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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1996
This document reports on a forum held in Alberta to receive input regarding a report that made recommendations for expanding business involvement in education through workplace learning opportunities for students. The approximately 130 participants represented teachers, business/industry, government, parents, students and recent graduates,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Carbol, Barry C. – 1987
The General Educational Development (GED) testing program has been a part of the Alberta High School Equivalency Program since 1981. Between December 1981 and December 1983, 4,333 applicants passed the GED in Alberta, and 802 applicants failed to pass the test. Random samples of 200 individuals from each of these groups were studied to determine…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Credibility
Ontario Ministry of Skills Development, Toronto. – 1989
This document resulted from a project undertaken to develop a set of program-specific and occupationally relevant performance (learning) objectives for the Ontario Basic Skills/Formation de Base de l'Ontario (OBS/FBO) program. It describes project activities, including a literature review in three related areas: understanding what literacy means,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Dugas, Tim; Green, Lyndsay; Leckie, Norm – 1999
The use of learning technologies in the workplace and their impact on lifelong learning were examined. Data were collected from three sources: the literature on learning technologies and labor market trends affecting the adoption, implementation, and success of learning technologies in the workplace; case studies of 8 Canadian firms with 100 or…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
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
Korey, George; Bogorya, Yvonne – 1980
The attitudes and training and/or personnel directors within the Canadian business and health-area sectors towards nontraditional education in management and health services administration are reported, based on 173 surveys to business/government and health-care institutions. Following an introduction to the study, Part Two, "Nontraditional…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Administration Education
Stratton, Mary; Jackson, Ted – 2001
A study explored the ways that front-line community development workers across Canada gained information needed to work with women participants in community economic development initiatives. Data were gathered through focus groups, a preliminary study with 15 key informants employed in community development organizations, and structured telephone…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Style, Community Development, Constructivism (Learning)
Livingstone, D. W.; Roth, Reuben – 2001
A study analyzed the schooling, further adult course participation, and informal learning of organized and unorganized workers in different occupational classes across Canada. Data were obtained from the first Canadian national survey of 1,562 adults' informal learning practices, conducted in 1998, and field notes and interview transcripts drawn…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Employee Attitudes
Young, Roy Henry – 1995
The perceptions of cooperative education held by the students, teachers, and employers participating in cooperative education programs in Ohio and Ontario, Canada, were examined through six parallel case studies conducted in one urban, suburban, and rural school in each country. Data were gathered through site visits to each school, participant…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Education, Educational Attitudes
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1996
This document consists of four papers presented during a symposium on work force issues moderated by Jan DeJong at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "Rethinking the Ties that Bind: An Exploratory Study of Employee Development in Utilities in Canada and the United States" (Michael Aherne, David…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Basic Skills, Behaviorism
Lewe, Glenda – 1992
A basic skills needs assessment developed a picture of the basic skills levels and needs of the construction industry in British Columbia and the Yukon. The three parts of the assessment were interviews with business managers and managers of other programs provided through joint labor/management initiatives, a questionnaire administered to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Building Trades, Construction Industry, Educational Needs
McLean, Leslie D. – 1985
The Canadian Education Association sponsored a study to review and synthesize the literature on student evaluation; investigate changes in goals and methods; and make recommendations for improvement. Interviews were conducted in six provinces with administrative personnel, principals, and teachers. Employers and post-secondary institutions, as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Educational Trends
Long, Ellen – 1997
This report was based on telephone interviews with 86 individuals from 53 workplaces across Canada. The study sample included a diverse range of workplace types and sizes from both large and small communities. Of the eligible workplaces contacted, 93% were able to participate. The interview questions focused on why workplaces started basic skills…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship
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Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 2001
The Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union of Canada assessed literacy learning needs. In focus group discussions, members were asked their perception of such needs in the face of changes in the workplace and society; local union officers (LUOs) were asked how they saw the role of unions in supporting members' literacy learning; employers…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Change
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1991
This document presents the text of a roundtable discussion on the topic of best practice in workplace literacy in which six individuals representing the following agencies/organizations participated: Ontario (Canada) Ministry of Education; City of York Board of Education; an employer in Markham, Ontario; a community literacy group in Ontario's…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational Needs
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