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Sharma, Umesh; Forlin, Chris; Loreman, Tim; Earle, Chris – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
This study investigates the nature of concerns and attitudes held by pre-service teachers regarding inclusive education and their degree of comfort on interaction with people with disabilities. Pre-service training may be the optimal time to address educators' concerns and alter any negative attitudes about inclusive education. This paper reports…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Negative Attitudes, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Cuthbert, Marlene; Sparkes, Vernone – 1978
In 1976, Jamaican government officals claimed that their island had received an especially negative press in the United States during 1975 and 1976 with serious consequences for the economy and tourist trade. This accusation was not made about Canadian coverage, with one major exception, and Canadian tourism to Jamaica increased during those years…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Journalism, Media Research
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Kehoe, John; Echols, Jr., Frank – History and Social Science Teacher, 1980
This study reveals that Canadian secondary school students' knowledge of civil liberties and human rights laws is inadequate and that their attitudes are negative and inconsistent. Items on the survey include freedom of speech, assembly, and religion; right to counsel; access to a public facility; right of employment; and rental accommodation.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, Comparative Education, Educational Needs
Usher, Alex – Online Submission, 2005
Using data from a survey commissioned by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation in 2003, this report finds that substantial differences exist in Canadians' perceptions of the returns to university education and that these differences are primarily income-related. However, this barrier of poor information is not actually financial in nature,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Financial Problems, Foreign Countries, Student Costs
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Kobayashi, Yoko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2006
This study is part of a larger investigation into Japanese students' use of English and friendship buildup inside and outside Canadian English as a second language (ESL) institutes. Both qualitative and quantitative data were garnered primarily from formal in-depth interviews with nine Japanese students and questionnaire surveys with 216 students.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Friendship, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Mougeon, Raymond; Canale, Michael – Canadian Journal of Education, 1979
The purpose of this article is to briefly review recent findings on Ontarian French; to refute claims that it is not an authentic French dialect; and to examine some of the implications these findings may have for French language instruction in Ontario. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: French, Language Attitudes, Language Classification, Language Instruction
Canadian Vocational Journal, 1992
Two Canadian studies of 1,786 welfare recipients found that (1) they were deterred from seeking employment and training by perceived barriers and negative self-image; and (2) employment agencies were hampered by lack of information and interagency partnerships as well as poor coordination of assessment and counseling. (SK)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Bureaucracy, Coordination, Employment Services
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Looy, Heather; Wood, John R. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2006
Scientists have used educational presentations and "bug banquets" to alter widespread negative attitudes toward invertebrates. In this article, the authors explore whether such presentations have a measurable affect on attitudes. Junior high, high school, and university students completed an attitude survey focusing on invertebrates in…
Descriptors: Animals, Entomology, Attitude Change, Negative Attitudes
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Simpson, Ruth; Sturges, Jane; Woods, Adrian; Altman, Yochanan – Career Development International, 2004
This article explores the career progress of female MBA graduates in Canada and the UK and the nature of career barriers experienced in each context. Results suggest that while Canadian women have similar career profiles to men, women in the UK lag behind their male counterparts after graduation from the course. At the same time, UK women…
Descriptors: Career Development, Females, Business Administration Education, Masters Programs
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Hindes, Yvonne; Mather, Jennifer – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2007
Little research has focused on inclusion of students with disabilities at the university level. We asked students and professors at the University of Lethbridge to indicate their acceptance of three levels of inclusion (included in classes, provided with assistance and provided with professorial accommodation) for students with five categories of…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
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Oplatka, Izhar – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2006
Based on semi-structured interviews with high school teachers in Edmonton, Alberta, the reported study examined teachers' attitudes towards their roles and responsibilities in marketing their school, and the perceived impact of educational markets upon teachers' well-being. The teachers define marketing negatively and narrowly, resist any…
Descriptors: Marketing, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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McDougall, Janette; DeWit, David J.; King, Gillian; Miller, Linda T.; Killip, Steve – International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 2004
Negative peer attitudes are generally recognised as being a major barrier to full social inclusion at school for children and youth with disabilities. The present study examined the attitudes of 1,872 grade nine high school students in Ontario, Canada toward their peers with disabilities. A bioecological perspective and a structural equation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Negative Attitudes, Disabilities
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Kehoe, John W.; Sakata, Carol-Lyn – History and Social Science Teacher, 1979
Outlines a lesson guide to enhance the empathy of students toward South Asians who are victims of discrimination. It is most useful as part of a unit on World War II. Activities include short readings with reaction statements which students respond to, and examples of acts of bravery by the East Indian Army during World War II. (KC)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Modern History
Page, Stewart – 1989
Following methods previously developed, this study investigated the social stigma associated with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by placing 90 telephone calls to landlords advertising rooms for rent in each of three Canadian cities: Windsor, Toronto, and Halifax. Compared to control conditions, calls ostensibly from AIDS patients were…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Cardwell, G. R. – 1976
A number of programmes for delinquent youth have been established throughout North America based on the Outward Bound concept: to involve volunteer participants in an outdoor programme which offers challenging and adventuresome tasks in a high-impact environment. Project D.A.R.E. (Development through Adventure, Responsibility and Education) in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Alienation, Behavioral Objectives
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