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Teacher Education Centres: A Collaborative Model for Future Growth in Pre-Service Teacher Education.
Beynon, Carol; Onslow, Barry – Education Canada, 1992
In an Ontario pilot project, one elementary school became a teacher education center, the site of all practicum sessions for 18 student teachers, who were assigned in pairs. Student teachers, cooperating teachers, and faculty advisors endeavored to develop a supportive open environment of reflection and intellectual inquiry. (SV)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries
Curtis, Charles K. – Education Canada, 1985
Cites findings of a study of 242 students enrolled in the University of British Columbia teacher education programs which suggest students may not be adequately prepared for managing mainstreamed classrooms. Discusses implications for the Canadian educational policy of placing handicapped children in mainstreamed classrooms and for teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Rivest, Francois – Education Canada, 2002
Following September 11, some students in a computer-assisted journalism lab in Canada made disgraceful comments based on ignorance and misinformation regarding the school's Arabic-speaking members. However, a few articles and two news reports helped change the atmosphere as students began to recognize the individuals within stereotyped groups. (TD)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Environment, Educational Responsibility
Polster, Claire – Education Canada, 2002
Rather than a public good that is freely shared, Canadian university research is increasingly privatized and commercialized and thus rendered accessible only to those who can pay for it. The effects include erosion of collegiality, institutional democracy, curiosity-driven basic research, objectivity, and consideration of disadvantaged groups. All…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Hargreaves, Andy; Fink, Dean – Education Canada, 1998
A distinctive Canadian school of thought on educational change is inclined to synthesize diverse bodies of work and integrate nonrational and emotional dimensions with rational and technically effective ones in a socially critical way. Highlights the Canadian perspective through discussions about complex systems, contexts of change, critical…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Covell, Katherine – Education Canada, 2001
Children's rights, as described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, are increasingly being taught in Canadian schools. Children's rights curricula yield positive results for teachers and students, including increased self-esteem, improved classroom environments, and improved student behavior, especially when democratic…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
