This paper aims to study the comparative comparison of implementing school-based management in developed countries in the historical context: from theory to practice. School-based management is not by itself and objective but a valuable tool in order to reach sagacity, capabilities and the enthusiasm from most people having shares in school.…

The article deals with the peculiarities of talent management programmes implementation at the top British, American and Canadian universities. The essence of the main concepts of research--talent and talent management--has been revealed. Talent management is referred to as the systematic attraction, identification, development, engagement,…

The health promotion laboratory (HPL-Canada) is a public health professional development program building on a collaborative learning approach in order to support long-term practice change in local health services teams. This study aims to analyse the collaborative learning processes of two teams involved in the program during the first year of…

Taking the students' perspective, Education Policy Outlook 2018: Putting Student Learning at the Centre analyses the evolution of key education priorities and key education policies in 43 education systems. It compares more recent developments in education policy ecosystems (mainly between 2015 and 2017) with various education policies adopted…

Compares users of a traditional human-mediated checkout system with users of a self-service system in a Canadian public library to determine if and why patrons will use self-service if given the option, and how library staff might play a role in the successful implementation of self-service checkout. (Author/LRW)

A comparison of the similar economic but different political outcomes of retrenchment strategies at McGill University and the University of Montreal suggests that the key to success is matching the content of the strategy with an implementation process consistent with the particular institutional context. (Author/MSE)

Resources allocated by the New South Wales (NSW) Department of School Education (Australia) are inadequate for teacher librarians to carry out effective Cooperative Program Planning and Teaching (CPPT) and is doomed to failure. Describes the origins of CPPT, relief from face-to-face teaching, a comparison of conditions in Canadian and NSW schools,…

A final report is given of an assessment and comparison series which evaluated the national fitness and sport promotion systems in the United States, Australia, and Canada. The framework of the three country-specific assessments treated national level policies and programs first, followed by state or provincial activities. At each stage, physical…

Efforts by Canada and the United States to implement human rights education programs in schools are described, with attention to legal and administrative structural influences. The rationale for inclusion of such programs is provided. Recently developed programs and hindrances to program implementation are also considered. (TJH)

Analyzes service delivery, resource allocation, sponsorship, and other practices of programs for Indochinese refugee resettlement in France, Canada, and the United States, according to a model of refugee resettlement that considers two major variables: (1) volume of refugee intake (large or moderate) and (2) type of adaptation emphasis (economic…

This article describes the methodology and program effects of the Secondary Schools Demonstration Project (SSDP) conducted in four Ontario schools. The objective of the study was to evaluate the extent to which a universal program model of three interventions--cooperative learning; classroom management; and peer-helping approaches that included…

This document is an exploratory inquiry into the development of collaborative baccalaureate nursing programs in Ontario, Canada, identifying key policy issues and economic considerations. The introduction discusses the purpose of the project and its limitations and methodology, and compares the English and French language nursing programs. Part 1…

Work-based education (WBE), including traditional vocational education and other career-focused programs, was an important curricular component in American schools for most of the 20th century. The 1990s was a period of substantial change for work-based education (WBE). Spurred on by a concern about the international competitiveness of the…