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Gulson, Kalervo N.; Webb, P. Taylor – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2023
Research on Artificial Intelligence, especially in the field of machine learning, has exploded in the twenty-first century. AI research in universities has long been funded by a combination of government and corporate sources. The funding of AI research in the contemporary university includes technology companies as both funders and generators of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Universities
Tran, Kevin; Shumsky, Matt – Statistics Canada, 2019
As the modern farm becomes increasingly automated and technologically driven, results from the 2016 Census of Agriculture along with data from the 2016 Census of Population show that farm operators are placing a greater emphasis on educational attainment, specifically at the trades and college level. This emphasis on formal education is equipping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Educational Attainment
Sa, Creso M. – Higher Education Policy, 2010
There is increasing attention to sub-national regions in science and technology (S&T) policy. This paper examines the recent evolution of provincial S&T policies in the Canadian provinces, focusing on how they link university research to regional technological development. Drawing on multiple sources of data and evidence, this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, State Government, Public Policy, Research and Development
UBC's Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Will Serve as Test Bed for Innovation
Neary, Tim – Facilities Manager, 2012
The University of British Columbia (UBC) recently celebrated the opening of its Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), a living laboratory for researchers to teach, test, and study the long-term impact of sustainable practices and technologies. Featuring advanced building controls, sensing technology, and management software…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology, Sustainability, Laboratories
Anderson, John L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
On July 18, 2010, the eve of the 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED 2010), the International Leaders Summit was held at the Center for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. A total of 120 world leaders from 32 countries participated. Presenters, including students, led the conversation on current…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Partnerships in Education
Parikh, V. M. – 1979
This report examines a study to promote high-technology industries in British Columbia using an essentially integrated educational and economic development program. Human resources, skilled in high-technology and entrepreneurship, are recognized as prime sources of potential development of high-technology industries in the Province. An educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Educational Development
Liu, Fan; Bryson, Ken A. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
The infamous "Sydney Tar Ponds" are well known as one of the largest toxic waste sites of Canada, due to almost 100 years of steelmaking in Sydney, a once beautiful and peaceful city located on the east side of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. This article begins with a contextual overview of the Tar Ponds issue including a brief…
Descriptors: Activism, Foreign Countries, Pollution, Industry

Freeland, Elaine – McGill Journal of Education, 1999
Traces the context in which the minority English-language community in Quebec is coming together to take ownership of the reforms in its schools. Provides a glimpse of the English-speaking community and focuses on the Linguistic Boards, school governance, and curriculum reform. Discusses the context and model of implementation for reforms in…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Potter, Jonathan, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2008
Stimulating innovative and growth-oriented entrepreneurship is a key economic and societal challenge to which universities and colleges have much to contribute. This book examines the role that higher education institutions are currently playing through teaching entrepreneurship and transferring knowledge and innovation to enterprises and…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Innovation, Foreign Countries
Gradwell, John B. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1974
The aim of a program of technology is to recognize as a major influence in society and help all children deal with it in a practical way to enrich their own lives. As a predominantly French- speaking province, Quebec tends to favor the French program for secondary school technology instruction. (AG)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Foreign Countries, Program Development, Secondary Schools

Lyons, John E.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Education, 1991
The history of vocational education in Canada is traced, examining prejudices against it and constitutional issues that have inhibited its development. To solve its labor problems, Canada requires a national system of vocational education that ensures that young people see it as challenging and worthwhile. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Development, Educational History, Foreign Countries
1971
This document is one of a series of annual reports resulting from studies conducted to determine the status of vocational education and training in Canada. Written in English and French, the 7-section report presents explanations of the general findings obtained from surveys which examined vocational programs offered by public and privately owned…
Descriptors: Career Development, Colleges, Educational Research, Industrial Training
Hope, Jack – 1990
The purpose of this report is to identify changes that need to be made in the Saskatchewan mathematics curriculum and to provide the curriculum writers and advisory committee with sufficient background information to develop a revised program and to evaluate teaching materials currently available. The purpose of Part 1 of the guide is to examine…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Curriculum Research
Rosenfeld, Stuart – 1998
In this document, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports on the state of technical education in Europe, the United States, and Canada. It states that technical colleges are emerging as key institutions in technology-based education to fill industry requirement for more highly skilled and technically proficient…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Business, College Role, Community Colleges

Gustafson, Brenda J.; Rowell, Patricia M.; Rose, Dawn P. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2001
Focuses on 181 school children's (aged 5-13) responses to an Awareness of Technology Survey question intended to explore their conceptual knowledge of structural strength. Explores how the framework of the program and professional development opportunities did not help teachers implement the program. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Perception