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Varpalotai, Aniko; Thomas, Malcolm – Education in Rural Australia, 2007
This article is based on interviews carried out in rural communities in Canada and Wales with health care workers, educators, administrators and policymakers. The focus of the interviews was on assessing the perceived needs and available services for rural youth, either within their schools or within the immediate community. Various problems and…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Health Education, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Cousins, J. Bradley; And Others – Evaluation Practice, 1996
Results of a survey of 564 Canadian and American evaluators and evaluation project descriptions provided by a subsample of 348 evaluators indicate that evaluators support a utilization-focused, stakeholder service orientation and think that maximizing evaluation use is a primary responsibility of evaluators. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cooperation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
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Nleya, Paul T. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2009
The rapid growth and modernization of economies in developing countries like Botswana creates new and unmet demands for certain kinds of educated and skilled labour. The expansion of secondary and tertiary school systems has also created a problem of unemployed school leavers. The growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs),…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Labor Force Development, Trainees, Developing Nations
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Hunter, Darryl M.; Gambell, Trevor J. – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 2000
Discusses the roles played by participants and the processes involved in a provincial standards-setting exercise for a large-scale assessment of student skills. Offers perspectives of a policy maker outside the exercise and an insider participant. Describes alternate notions of representativeness, stakes, and significance. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation
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Cabatoff, Kenneth – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 2000
Examines some of the reasons teachers in the junior colleges of Quebec, Canada have refused to participate in the evaluation of college programs. Findings from case studies of several junior college programs suggest that a bottom-up approach would have mobilized stakeholder involvement more than the top-down approach actually used. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Human Resources and Social Development Canada, 2007
The evaluation examined issues related to: (1) Rationale and Relevance; (2) Implementation; and (3) Success. In addition, the interim evaluation was intended to: (1) Determine whether sufficient data was being collected to inform the summative evaluation and identify opportunities for improvement to fill any potential gaps; (2) Assess whether the…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Case Studies, Literacy, Program Evaluation
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Seale, Jane K. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2006
This paper explores the extent to which existing accessibility metaphors can help to develop our conceptualizations of accessible e-­learning practice in higher education and outlines a proposal for a new rainbow bridge metaphor for accessible e­-learning practice. The need for a metaphor that reflects in more depth what we are beginning to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Figurative Language, Educational Change
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Mercier, Celine – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1997
This paper reports on the evaluation of some elements of a multicomponent program involving more than 20 agencies aimed at improving accessibility of health and social services for the homeless. The case study approach shows how the organizational context, stakeholder characteristics, and methodological features can affect evaluations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
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Labrecque, Monique – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1999
Developed a needs-assessment model and validated the model with five groups of stakeholders connected with an undergraduate university nursing program in Canada. Used focus groups, questionnaires, a hermeneutic approach, and the magnitude-estimation scaling model to validate the model. Results show that respondents must define need to clarify the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
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Kelland, Jennifer H.; Kanuka, Heather – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2007
Building on the results of a prior study, the purpose of this qualitative study was to further explore where there is agreement on the effects of e-­learning technologies in higher education learning experiences. The results confirm that (1) there are many varied and polarized perspectives about e­learning, and each position should be carefully…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Grande Prairie School District No. 2357 (Alberta). – 1994
Schools and districts have functioned for too long on the premise that they have a clear understanding of the quality of their graduates. Traditional methods for measuring the effectiveness of education relied too heavily on standardized test scores. The production of annual school and district profiles is an ongoing commitment in the Grande…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Slater, Lorraine – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2004
The ability to work collaboratively with others is becoming an essential component of contemporary school reform. This article reviews current trends in school reform that embody collaborative principles and also draws on the literature to provide a theoretical overview of collaboration itself. The article then outlines the findings from a…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Cooperation, Stakeholders, Educational Change
McMahon, Mary – Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training, 2004
This paper represents the second of two papers written as part of the National Standards and Accreditation of Career Practitioners project. The first, a scoping paper titled Shaping a career development culture: Quality standards, quality practice, quality outcomes (McMahon, 2004), provided information for and guided discussion at the National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Development, Career Guidance, National Standards
Lowe, Elaine, Ed. – 2003
Serving as a vehicle for raising the profile of and thereby gaining recognition for the important research and development work being conducted in Canada in support of children and families, the "Research Connections Canada" series compiles research and/or development papers as well as background papers, analytical literature reviews,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Training, Case Studies, Child Care
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Shields, Carolyn M.; Oberg, Steven Lynn – Canadian Journal of Education, 2000
Studied the site-based design and implementation of a modified year-round calendar in two Ontario, Canada, elementary schools. These case studies show the importance of choice and voice in the change process. Interviews with a superintendent, the 2 principals, 31teachers, and a number of parents show the large impact a small structural change may…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
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