The overall objective of the "Making Changes" program, which is the subject of this facilitator handbook, is to help immigrant women in Canada establish more meaningful lives, specifically in terms of employment. After briefly describing the content of the program (career planning, information sharing and getting, job search skills, the…

Intended for distribution to kindergarten teachers, elementary school principals, school superintendents, Manitoba Department of Education, and provincial libraries and universities, this summary report contains a brief description of the 1985 Manitoba Kindergarten Assessment, and presents assessment findings and related recommendations based on…

This document contains ideas and information to assist community workers in coming to terms with the realities of ethnic diversity; to make a deliberate and positive commitment to multiculturalism; and, within a social-justice framework, to deliver programs and resources to young people in a way that genuinely accommodates such diversity. It is…

This kit, designed for use in elementary and secondary school classrooms and community groups, presents information and interdisciplinary learning activities that focus on two 1987 Canadian summit meetings. One summit, the Commonwealth of Nations meeting in Vancouver, involved countries with a legacy as British colonial nations; and the other, La…

This guide to rural learning is intended to help those developing learning opportunities in the United Kingdom countryside--teachers, program organizers, project and development workers, and health and housing workers. Section 1 supplies up-to-date facts and figures and useful information about living in the rural context. It highlights issues…