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Peer reviewedPearce, Marni; Crowe, Charlene; Letendre, Martha; Letendre, Charlie; Baydala, Lola – Childhood Education, 2005
Throughout her 10-year teaching career, Charlene Crowe was concerned that the minds, spirits, and physical needs of indigenous children were not being addressed, let alone embraced, through the public school system in Canada. In the fall of 1996, Charlene shared her vision for a better educational approach with two aboriginal Elders. Her vision…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Charter Schools, Canada Natives, Indigenous Populations
Download full textRaham, Helen – 1998
The myths, politics, and realities of public school choice in Canada are explored. With the crisis of confidence in the public education system that has been documented in recent years, parents are seeking to ensure academic success for their children through choice of schools, under the theory that there is no universal best school model. Public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBosetti, Lynn – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2000
Case studies of nine Alberta charter schools examined the role of charter schools in educational reform. The real promise of charter schools resides less in fostering innovation and efficiency in public education, and more in providing parental school choice and addressing diverse values and goals of education. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/TD)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
