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Booth, Eric; Tunstall, Tricia – Teaching Artist Journal, 2014
Genuine worldwide movements for social change are rare in human history. Even more rare is the phenomenon of a worldwide movement for social change through art, with teaching artists at the forefront. This article presents the evolution of such a movement now, in the global blossoming of "El Sistema," a program that seeks to change the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Nonschool Educational Programs, National Programs
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Graettinger, John S. – Journal of Medical Education, 1987
The rates at which United States medical school seniors and other applicants, Canadian citizens, and foreign medical graduates enrolled in and were placed by the National Resident Matching Program in 1987 are presented and analyzed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Foreign Medical Graduates, Graduate Medical Education
Human Resources and Social Development Canada, 2007
The evaluation examined issues related to: (1) Rationale and Relevance; (2) Implementation; and (3) Success. In addition, the interim evaluation was intended to: (1) Determine whether sufficient data was being collected to inform the summative evaluation and identify opportunities for improvement to fill any potential gaps; (2) Assess whether the…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Case Studies, Literacy, Program Evaluation
Friendly, Martha; And Others – 1991
This report explains the state of child care in Canada and proposes specific solutions to remedy the inadequacies of the current system. Part one discusses the changing composition and needs of Canadian families, defines the nature of child care, and explains what a comprehensive child care system should consist of. Part two addresses the…
Descriptors: Children, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Kyle, Irene, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This symposium brought together researchers, policymakers, advocates, and child care practitioners to consider information relevant to child care policy which was available from several disciplines and how it could be applied to developing child care policy. The symposium's goals were not only to stimulate discussion among researchers and…
Descriptors: Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors
Levin, Benjamin – 1991
Very little attention has been given in Canadian education to "second chance" education to enable people to return to school to complete their educations. Education is a responsibility of the provincial governments in Canada; there is no Federal Government or unit specifically dealing with education. Although policy can vary greatly…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
de Wolff, Alice – 1999
From 1995-1998, 12 of the 79 organizations funded by Canada's National Literacy Secretariat (NLS) conducted approximately 40 workplace literacy pilot projects across Canada. Those projects were reviewed to determine their effectiveness in increasing the number and quality of Canadian workplace literacy programs. Information for the review was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies, Education Work Relationship
Peterson, Richard E. – 1980
This executive summary sets forth the findings from a study of adult education opportunities and policies in industrialized countries. Focus of the project is on programs for workers, older persons, women entering the labor force, parents, and undereducated adults in nine countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Federal Republic of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Comparative Analysis
Wilson, David N. – 1993
This combination report/guide summarizes practical "how-to" information on the development and operation of national training boards that was gathered in a series of case studies of the effectiveness of national training boards in Canada, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and in studies of training boards in Australia, Brazil,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Case Studies
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1980
This report examines selected public sector direct job creation schemes that were in operation in 1977-1978 in Canada, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Based on responses to a questionnaire and discussions with officials in the five countries, the information presented in the report is not intended to evaluate any one…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Attainment
Peck, Jamie – 2001
This book discusses the evolution of workfare policies in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 defines the term "workfare" and examines the concepts of transnationalizing workfare and workfarist labor regulation. Chapter 2 establishes workfare's theoretical context and explores the relationship between welfare…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities