This article reports on a series of carefully curated professional development (PD) activities with the secondary purpose of building and maintaining a positive school culture. The study took place in a school of foreign languages (SFL) at a state university in Turkey. Twenty-five Turkish and international teachers participated. The researchers…

Remix is the practice of recombining music, sound, images, and words from sources such as film, television, video, online games, advertising, and novels into new kinds of creative blends. It is a process of re-assembling, recontextualizing, and creating new meanings, and a practice at which young, media-savvy creators excel. Increasingly, youth…

Many opportunities for linkages between the arts and adult education communities are examined. Discusses the emergence of the Canadian Association for Adult Education, adult educators' interest in the Canadian National Film Board, and the trend toward increased arts involvement. (CT)

Traces the historical background of the Canadian national agency, Radio-Quebec. (JY)

There has been an exile of literature from the English as a second language curriculum. Language is a small part of the communication that takes place in a culture. Cultural complexities in literature are valuable for the teaching of second language students. Teaching suggestions and references are provided. (SW)

With the support of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges and the Canadian International Development Agency, a one-day workshop was held in April 1989. The workshop explored techniques by which individuals who have had overseas professional development experiences may enhance their institution's and their community's understanding of…

This article suggests that the conventional Canadian History course be changed in order to capitalize on the experiences of the ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Such a course would be more meaningful not only for immigrant students but also for Canadian students. (CFM)

Offers evidence showing that the arts are the fastest growing segment of Canada's economy. Urges teachers to use the arts to enrich a child's experience and create a sense of self-worth which will nurture appreciation for the arts and help eliminate problems of stress and emotional deprivation. (NEC)

The booklet contains a report of a feasibility study for developing the Coqualeetza Indian Hospital at Sardis, British Columbia, into an Indian community center. As explained, before the white man arrived in Fraser Valley, the Indians knew "Coqualeetza" as the "place for cleansing;" Indian women washed their blankets at this…

The value of "shibusa," a concept of Japanese aesthetics, is explored for Canadian educators confronted with a "high tech" society. The qualities of shibusa--simplicity, implicitness, modesty, silence, naturalness, roughness, and normalcy--have many implications for the Canadian educator. (SLD)

Because folklife studies have been integrated into a variety of scholarly and public pursuits, the breadth and vitality of the field has sometimes been underestimated. This directory demonstrates the extent of resources and programs available. Chapter one presents U.S. and Canadian federal agencies and organizations that provide long-range…

The 1964 booklet is a report on the Canadian educational system in the Northwest Territories and northern Quebec. Prepared by the Canadian Association of School Superintendents and Inspectors of Northern Affairs and Resources, it is intended as a description rather than an analysis or philosophical treatment of education north of the 60th…

Discusses two principles of the experiential learning approach as it pertains to English-as-a-second-language instruction in Canada: (1) learning is an emotional experience that entails personal investment; and (2) to learn is to change. (Author/CB)

Contends that schools, museums, and performing arts organizations contribute to lifelong learning processes. Discusses fundamental differences between schools and cultural organizations. Encourages art educators and teachers to explore innovative ways in which schools, museums, and arts organizations can collaborate on education for all citizens.…