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Clark, Penney – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
This article examines provision of elementary school readers in Ontario from 1850 to 1909. It traces the conflicts that arose due to the dual role of textbooks as economic commodity and democratic instrument of curriculum. It illuminates the strategies that three dominant stakeholders used in textbook provision to position themselves to best …
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Publishing Industry, Textbooks, Elementary Education
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Miller, Bruce Granville – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2006
In this paper, the author describes historic Coast Salish ritual practices and the concepts regarding wrongdoing and redemption that underlie them. He draws out the implications, particularly the associated dangers, derived from these existing rituals for ritual work conducted by outsiders engaging Coast Salish peoples. Finally, he considers the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, American Indians, American Indian Culture, Industry
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Armstrong, Christopher – History and Social Science Teacher, 1979
Reviews Canadian business history books published since 1972 as well as reprints of useful older works. Topics dealt with are the fish, timber, and wheat industry, transportation, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, Canadian economy during World War I, the development of natural resources, and the lives of the rich and the powerful. (KC)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Biographies, Business, Economics
Danky, James P. – 1974
This alphabetical union list of alternative periodicals includes publications which are politically and culturally to the left of center, and which express views not usually found in the daily or "straight" press. The information given for each item includes title, place of publication, institutional focus (if any), publisher, microform…
Descriptors: Activism, Bibliographies, Dissent, Libraries
Ernst and Ernst, Montreal (Quebec). – 1970
The fundamental objective of the study is to obtain a detailed analysis of the book publishing industry and the book printing industry in Canada, in order to determine what steps the Federal Government might take to assist the industry in improving its viability and in promoting its stability and growth. This objective implies that the study will…
Descriptors: Books, Foreign Countries, Printing, Publishing Industry
Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2003
Includes two lists: one of book trade associations in the United States and Canada, and one of international and foreign book trade associations. Concludes with National Information Standards Organization (NISO) standards; calendar, 2003-2012; acronyms; index of organizations; and subject index. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, National Organizations
Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2002
Includes two lists: one of book trade associations in the U.S. and Canada, and one of international and foreign book trade associations. Concludes with National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Standards; calendar, 2002-2009; acronyms; index of organizations; and subject index. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, National Organizations
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2006
The graduate of the Ironworker - Reinforcing apprenticeship program is a certified journeyperson who will be able: (1) to responsibly do all work tasks expected of a journeyperson; (2) to supervise, train and coach apprentices; (3) to demonstrate the principles of drafting, how drawings originate and how to correctly interpret the information…
Descriptors: Welding, Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Industry
Pomahac, G., Ed.; Richeson, M., Ed. – 1972
The purpose of the Institute was to establish a dialogue between the people concerned with the fate of the publishing industry and those directly involved in it. Papers by eleven Canadians prominent in publishing and literature are presented to an audience made up of librarians, booksellers, government officials, educators, publishers and…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Conference Reports, Copyrights
Consumer and Corporate Affairs Dept., Ottawa (Ontario). – 1973
This guide, developed in Canada, discusses the benefits of the metric system to industry and consumers. The major rationale offered for adopting the metric system is that uniformity in standards will facilitate the increasing trend toward worldwide communication and world trade and thus benefit both producer and consumer. Possible specific changes…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Foreign Countries, Industry, Legislation
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Brown, John L.; Schneck, Rodney – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1979
This paper examines differences in the degree of bureaucratization and professionalization in industries in Canada and the United States. Three hypotheses are tested with census data from both countries. (Author)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
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Lincoln, Robert – Canadian Library Journal, 1978
By using computer-stored data, acquisitions librarians can have access to vendor, book, and trade information. Tables compiled from such data show delivery times on orders from each Canadian vendor surveyed by publisher type and year. (JAB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Processing, Library Acquisition, Producer Services
Educational Product Report: Number 40, 1972
Canadians and female children are dealt short shrift by the educational publications industry. (ML)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Merchandise Information, Publishing Industry
Miner, Clayton J. – Canadian Training Methods, 1976
Some of the experiences of four Canadian companies (Manufacturers Life Insurance, The Steel Company of Canada, International Business Machines, and Gulf Oil Canada) are used to illustrate possibilities for the use of the video medium by large businesses. (SA)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Media, Educational Television, Foreign Countries
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1969
An historical review is presented of the 6 major groups of Indians of the coastal region of British Columbia: the Coast Salish, Nootka, Kwakiutl, Bella Coola, Tsimshian, and Haida. Characteristics of each tribe are contrasted in the following 7 sections of the review: (1) Introduction--the life style, sociocultural factors, and unique…
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, Art Expression, Career Choice
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