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Lin, Jing; Stoltz, Angela; Aruch, Matthew; Rappeport, Annie – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
This article argues that institutions of higher education (IHEs) require a fundamental paradigm shift toward an Indigenous Knowledge (IK) model inclusive of Indigenous Peoples, perspectives, and values. This model acknowledges the sacred value of nature, the rights of non human species, and the power and potential of transformative learning via…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Sustainability, Indigenous Knowledge
Fournier-Sylvester, Nicole – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
This survey of 370 recent high school graduates reveals that history and citizenship courses in Quebec focus on cultural and religious viewpoints, favour a transmission approach to learning, and fail to connect the political process to students' concerns and interests. Without a clear conception of citizenship as a reference point, this curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, High School Graduates, Graduate Surveys
Lee, Linda E.; Zimmerman, Maxine – Education Canada, 1999
The Manitoba School Improvement Program (MSIP) encourages Manitoba high schools to include students in their improvement projects. Through an array of action-oriented, student-centered initiatives, MSIP has come to a new understanding of "student voice" that encompasses various levels of students' engagement in both school improvement…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Yates, Robert – Education Canada, 2003
The United Nations' Child Friendly Cities movement is committed to implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child. School boards can participate by augmenting a safe physical environment with a policy environment that treats children with respect; encouraging meaningful participation in school governance; recognizing and addressing the…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Childrens Rights, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Alexander, William E.; Farrell, Joseph P. – 1975
With Circular H.S.1 1972/73, the Ministry of Education directed Ontario's secondary schools to provide an increased range of course offerings and to allow students as much freedom as possible to choose their own courses. To identify the effects of the individualized "credit system" established by this controversial circular, a number of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Governance, High School Students, School Organization