There is a wide gap between what research evidence identifies as effective reading intervention and what is currently offered in schools. This effectiveness study reports the results of a long-term research/school system partnership that is implementing reading intervention for children with reading difficulties in Canadian community schools. In…

Since rural Canada contributes about one-third of the national economy and significantly to culture, we argue it deserves greater attention in public policy, beginning with policy education. A scan of 22 Canadian Masters of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs reveals a marked absence of policy training focused on…

Engineering education has long resulted in professional engineers with the required technical skills to meet the profession's needs. Yet in today's rapidly changing, globalised world, engineers will need more than technical competencies to meet the requirements of their professional work. Incorporating different literacies in engineering education…

This article explores the perceptions of participants following the first International Summer Institute (SI) on students as partners in higher education, a four-day professional development experience designed to foster student-staff partnerships. Approximately 9 months after the Institute, 10 participants were interviewed to understand their…

How can creating a simple stick figure comic help us tell -- and deeply listen to -- true stories of social injustice and practice anti-oppression strategies? More specifically, how can creating a series of stick-figure comics help learners enhance their understanding of the Indigenous Peoples' testimonies in the Truth and Reconciliation Report…

A concern for Catholic educators is how to keep Catholic schools viable and healthy in a milieu of diminishing numbers of religious as well as a very complex and changing world. This article addresses the Augustinians' response to the challenge to keep the Order's mission of education alive and thriving in the 21st century. This article hopes to…

The need to further integrate SoTL into college and university cultures has been discussed relatively frequently in recent teaching and learning literature. While a number of useful strategies to assist in this task have been advanced, one especially promising suggestion is the development of organized, institutionally-recognized scholarship…

In this article the author describes a collaborative project undertaken by two provincial education organizations to foster the leadership formation of school leaders. Leadership development through case inquiry was the focus of this innovative partnership between the Ontario College of Teachers and the Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario. The…

Presents the history of the mechanics' institutes of British Columbia, a significant step in the development of adult education in Canadian history. (AN)

Describes the Fourth Annual Teachers' Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy in November 1999 and offers information about two institutes to be held in 2000-2001. Presents a crossword puzzle that contains general information about the Parliament of Canada. Provides the across and down clues, a word list, and the answer key. (CMK)

This book traces the Women's Institute (WI's) movement and its contribution to the lifelong learning of rural women for 100 years and how it led to the opening of Denman College in 1948. Part 1 describes the following: WI's start in Canada; its move to England and Wales; the women who molded and guided the WI after the First World War; education…

In 1960 Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rajasthan, proposed the Department of Adult Education. Canada was chosen as a source of help, because the comprehensive purpose and program of university extension in North American approximated the needs of India. Dr. Mehta sought financial help from Canada via the Canada…

Describes a three-week, six credit, summer institute in New Brunswick designed to expose preservice teachers to the evolving understandings of giftedness and gifted learners. A survey of 25 participants indicates the institute was most successful in changing teachers awareness of giftedness and recognizing gifted learners' needs. (CR)

An interview with the director (Jackson) and the assistant director (Andrews) of the O.I.S.E., conducted by members of the Canadian Education Association.

This issue of "University Resources" provides information on degrees, courses, and faculty in the field of Linguistics. The number of institutions covered, 146, is almost double that of the 1965 edition, with 64 schools mentioned for the first time. Also new is coverage of Canadian institutions. Teacher Training in English as a Foreign…