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Direct linkGaudreau, Joëlle; Brabant, Christine – Journal of Pedagogy, 2021
To better understand the experience of unschooling, non-directive in-depth interviews with five Quebec adults who had experienced it were conducted according to a phenomenological approach, revealing their perceptions of their educational experiences and their families, as well as their views of the world. Certain aspects of the testimonies…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Experience, Phenomenology, Independent Study
Download full textGow, Gordon; Chowdhury, Ataharul; Ganpat, Wayne; Ramjattan, Jeet – Journal of Learning for Development, 2018
: Beginning in 2012, the University of Alberta in partnership with others has been undertaking participatory action research in Sri Lanka and, since 2017, in the Caribbean to foster inclusive innovation through a Joint Education and Training Initiative (JETI). The JETI is developing and testing a set of open educational resources on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Communities of Practice, Developing Nations, Action Research
Hollands, Fiona M.; Tirthali, Devayani – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the goals of institutions that are currently developing and delivering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and to assess the current evidence as to whether these goals are being met. A qualitative study was conducted comprising interviews of 83 individuals across 62 institutions including public and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Qualitative Research
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
The Illustrative Examples are a companion resource to Alberta Education's 1998 "Information and Communication Technology, Interim Program of Studies." Purposes of the examples are to: clarify the intent of the general and specific outcomes of the program of studies; suggest ways to integrate the general and specific outcomes with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
The Illustrative Examples are a companion resource to Alberta Education's 1998 "Information and Communication Technology, Interim Program of Studies." Purposes of the examples are to: clarify the intent of the general and specific outcomes of the program of studies; suggest ways to integrate the general and specific outcomes with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1998
The Illustrative Examples are a companion resource to Alberta Education's 1998 "Information and Communication Technology, Interim Program of Studies." Purposes of the examples are to: clarify the intent of the general and specific outcomes of the program of studies; suggest ways to integrate the general and specific outcomes with…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Guides
Peer reviewedHayes, Robert M.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
The topics covered in three articles about education for the information professional include suggested educational reforms to establish academic excellence in library schools; the broad categories of information related programs; accreditation and curriculum guidelines suggested by professional organizations; and a model for the adoption of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Adoption (Ideas), Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedJulien, Heidi – College & Research Libraries, 2000
A national survey of information literacy instruction in Canadian academic libraries revealed that trends in teaching objectives, methods, and content have changed little in the past five years. Instructional librarians continue to face numerous challenges, particularly with regard to limited resources and faculty and student attitudes. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Sasseville, Bastien – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2004
The discourse about information technology is often overlooked by researchers and scholars as a means of understanding the recent process of computerization in education. The research explores this phenomenon through a comparative discourse analysis of primary and secondary school teachers and promoters of ICT integration. The results show that…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Heck, Gary J.; Wallace, Barbara – 1999
The successful implementation of Alberta's learner outcomes in information and communication technology will depend on the ability of educators across the province to understand how change occurs and what change means for those who are involved. Schools and school jurisdictions also must have a clear vision for the future and provide effective…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Knight, Jane – Canadian Bureau for International Education, 1999
The purpose of this monograph is to identify, discuss and probe issues; ask questions; challenge assumptions; and generally reflect on the evolution and direction of international education. It is an attempt to step back from daily work and think about the fundamental issues and challenges influencing basic understanding and approach to…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Pungente, John J.; Duncan, Barry; Anderse, Neil – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Media literacy educators from the United States regularly pay homage to their colleagues in Canada. Canadians have talked about, thought about, taught about, and written about media literacy for many years. Canada first hosted a World Conference in media literacy in Guelph, Ontario, in 1990, and all provinces in Canada now include media literacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Media Literacy, Educational History, Educational Theories
Taylor, Gail, Ed. – 1996
This book contains 21 papers from the Nordic-Canadian Learning for the Workplace Conference, which was held in Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland in June 1995. The following papers are included: "Introduction to the Nordic-Canadian Learning for the Workplace Conference" (Olli-Pekka Heinonen); "Conference Design and Process" (Diane…
Descriptors: Certification, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Conservation Education
Merrill, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 51 papers from a conference devoted to the theme of exploring spaces in adult education. The following are among the papers included: "Exploring Everyday Spaces: Women's Transitions from Welfare to Paid Work and Education" (Cynthia Lee Andruske); "Lost in Space? Re-valuing the Impact of Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
