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Chandler, Kathryn M. M.; Williamson, Deanna L. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2013
This study explicated the theory underpinning the Human Ecology Practicum Program offered in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta. The program has operated for 40 years but never been formally evaluated. Using a document analysis, focus group and individual interviews, and a stakeholder working group, we explored…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ecology, Practicums, Program Evaluation
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2012
This report reviews the use of loans for learning in 33 European countries and analyses the schemes in eight selected Member States: France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Finland, Sweden and the UK. The analysis shows that loan schemes vary considerably across Europe in terms of types and levels of learning covered, conditions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid
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Stolp, Sean; Wilkins, Emma; Raine, Kim D. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Background: Comprehensive School Health (CSH) approaches to developing a healthy school community can be effective in supporting chronic disease prevention while positively impacting on student behaviour and academic performance. Although a CSH framework provides principles for action, there is a lack of evidence regarding the processes that best…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Focus Groups
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Ormond, Carlos; Zandvliet, David; McClaren, Milton; Robertson, Patrick; Leddy, Shannon; Metcalfe, Selina – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
During 2011 at Simon Fraser University, the Faculty of Education hosted the implementation of a pre-service teacher education program with an emphasis on sustainability and environmental learning. This cohort, termed SEEDs (Sustainability Education in an Environment of Diversity), enrolled 32 teacher education students in an intensive 12-month…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Communities of Practice, Sustainability
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Uetake, Tetsuya – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: Large-scale collective action is necessary when managing agricultural natural resources such as biodiversity and water quality. This paper determines the key factors to the success of such action. Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper analyses four large-scale collective actions used to manage agri-environmental resources in Canada and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Success, Performance Factors, Natural Resources
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Starr, Elizabeth M.; Martini, Tanya S.; Kuo, Ben C. H. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Despite the stated importance of a successful kindergarten transition (TTK) for future school success, no research has addressed this transition for culturally/ethnically diverse families having children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). To address this gap, six focus groups (three with ethnically diverse parents, one with kindergarten…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Kindergarten, Early Intervention
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Hogan, Lindsay; Bengoechea, Enrique García; Salsberg, Jon; Jacobs, Judi; King, Morrison; Macaulay, Ann C. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: This study is part of a larger community-based participatory research (CBPR) project to develop, implement, and evaluate the physical activity component of a school-based wellness policy. The policy intervention is being carried out by community stakeholders and academic researchers within the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Canada Natives, Physical Activity Level
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Oleksiyenko, Anatoly – Higher Education Policy, 2015
Universities traverse epistemic, sectoral and geopolitical boundaries with increasing frequency, but along the way encounter challenges in mitigating unequal capacities, soaring costs and proprietary concerns. The bridging of disparate stakeholder interests requires an enormous effort, as research policies, institutional norms and organizational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Partnerships in Education, Research and Development, Educational Quality
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Urquhart, Robin; Porter, Geoffrey A.; Grunfeld, Eva – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2011
Knowledge brokering (KB) may be one approach of helping researchers and decision makers effectively communicate their needs and abilities, and move toward increased use of evidence in health care. A multidisciplinary research team in Nova Scotia, Canada, has created a dedicated KB position with the goal of improving access to quality colorectal…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Health Services, Cancer
Singh, Madhu – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This book deals with the relevance of recognition, validation and accreditation (RVA) of non-formal and informal learning in education and training, the workplace and society. It examines RVA's strategic policy objectives and best practice features as well as the challenges faced and ways forward as reported by Member States. Special attention is…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Informal Education, Vocational Education, Global Approach
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Villeneuve, Michelle; Hutchinson, Nancy L. – Qualitative Report, 2012
Collaborative consultation has been widely adopted in school-based occupational therapy practice; however, limited research has examined how collaboration between educators and occupational therapists contributes to students' outcomes. The purpose of this study was to describe the nature of collaborative working in two cases of school-based…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Special Education, Cooperation, Foreign Countries
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Ryan, Thomas G.; Toye, Mary; Charron, Kyle; Park, Gavin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
In this mixed methods study the authors describe the institution-level perceptions of stakeholders transitioning to a new learning management system (LMS). We address issues related to change, the institution's administration of the transition process, problems encountered, and realized learning via online survey data collection, analysis, and…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Surveys, Integrated Learning Systems, Technological Advancement
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Killoran, Isabel; Zaretsky, Hayley; Jordan, Anne; Smith, Deidre; Allard, Carson; Moloney, James – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
The current study had two purposes: to explore further revisions to the Three-Part Schedule D Additional Qualification (AQ) courses in special education and to determine if a virtual knowledge network would be a viable and welcome tool in building teacher capacity for classroom inclusion of students with exceptionalities. Educational stakeholders…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Stakeholders, Special Education, Guidelines
Karkkainen, Kiira – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Innovation is essential for the education sector. The ways in which curriculum decision making is organised reflects different implicit approaches on how educational systems pertain to promote innovation in education. Curriculum holds an outstanding place when seeking to promote innovation in education, as it reflects the vision for education by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Curriculum Development, Secondary Education
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Segeren, Allison; Kutsyuruba, Benjamin – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2012
In response to the oft-cited inadequacies of the policies and pedagogies of multicultural education, the Ontario Ministry of Education mandated that school boards develop equity and inclusive education policies, as specified in Policy/Program Memorandum No. 119 [2009 version]: "Developing and Implementing Equity and Inclusive Education…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Stakeholders, Cultural Pluralism, Vocational Education
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