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Lewington, Jennifer – Education Canada, 2012
In fall 2010, after several incidents of student suspensions and expulsions at a nearby provincial high school, members of Potlotek First Nation in Nova Scotia talked about having a school of their own. Discussions came to a head several weeks later for the Mi'kmaw community on Cape Breton Island when two more students were suspended on the same…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Community Relationship, Community Action, Community Coordination
Hurley, Stephen – Education Canada, 2011
Three new American documentaries including "Waiting for Superman," "The Lottery, Race to Nowhere" and one British entry, "We are the People We've Been Waiting For," have animated school reform debates. Each of these documentaries seeks to disturb the entrenched thinking by claiming that our educational institutions…
Descriptors: Documentaries, Educational Change, Didacticism, Mass Media Effects
Hinz, Andreas – Education Canada, 2006
The author's work as a professor for special and inclusive education in the eastern part of Germany kindled a special interest for Canada for two reasons. First, the result of the international comparative study of students assessment showed Canada as one of the top countries and Germany as one of the countries far behind. Second, the author's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Comparative Analysis