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Direct linkLeithwood, Kenneth; Azah, Vera N. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2017
This mixed-methods study inquired about characteristics of districts which influence changes in student achievement and how those characteristics are developed. Staff in 49 Ontario districts were surveyed to estimate the status of nine district characteristics on changes in provincial tests of math and language achievement over five years. A…
Descriptors: School Districts, High Achievement, School Effectiveness, Institutional Characteristics
Robertson, Lorayne; Thomson, Dianne – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Schools are places of learning, but they are also sites of struggle when fitness, obesity, and body image issues converge for students and teachers. Responding to teachers' concerns about their students on diets, a Canadian teachers' organization produced a body image program which included a training day for schools undertaking whole-school…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Body Composition
Lai, Horng-Ji – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the current state of information literacy (IL) training and to identify the strategies and methods used by Canadian public libraries in improving IL skills for their staff and patrons. Also, the study sought to identify problems associated with the development of IL training. This study employed document…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries
Helliwell, Tanis – Canadian Training Methods, 1978
The article presents an outline of the methodology used in a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of staff development courses for Ontario's Civil Service Commission. The procedure included a literature search, instructor interviews, and questionnaire development. (MF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Government Employees, Interviews
Carden, Fred; Earl, Sarah – New Directions for Evaluation, 2007
Until the recent introduction of a dynamic interview-based process, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a Canadian development research funding agency, faced a challenge: project completion reports (PCRs) were not being completed in a timely and quality manner. This is a common problem many organizations face in completing…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluation Methods
Cruttenden, Kathleen E. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
This planning study was designed and conducted in a predominantly rural Canadian province to examine the strengths and learning needs of four categories of nursing staff practising in New Brunswick nursing homes. Participants included directors of care, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and resident attendants. The nursing homes ranged…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Ethnography, Nursing Homes, Nurses
Morin, Lloyd; And Others – 1988
In 1988, a survey of British Columbia's community colleges and institutes was conducted to assess the need for human resource development programs and services. Human resource development was defined as experiences that help college/institute personnel effectively perform their functions. The study consisted of visits to 22 campuses, during which…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
