Compares differences in market approach, risk perception, and personnel selection between large companies and small firms with family of origin ties to other countries. Uses these differences to develop a substantially altered model for cross-cultural training in expatriate firms. (SK)

Describes the graduate cooperative program, or sandwich course, that offers administrators the learning experiences they need to induce educational and social change, to develop effective skills for anticipating and managing the future, to deal with political and emotional groups, and to study issues in broader terms. (JOW)

Arguing that Canadian colleges and institutes will be increasingly invited to provide strong leadership in their communities at educational, cultural, economic, and social levels, this paper discusses the conditions that will promote the growth of leadership in Canada's colleges and institutes and identifies ways that managers, teachers, students,…

The need for networking to improve college administrators' managerial capabilities is discussed, and a new exchange program between British Columbia and England providing professional development and leadership education opportunities for senior administrators is described. Additional short-term professional development programs to help…

Tries to encourage teachers, principals, and others to strive to achieve authentic practices of teacher leadership and community building. Narrates the efforts of St. Patrick School in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada since 1996 to build a collaborative culture based on trust and good will so that the entire staff was transformed into a team of…

Focusing on educational administration in Canada, this paper deals with three aspects: concerns of educational administrators, preparation and inservice programs, and research in educational administration. The first section begins by presenting the structure and function of educational administration in Canada, including provincial departments of…