The religious instituations seem to be experiencing an exodus of young people from active participation, but those who leave are not rejecting life, they are simply looking for answers from different sources. Guidance counselors have opportunities to assist the young people who come to them in several ways. (Author)

This paper studies the difference between deciders' uses of supplied and elicited considerations within the context of career evaluation. A sample of 20 first-year students rated 10 elicited career alternatives on five supplied and five personal constructs. Students indicated preferences between alternatives, when presented with 25 career pairs.…

The Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) is the national and international voice of Canada's colleges and institutes. Established in 1972, it is a membership-based organization, representing 150 post-secondary colleges, institutes of technology, cegeps and university-colleges, 900 campuses and over two million full- and part-time…

An outline is given of the context in which The International School Effectiveness Research Project (ISERP) was designed and it is argued that the deficiencies of existing studies and the increased internationalization of education makes the more rigorous approach of ISERP essential. A number of methodological lessons from the study are given,…

This experiment compared the effectiveness of a dissuasive message about illicit drugs alone (one-sided condition), and combined with similar material about licit drugs (balanced conditions). The subjects were 190 male and 128 female high-school students. Contrary to expectation, the one-sided message proved effective while its balanced…

The paper provides a summary of the level of income and welfare dependency of British Columbia American Indians in the 1960's. Emphasis is given to Indians living off reservations. (FF)

A look at the major objectives of a project which is to provide a facility which will allow the active co-operation of research workers throughout Canada in the development and evaluation of computer-aided learning systems to meet Canadian requirements. (Author)

The 1970 project, a joint undertaking of Challenge for Change and the University of Saskatchewan, investigated the usefulness of videotape (VTR) as an instrument for community development. Available from: Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N OWO. (MW)

This study investigated personality and academic achievement differences between athletic and non-athletic ninth and tenth grade girls in a Canadian school. Athletes participated in at least one of four interscholastic sports while the non-athletes were involved in only activities associated with a required Physical Education course. Differences…

A study was conducted among high school students to discern their reasons for dropping out of school. Indepth interviews were conducted with a random sample of 544 dropouts from a large urban board in Canada. The profile of a typical dropout in the literature is one of a chronic low achiever who is aimless, alientated, angry, and has a variety of…

Investigated similarity of clinical evaluation of personological characteristics across three different information sources. Subjects were independently rated by a single clinician on 18 criterion factors in each of three information source catagories. Results indicate a varying degree of convergence of multitrait clinical ratings dependent on…

In 1972 in Canada, PARTICIPaction was founded as a private, independent, national company with the goal of encouraging Canadians to become more physically active. The company is described, and the Canada Fitness Survey of 1981 is summarized. The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute is then described, and its commitment to research and…

Describes college programs and research projects focused on the Arctic, northern studies, or northern concerns at Athabasca University (Alberta), the University of British Columbia, the University of Alaska Anchorage, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Scott Polar Institute at the University of Cambridge (England), and Kent State University…