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Download full textZhao, Dong – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
Postmodern university education should provide students with, among other things, a third eye of wisdom to see the world and themselves. The enculturation of Buddhism in university education serves to realize this grand aim. This paper first examines the historical development and practical significance of the Buddhist components in both Chinese…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Postmodernism
Creet, Mario – 1981
Henry Marshall Tory's role in influencing the establishment of provincial universities in Western Canada is traced. The following periods are discussed: Tory and McGill University in the 1890's, the University of Toronto Act in 1906, Tory and University of Alberta from 1906, and Tory in Ottawa in 1928 and 1938. In following the development of…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Presidents, College Role, Educational Change
Schools, Religion and Language among German Catholics of St. Peter's Colony, Saskatchewan 1903-1918.
White, Clinton O. – 1983
Flaws in the literature regarding the use of schools by German Roman Catholics in Western Canada as vehicles to perpetuate the German language and Catholic religion are pointed out and corrected. The educational system in St. Peter's colony was not uniform, as portrayed by many scholars, but pluralistic. Three types of schools were in use--two…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Comparative Education
Baron, Lois; And Others – 1986
A study was made of the effects of group size and time-on-task on the ability of 259 fifth- and sixth-grade students to learn in the context of computer assisted instruction. Predominantly Jewish, subjects attended one of three schools in an upper-middle-class area of Montreal. After the Basic Word Vocabulary Test and a background/demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Smyth, D. McCormack – 1981
Recent Canadian English language literature on the history and philosophy of higher education in Canada is reviewed to assess the prospects for survival for Canadian universities. Additionally, suggestions for revitalizing higher learning in Canada are offered. Among the topics that are addressed are the following: McMaster University and the…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational History
Van Brummelen, Harro – 1988
This study investigates, first, how the curricula of Christian schools differ according to the way their supporters view the role of Christians in contemporary society. Second, it analyzes the role of curriculum change agents in schools that are locally autonomous and have little or no external support system. This study looks at the…
Descriptors: Church Role, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
