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Download full textShewchuk, Samantha – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2014
A clear, well defined policy can help empower school personnel to make informed decisions on how to handle cases of suspected child abuse. This article presents an analysis of (N = 64) school board child abuse reporting policies and procedures in Ontario and explored what training, resources, and support school boards state they will provide to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Child Safety, Boards of Education
Lim, Joan B. – 1996
In societies with rich oral traditions in which knowledge and wisdom are transmitted by way of mouth, through recitation, song and drama, the inability to read and write does not mean ignorance or lack of intelligence. Literacy is, however, essential for gaining legal and socioeconomic rights. Literacy campaigns should therefore involve changing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions, Developing Nations
Phillips, Susan D.; Orsini, Michael – 2002
In Canada and elsewhere, the shift from more horizontal models of governance and toward a more organized, diverse, and empowered civil society has sparked renewed interest in citizen involvement. The various dimensions of citizen involvement in policy processes are as follows: (1) mobilizing interest; (2) claims making; (3) knowledge acquisition;…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Development
Thomas, Audrey – 1991
Although Ontario's Ministry of Education currently funds a variety of literacy programs, the province of Ontario (Canada) currently has no overall policy, evaluation process, or agreed-upon definition of adult literacy to guide further development in the field. When developing a comprehensive government policy regarding adult literacy in Ontario,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions
Marshall, Victor W.; Mueller, Margaret M. – 2002
Canadian population trends were examined from a life course perspective to identify needed social policy changes. First, the following principles underpinning the life course perspective were discussed: (1) aging involves biological, psychological, and social processes; (2) human development and aging are lifelong processes; (3) individuals' and…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Age Differences, Age Groups, Aging (Individuals)
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. – 2002
In 1999, the Committee on Lifelong Learning of the Ministry of Learning in Alberta, Canada, conducted a series of consultations on lifelong learning to identify ways of helping adults return to learning to improve their employment potential and realize their career goals. The committee received input from more than 450 Albertans in 14 rural and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
