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Peer reviewedKulig, Judith C.; Waldner, Magda – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1999
Factors contributing to the failure of a community wellness center in rural Alberta included arbitrary choice of the community by regional health authorities, power issues, lack of leadership, and different interpretations of what a wellness center is. Solutions include having community members identify community needs and finding a project…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Development, Failure, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDobni, Dawn; Dobni, Brooke – Journal of Education for Business, 1996
Using Porter's five-forces model (potential entrants, suppliers, buyers, rivalry, substitutes) to analyze competition in Canadian university business schools, the authors conclude that schools are becoming increasingly vulnerable to competitive pressures and that strategic reorientation is necessary. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Competition, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPeterat, Linda; Pain, Beverly K. – Canadian Home Economics Journal, 1996
A survey of 11 home economics teacher education programs in Canada found that, compared to a 1989 survey, 3 programs have ceased; 3 lack full-time faculty; there is a trend toward longer, postdegree programs; a low number of teachers are qualifying for certification; and enrollment in both undergraduate and graduate programs is low. (SK)
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Home Economics Education
Peer reviewedDuguid, Stephen – Journal of Correctional Education, 1997
Discusses the 1993 termination of postsecondary education programs in Canadian prisons. Contrasts this with a follow-up study of 654 released offenders, showing the effects higher education had on their successful post-prison lives. (SK)
Descriptors: College Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Foreign Countries
Download full textMombourquette, Fay; McEwan, Robert; McBride, Andy – 1999
A study investigated effects of implementation of a new policy by the Ontario Ministry of Education that decreased grants for adults and amended the Ontario Education Act, forcing school boards to develop a parallel but "basic service" system of education for everyone over age 21. All adult students in daytime secondary school programs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
