Summary of what has happened between the federal and provincial governments in matters concerning broadcasting and educational communications. (Author/MM)

Lists and comments upon some basic and critical local powers that school boards should have in order to enjoy that degree of autonomy and flexibility consistent with our constitutional constraints. (Author/RK)

Expresses belief that schools are being asked to perform a herculean task in making multiculturalism an educational reality. Alternatives such as fully ethnicizing the curriculum or restructuring the educational system to allow compensation for ethnic differences with the goal of attaining equal scholastic achievement among all groups are not…

Argues that educational professionals at all levels of the school system must demonstrate individual and collective leadership daily in order to effectively deal with the needs of students, staff, and communities. Discusses attributes of effective schools, and the pivotal role of principals in fostering school success. (SV)

Author considered how much a public school system should do to preserve ethnic identities. (Editor/RK)

Labels range of persons advocating different theoretical positions of Canadian curriculum as "players." Describes players as "managers,""predictors,""transformers,""sleuths,""analysts." Values varied viewpoints for attention to language regarding curriculum, critical review of…

Offers some pointers on how school psychologists can do a better job. (Editor)

The author presents some of his views about the current state of education in the United States and Canada and makes some suggestions that seem to him justifiable and realistic, although drastic. ( Editor/RK)

Recognizes universities encounter difficulties responding to human resource needs. Indicates meeting human resource challenges requires university coordination with other agencies, proper allocation of resources, and recognition of the role of liberal arts in the education of highly qualified workers. Concludes that university response should…

Article considered how teacher aides are used, the controversy surrounding their use, and a look at formulating arrangements to govern their use. (Editor/RK)

Questions whether public education is ready and able to make a creative response to the challenges presented by the new technologies (electronic communications, computers, biological engineering) which are restructuring our society. (NEC)

Author points out some typical common problems encountered in evaluating projects and proposes some tentative solutions to them. (Editor/RK)

Two high school principals describe opposing school philosophies. In one school the student is encouraged to learn independently while at the other both teacher-student rapport and cognitive learning are of equal importance. (AF)

Advocates restructuring of public school systems in order to better accommodate the needs of students in more efficient and effective ways. Calls for parental and political support in moving away from predominately staff-oriented systems and towards more patron-oriented alternatives. (JD)

Discusses the results of a Canadian Education Association sponsored project--the Student Health and Health Education Survey--which pertain primarily to school health education and which were collected from 200 school systems that provided information on current health practices in Canadian schools. (Author/RK)