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Froese-Germain, Bernie – Canadian Teachers' Federation (NJ1), 2011
This paper presents some of the major issues raised in Education International's preliminary analysis of the overall PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) 2009 study. Some of these issues are: (1) PISA has serious limitations. The study does not cover the full curriculum, focusing on a narrow set of subject areas, neglecting such…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation
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Gallagher, Paul – History and Social Science Teacher, 1978
Discusses Canadian national unity and the social studies curriculum. Suggests regarding Canada as a political whole composed of many cultures. A new K-12 social studies curriculum, which includes a comprehensive program in Canadian citizenship, is needed. The elementary, middle, and secondary students would study citizenship, Canadian political…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Comparative Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Miklos, E. – 1979
A comparative analysis of preparatory programs for educational administrators in Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand is presented in this paper. The purposes of the paper are to describe similarities and differences in educational administration programs, to compare selected characteristics of programs in these countries with programs in…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Deiseach, Donal – 1977
A survey determined the extent to which Family Life Education (FLE) has been introduced into Canadian schools. FLE refers to a school program or activity aimed directly at enhancing students' understanding of personal development and family living. Results are presented in three sections: adoption of FLE by school districts, district perspectives…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education
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Barton, Keith C. – Canadian Social Studies, 2005
This paper addresses the role of history education in developing a shared sense of identity in modern democracies. It does so by presenting findings from research into children's ideas about history in the United States and Northern Ireland, two settings that share important political and social characteristics with Canada and other pluralist…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, History Instruction, Role of Education
Hodgetts, A. B.; Gallagher, Paul – 1978
A rationale for Canadian studies and outlines of appropriate content for various grade levels are presented. The book is designed to help teachers, curriculum planners, and teacher educators in preparing effective Canadian studies programs. Chapter I offers a discussion of the need for pan-Canadian understanding. Canadian studies can help young…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Education