Laboratories (EFL), an independent research organization established by the Ford Foundation, opened its doors in 1958 under the direction of Harold B. Gores, a distinguished educator. Its purpose was to help schools and colleges maximize the quality and utility of their facilities, stimulate research, and disseminate…

This paper includes over 1,250 stories that catalog a broadening and deepening commitment to campus sustainability by colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. The 380-page report categorizes stories from nearly 600 higher education institutions into 24 chapters, spanning education and research, campus operations, and administration and…

The nature and objectives of Ontario universities are summarized. Attention is directed to issues of quality, accessibility, adaptability, system balance, funding, and planning and coordination. It is claimed that the quality of undergraduate programs, including some professional programs, has substantially declined. Declining quality is evident…

Based on workshop discussions, this report attempts to lay down broad guidelines for Canadian educational research and development. The guidelines postulate that a comprehensive policy should include a pattern of priorities that (1) encourage the development of high quality scholarly institutions, (2) provide for risk capital for exploratory basic…

This report begins with a response by the Minister of Education to the 1982 Alberta Task Force Report. He questioned two of the report's key recommendations: (1) increasing the provincial share of schooling costs to 85 percent and (2) removing provincial controls on school board supplementary requisitions. He asked the Task Force to reconvene and…

Statistical data and commentary are offered on recent enrollment and funding experiences, as well as government and university objectives. Levels of service and quality are reported in terms of career development of highly qualified manpower, equipment and furniture, and research. Enrollment projections for 1977-78 and beyond are presented,…

The present report, like its predecessor, assembles the advisory memoranda sequentially produced by the Council during the period March 1, 1975 to February 29, 1976. Three sets of observations and questions are also offered. The first, which involves potentially far-reaching consequences for the future of the university system, relates to the…