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Blanchet-Cohen, Natasha; Manolson, Sarah; Shaw, Katie – Youth & Society, 2014
This study examines youth-led decision making (YLDM) among groups of youth who are providers or recipients of community development grants. Focus groups, interviews, and participant observation with 14- to 20-year-olds and supporting adults showed youth have a preference for consensus-based decisions. Youth used due process to reach decisions…
Descriptors: Youth, Decision Making, Grants, Community Development
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Jasinski, Mary-Anne – TESL Canada Journal, 2012
The Coalition for Equal Access to Education (CEAE) is a Calgary-based nonprofit organization committed to working with community, education, and government stakeholders to promote access to quality, equitable education and services for K-12 English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners. CEAE is active in developing innovative projects, research…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Stakeholders, Nonprofit Organizations, Foreign Countries
Parsons, Jim; Peetoom, Adrian – Online Submission, 2008
This beginning paper attempts to explicate the myth of autonomy and individuality and the impact of this myth upon people in Western society. Focusing upon the work of the Dutch philosopher Gerrit Manenschijn, the authors briefly explore: (1) the history of autonomy as a myth as well as (2) how the West's monomythical culture shapes human…
Descriptors: Mythology, Personal Autonomy, Individualism, Context Effect
Smith, Neale – 1998
In the early 1990s, a restructuring of the health services system of Alberta (Canada) amalgamated public health units and hospital districts into 17 Regional Health Authorities. Many of the regions have pursued community grant initiatives in addition to their regular funding, and it seemed that there would be value in comparing the experiences of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Department of Regional Economic Expansion, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
Projects such as Education North, a pilot project for community involvement in education conducted by the Alberta government, can be successful in geographically and culturally isolated communities where social, cultural, and political conflicts affect education. Between 1979 and 1982, Education North operated local education societies in six…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Characteristics, Community Development