Maple Leaf School is a large English elementary school in Ontario, Canada. Wanda Miller, the principal, has been at the school for 2 years. Upon arrival, she engaged the teachers in a collaborative exercise to determine their school goal (as required by the province). Character education was selected. The district insisted that the school adopt an…

Taking the students' perspective, Education Policy Outlook 2018: Putting Student Learning at the Centre analyses the evolution of key education priorities and key education policies in 43 education systems. It compares more recent developments in education policy ecosystems (mainly between 2015 and 2017) with various education policies adopted…

The purpose of this guide is to provide some background on the Setting the Direction for Special Education in Alberta project. Phase 1 of the project, thoughts are wanted about what an education community that truly meets the needs of each student should look like. Alberta Education wants to create a fresh vision for providing those additional…

Constructed two surveys identical in counseling needs assessed, but different in whether students were asked to assess their own counseling needs or those of students in general. There was a high positive correlation between the counseling priorities indicated by the two surveys. (Author/KS)

This booklet, the third in a series of four volumes on the Designing a Curriculum (Dacum) process, is intended to assist Dacum workshop participants, program developers, and others in using skill profile charts in order to formulate objectives for competency-based vocational and technical training programs. Examined in the first two sections are…

Continues a series outlining effective guidance services or programs developed by Canadian counselors/educators to meet the needs of students, educators or the community. Each project is described by those who originated or carried it out. Barrie Day outlines some findings about the identification and training of potential entrepreneurs.…

Explores the scope and nature of career development services within organizations. Information gathered from interviews indicated that descriptions and the intended outcomes for career development services were consistent, but specific services were not aligned with specific goals. Overall results suggest that career development is practiced in a…

Notes that effective second language teaching and learning depend on needs assessment, or understanding what language skills the student needs to learn and what language functions the student wants to produce after taking the course. Considers the mutual interaction of teacher, student, and materials of great importance to successful second…

To make the education system more open and accountable, Alberta (Canada) designated in 1994 the formation of an MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) implementation team for educational accountability. The MLA team is consulting with Albertans about which results should be included in school reports, which measures should be used to report…

Provides an overview of the use of test within the Canadian Employment Services. Some of the topics covered include the place of tests in the counseling service (the general context), the level of testing services provided to clients, the training provided for employment counselors, and the involvement of the employment service in test…

In March 1994, the Alberta Education Minister, Halvar Johnson, established five implementation teams to assist in restructuring education in the province. One of those teams focused on business involvement and technology integration, with information collected by a Technology Integration Advisory Committee. This committee, whose members are…

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, whose stated objective is to provide bilingual French-English services, has established a training program in French as a second language for health care professionals. The program was designed to provide health care providers with a minimum level of communicative competence in specific job-related…

The Committee on Tolerance and Understanding reviewed the current state of Native education in Alberta in the context of six principles: respect for diversity, parental involvement, rights of the child, mission of education, role of public education, and shared experiences. The investigation revealed that Alberta Natives are still suffering from…

Discusses a course designed for professionals in engineering, architecture, and business administration who were displaced, unemployed, or underemployed. The course contained 3 components: 12 weeks of intensive language training geared to the profession and workplace, individualized counseling and career path development, and a 4-week work…

A survey was undertaken of residents within 300 km of Queen's University (Ontario) who would have an interest or stake in the Master of Education program to assess the needs for the program. Population strata were identified as: past and present students, employers of students and graduates, academic staff and faculty, and potential students.…