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Wilson, Penny – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2020
Canada has legions of strong Indigenous voices, yet our educational system fails many of our Indigenous students. A comparison of Metis, First Nations and Inuit high school graduation rates to non-Indigenous students in Manitoba shows significant disparity. Reasons for leaving school are complex, and disengagement with education can generate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Canada Natives, Dropouts
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Brubacher, Cameron; Wilson-Forsberg, Stacey – Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2017
The tradition of leaving high school and finding full-time employment after grade 8 has put Low German-speaking (LGS) Mennonites in rural Southwestern Ontario in a vulnerable economic position. Consequently, alternative education programs have been developed by Ontario public school boards in areas containing high numbers of LGS Mennonites. The…
Descriptors: German, Native Language, Religious Cultural Groups, Nontraditional Education
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Crooks, Claire V.; Chiodo, Debbie; Thomas, Darren; Hughes, Ray – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
First Nations youth in Canada demonstrate disproportionately high rates of negative behaviors such as violence, substance abuse, and leaving school early. An understanding of historical context and current environment helps explain these patterns. Providing culturally relevant opportunities for youth to build healthy relationships and leadership…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Youth Programs, Substance Abuse, Foreign Countries
Giguere, Louis – Journal of Distance Education, 2009
In 1997 the British Columbia Open University (BCOU) adopted a virtualization strategy based primarily on twinning off-line independent study distance education courses (textbook-based with study guide and telephone and e-mail tutor support) with alternate online versions (textbook-based with integrated conferencing and communications provided…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Open Universities, Adult Basic Education, Benchmarking
Kearns, John R.; And Others – 1990
Pursuant to a mandate and funding from the Ontario Ministry of Education, the Board of Education for the City of London, Ontario developed the London Project in which they implemented the philosophy of "invitational education" (Purkey and Novak, 1984) to address the problem of secondary school students dropping out before graduation.…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
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Canadian Inst. for Adult Education, Montreal (Quebec). – 1969
A bilingual document summarizes 118 Canadian nondegree research studies (both completed and in progress) in adult education in 1968. There are 35 completed studies on adult dropouts, adult educator training, rural extension, secondary education, university extension, apprenticeships, inservice teacher education, residential education, manpower…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Methods