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Toal-Sullivan, Darene; Lemonde, Manon; Gauthier, Alain P.; Dahrouge, Simone – Health Education Journal, 2021
Introduction: There is growing interest in the role and use of patient navigators within the health care system. Currently, qualifications and training expectations documented in the literature vary tremendously depending on context and patient population. This paper details the theoretical and pedagogical principles used to develop, implement and…
Descriptors: Lay People, Community Health Services, Health Personnel, Access to Health Care
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Inglis, Loretta; Cray, David – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2012
In this article we examine the career paths of top-level managers in the arts. By analysing the training and work history of 23 managers in a variety of arts organisations we evaluate the utility of several existing theories for understanding careers that are characterised by low levels of initial knowledge, the absence of a clear method of entry…
Descriptors: Career Development, Art Education, Training Methods, Training Objectives
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Ha, Phan Le; Barnawi, Osman Z. – Language and Education, 2015
The internationalization of higher education globally continues to grow more and more towards commercialization and neoliberalism paths, despite growing concerns about the underlying consequences. Building further on our work and using Saudi Arabia as a national case, this article critically investigates how and in what ways the Saudi government's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, English (Second Language), English Only Movement
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Smith, Janet – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2012
Since the first Circle of Trust retreat was offered in 2005, the Center for Courage & Renewal (CCR) and other individual facilitators across the United States, Canada, and Australia have continued to offer many cross-professional retreats, as they have proven extremely popular. They are designed for people from any profession who want to…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Program Effectiveness
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Dang, Kien; Waddell, Andrea E.; Lofchy, Jodi – Academic Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: The training objectives for postgraduate education in the United States and Canada both state that teaching skills should be formally developed during training. This article reviews the development of the Teaching-to-Teach program at the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry, the current curriculum, evaluation, and future…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Training Objectives, Psychiatry, Foreign Countries
Harwood, Chris – Canadian Literacy and Learning Network, 2012
The purpose of the "State of the Literacy and Essential Skills Field" report is to provide an environmental scan showing the state of Literacy and Essential Skills (L/ES) across the country, from the perspective of the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) and its national network of partners, both within and outside the Literacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Dostie, Benoit; Montmarquette, Claude – Human Resources and Social Development Canada, 2007
This report presents a review of studies and articles on employer-sponsored training in Canada. The authors reviewed documentation that used data from the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) and offer a synthesis of the current state of knowledge. The report looks alternately at issues pertaining to determinants of training from the employer and…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Corporate Education
Toth, V. A. – School Guidance Worker, 1979
The return of juvenile delinquents to school systems as a condition of probation has presented educators with serious difficulties. The life skills course at Lakeview Secondary School was developed to meet these needs. Students are on probation, have poor socialization skills, and are "high-risk." Role playing is utilized by trained…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Educational Environment
Chippindale, Nigel K. – Literacy Discussion, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
Griffiths, Tom; And Others – Parks and Recreation, 1995
Canadian and American lifeguards completed a questionnaire about how they actually watched the water, investigating their observational techniques. About 85% of the lifeguards felt they needed systematic scanning strategies. Lifeguards showed a lack of attention to hazardous areas and high-risk guests. Effective systematic scanning strategies are…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Recreational Activities
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Carlson, Burton L.; Goguen, Robert A.; Jarvis, Phillip S.; Lester, Juliette N. – Career Development Quarterly, 2000
Describes how career development programs became the focus of an international partnership between the United States and Canada. Discusses the partnership's efforts at developing training and materials that promote the use of occupational and labor markets information and the creation of a computer-based career information delivery system.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Information Systems, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries
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Cruttenden, Kathleen E. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
This planning study was designed and conducted in a predominantly rural Canadian province to examine the strengths and learning needs of four categories of nursing staff practising in New Brunswick nursing homes. Participants included directors of care, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and resident attendants. The nursing homes ranged…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Ethnography, Nursing Homes, Nurses
Ramsey, G. Ross; Barnes, Lesley – 1976
The paper is designed to familiarize the reader with the historical development, planning, implementation and evaluation components of a drug information course offered to teachers in Nova Scotia. The paper presents the course plan, highlights of previous summer school experiences, and anticipated further directions. (Author/MML)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Change Strategies, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Evaluation
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Dahlgren, Wendy J.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1991
Describes the Manitoba Special Olympics Medallion Program which provides Special Olympians with the opportunity to engage in sport-specific training at the level required to improve athletic performance. The program is more competitive than general Special Olympics physical activity programs which are more recreational in nature. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Athletes, Downs Syndrome, Foreign Countries
Campbell, Duncan D. – 1977
This study is designed to provide adult educators with information relevant to adult education training. In the first of six chapters an overview of adult education in Canada is presented. The definition of adult education, its history in Canada, and models expressing adult education goals are reviewed. Chapter 2 examines descriptive and analytic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Course Content, Educational Methods
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