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Trinity College Dublin was proud to host, in April 2016, the Second International Conference on Telecollaboration in Higher Education, with the theme "New Directions in Telecollaborative Research and Practice." Over two and a half days, 150 participants offered 95 research presentations, posters, and "problem shared" sessions. Following a preface (Breffni O'Rourke) and introduction (Sake Jager, Malgorzata Kurek, and Breffni O'Rourke), selected papers from this conference presented herein include: (1) Telecollaboration and student mobility for language learning (Celeste Kinginger); (2) A task is a task is a task is a task… or is it? Researching telecollaborative teacher competence development--the need for more qualitative research (Andreas Müller-Hartmann); (3) Learner autonomy and telecollaborative language learning (David Little); (4) Developing intercultural communicative competence across the Americas (Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, Oscar Mora, and Andrea Serna Collazos); (5) CHILCAN: a Chilean-Canadian intercultural telecollaborative language exchange (Constanza Rojas-Primus); (6) Multifaceted dimensions of telecollaboration through English as a Lingua Franca (ELF): Paris-Valladolid intercultural telecollaboration project (Paloma Castro and Martine Derivry-Plard); (7) Student perspectives on intercultural learning from an online teacher education partnership (Shannon Sauro); (8) Blogging as a tool for intercultural learning in a telecollaborative study (Se Jeong Yang); (9) Intergenerational telecollaboration: what risks for what rewards? (Erica Johnson); (10) Telecollaboration, challenges and oppportunities (Emmanuel Abruquah, Ildiko Dosa, and Grazyna Duda); (11) Exploring telecollaboration through the lens of university students: a Spanish-Cypriot telecollaborative exchange (Anna Nicolaou and Ana Sevilla-Pavón); (12) A comparison of telecollaborative classes between Japan and Asian-Pacific countries -- Asian-Pacific Exchange Collaboration (APEC) project (Yoshihiko Shimizu, Dwayne Pack, Mikio Kano, Hiroyuki Okazaki, and Hiroto Yamamura); (13) Incorporating cross-cultural videoconferencing to enhance Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) at the tertiary level (Barbara Loranc-Paszylk); (14) Multimodal strategies allowing corrective feedback to be softened during webconferencing-supported interactions (Ciara R. Wigham and Julie Vidal); (15) Problem-solving interaction in GFL videoconferencing (Makiko Hoshii and Nicole Schumacher); (16) Interactional dimension of online asynchronous exchange in an asymmetric telecollaboration (Dora Loizidou and François Mangenot); (17) Telecollaboration in secondary EFL: a blended teacher education course (Shona Whyte and Linda Gijsen); (18) It takes two to tango: online teacher tandems for teaching in English (Jennifer Valcke and Elena Romero Alfaro); (19) Getting their feet wet: trainee EFL teachers in Germany and Israel collaborate online to promote their telecollaboration competence through experiential learning (Tina Waldman, Efrat Harel, and Götz Schwab); (20) Teacher competences for telecollaboration: the role of coaching (Sabela Melchor-Couto and Kristi Jauregi); (21) Preparing student mobility through telecollaboration (Marta Giralt and Catherine Jeanneau); (22) What are the perceived effects of telecollaboration compared to other communication-scenarios with peers? (Elke Nissen); (23) The "Bologna-München" Tandem -- experiencing interculturality (Sandro De Martino); (24) Comparing the development of transversal skills between virtual and physical exchanges (Bart van der Velden, Sophie Millner, and Casper van der Heijden); (25) Making virtual exchange/telecollaboration mainstream -- large scale exchanges (Eric Hagley); (26) Searching for telecollaboration in secondary geography education in Germany (Jelena Deutscher); (27) Communication strategies in a telecollaboration project with a focus on Latin American history (Susana S. Fernández); (28) Students' perspective on Web 2.0-enhanced telecollaboration as added value in translator education (Mariusz Marczak); (29) Intercultural communication for professional development: creative approaches in higher education (Linda Joy Mesh); (30) Illustrating challenges and practicing competencies for global technology-assisted collaboration: lessons from a real-time north-south teaching collaboration (Stephen Capobianco, Nadia Rubaii, and Sebastian Líppez-De Castro); (31) Telecollaboration as a tool for building intercultural and interreligious understanding: the Sousse-Villanova programme (Jonathan Mason); (32) Vicious cycles of turn negotiation in video-mediated telecollaboration: interactional sociolinguistics perspective (Yuka Akiyama); (33) A corpus-based study of the use of pronouns in the asynchronous discussion forums in the online intercultural exchange MexCo (Marina Orsini-Jones, Zoe Gazeley-Eke, and Hannah Leinster); (34) Cooperative autonomy in online lingua franca exchanges: A case study on foreign language education in secondary schools (Petra Hoffstaedter and Kurt Kohn); (35) Emerging affordances in telecollaborative multimodal interactions (Aparajita Dey-Plissonneau and Françoise Blin); (36) Telecollaboration in online communities for L2 learning (Maria Luisa Malerba and Christine Appel); (37) Fostering students' engagement with topical issues through different modes of online exchange (Marie-Thérèse Batardière and Francesca Helm); (38) A conversation analysis approach to researching eTandems--the challenges of data collection (Julia Renner); and (39) DOTI: Databank of Oral Teletandem Interactions (Solange Aranha and Paola Leone). An author index is included. Individual papers contain references.

Citizenship is about more than the passport an individual holds; it goes far beyond nationality. The terms of citizenship determine in part who has access to goods, services, and resources and how they are distributed within a community. Rules of citizenship determine who can participate, who can decide about matters of diversity, distribution, inclusion, and exclusion. While citizenship is a useful concept, sometimes it is also a confusing one. The paper provides a brief overview of the concept of governance. It turns to a consideration of the appropriateness of this social initiative by the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC). It examines some of the reasons why Canada's historic and current experience of citizenship might advance IDRC's thinking about a citizenship entry point for its research agenda, and its attempt to answer the key question: "To what extent does the Canadian experience past and present have anything to say about options for Africans?" It provides a brief overview of the four commissioned papers and what they have revealed the links among citizenship, governance, and service delivery in Canada. The paper concludes with an overview of lessons drawn from the Canadian experience. (BT)

This document contains 21 papers and an introduction on work force preparation in a global context. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Johanna Lasonen); "Access of Girls and Women to Vocational Education: Implications for the Workplace in Swaziland" (Comfort B. S. Mndebele); "Intersectoral Approaches to Literacy and Vocational Education and Training: The Case of the Sudan" (Sidiga A. Rahim Washi); "Women's Education in the Sudan" (Sidiga A. Rahim Washi); "Research Development and Challenges of the 21st Century for Vocational Education and Training: Canadian Experience" (Marcelle Hardy); "The Business Incubation Concept: Global Possibilities for Vocational-Technical Education" (Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes); "Implementing Education and Training Policies in the United States: A Case Study" (Curtis R. Finch); "A Study on the Development of Further Extensions in Vocational Education and Training in Taiwan, ROC (Republic of China)" (Ming-chung Chiang, Dar-chin Rau); "Networking between Business and Educational Institutes in Taiwan, ROC" (Dar-chin Rau, T. T. Hwang); "Knowledge-Based Cooperation in Vocational Education, University and Industry in Australia" (Matt Ngui); "Strategies for Promoting Parity of Esteem between Vocational and Academic Education" (Johanna Lasonen); "Qualifications with a Dual Orientation towards Employment and Higher Education--Innovative Schemes in Seven European Countries" (Sabine Manning); "'Bildung' through Vocational Education" (Matti Vesa Volanen); "Shaping the Work Life--A Future Oriented Way of Lifelong Learning" (Gerald Heidegger); "Towards Understanding the Development of an Entrepreneurial Leadership-Identity among Finnish Female Entrepreneurs" (Leena Avotie, Eija Pehu); "Enterprises as Environments for Workplace Learning and Training" (Johanna Lasonen); "Review and Preview of Higher Vocational Education: Changes in Hong Kong and International Trends" (Bradford W. Imrie); "A Comparison of Occupational Programs in Comprehensive High Schools in the USA, Japan, and Taiwan" (Lung-Sheng Lee); "Challenges of the 21st Century for Technical-Vocational Education and Training from Global, Regional, and National Perspectives" (C. K. Basu); "Human Resource Development and Labour Market Policy Issues in the Asia Pacific: Opportunities for Collaborative Research with Europe" (Matt Ngui); "Vocational Education and Training Projects in Developing Countries: Issues of Quality and Sustainability" (Dennis R. Herschbach); and "New Roles for Vocational Education and Training" (Armoogum Parsuramen). Each paper contains references. (MN)

This document contains six papers describing program-based research from rural literacy program in Ontario, Canada. Some of the reports describe action research from pilot projects. The papers raise questions about responding to the special challenges of rural needs, such as whether there is an additional expense to providing service of equal quality in rural areas. "The Lambton Learning Lab Project" (Carol Miller, Kevin Churchill) investigates how well a mobile learning lab work can in a rural program. "On Track: Using Tables to Organize and Schedule Data" (Val Hudson) shows how to use tables to improve the planning process. "Rural Literacy and Health Concerns" (Wendy Woodhouse) explains how to identify ways in which literacy needs relate to health concerns. How a literacy program can support job searches for the unemployed is explained in "A Living Library" (Margaret Maynard). "Flying by the Seat of My Pants: A Novice Researcher's Reflections" (Dan Woods) describes what the process of field research feels like the first time. "Recognition for Learning---Life Cycle of a Project" (Andrea Leis) discusses how to develop a system to recognize adult basic learners. The document also contains reviews of two papers: "Initial Assessment Survey Results" (by Bruce Henbest, reviewed by Donna Miniely); and "Learning to Learn: Impacts of the Adult Basic Education Experience on the Lives of Participants" (by Patty Bossort, Bruce Cottingham, and Leslie Gardner, reviewed by Linda Shohet). (KC)

This document is a collection of three parts: two extended papers and one shorter commentary on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). These originally appeared in "Literacy Across the Curriculum" in response to an invitation for comment to several prominent international researchers. The first of these entitled "The Persisting Power and Costs of the Literacy Myth" by Harvey J. Graff appeared in Volume 12, No. 2, Summer 1996. The second "Literacy, Economy and Society--A Review" by Brian V. Street was published in Volume 12, No. 3, Fall 1996. The third, "Ending the Myth of the 'Literacy Myth" by Stan Jones was published in Volume 12, No.4, Winter 1997. These articles have been collected because they reflect a continuing debate on literacy between two schools of thought which have been variously called the autonomous and the socio-cultural. (The second paper, "Literacy, Economy and Society--A Review" by Brian V. Street, contains references.)

This collection of over 30 papers presents the view that all persons should be equally valued, provided equal opportunities, viewed as unique individuals, and be exposed to and learn from and about people with diverse characteristics. The papers offer insight into the process of moving forward to achieve both equity and excellence for all Canadian people, labeled "disabled" or not, in educational and other community settings. The articles call for advocacy, attitude change, and expanded availability of appropriate supports and services within schools and communities to allow everyone to participate and contribute in a meaningful way. Titles of sample papers include: "Two Roads: Inclusion or Exclusion"; "The 'Butwhatabout' Kids"; "Annie's Gift"; "Common Sense Tools: MAPS and CIRCLES"; "MAPS: Action Planning"; "Dreaming, Speaking and Creating"; "Kick 'em Out or Keep 'em In"; "Vive la Difference"; and "Natural Support Systems." (JDD)

These papers present the major issues and directions in five areas: (1) the socioeconomic and demographic environment (demography, the economies and labor forces of Canada and of Ontario, and the international and social environments); (2) education (K-12, postsecondary, adult, and the educational media resource market); (3) the broadcast environment (federal policy, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, economic dimensions of the broadcasting system, the Canadian production and cable industries, audiences, educational broadcasting in Canada, public and commercial broadcasting in the United States, and the international environment); (4) the government environment (Canada, the Meech Lake Accord, and Ontario); and (5) the technological environment (cable, satellites, high definition television, stereo, VCRs, digital, videotex, and interactive television). The papers are a compilation of the opinions and understandings of those who work in, plan for, and study in each of the various fields. Sources are footnoted in each paper. The discussion in some of the papers exhibits the contradiction and lack of consensus evident in compiling the materials. The papers, therefore, do not provide answers but reflect the uncertainty of the environments in which TVOntario operates. Designed to stimulate discussion relevant to the future of TVOntario, each paper begins with a summary of the developments judged to have the most significance for the next few years. The remainder of the paper then provides details on these and other issues. (GL)

Papers published in NATCON 1998 are: (1) "A Roadmap for Career Management" (D. I. Riddle); (2) "A Sharing of Our Successes" (H. van Bommel); (3) "Assessing Clients with Learning Disabilities in Career Counselling" (J. B. Stewart); (4) "Career and Personal Planning: Diploma Program and Resources" (A. Marshall); (5) "Career Counseling in a Wired World" (G. Weber, K. Kerford)' (6) "Cognitive Structures in the Assessment Phase of Counselling" (G. Harris); (7) "Connecting Prior Learning Assessment to Career Development" (G. S. Peruniak, D. Welch); (8) "Difficultes et besoins des jeunes en matiere d'integration au marche du travail" (J.-G. Ouellette, D. Lord); (9) "Disability in the Workplace: Effective and Cost-Effective Accommodation Planning" (A. Cantor); (10) "Initatives nouvelles de formation en developpement et en counseling de carriere" (J.-G. Ouellette, D. LeBreton Forbes); (11) "Intergenerational Conflict in Career and Life Planning" (N. Arthur); (12) "Job Search Strategies for the Difficult to Place" (F. Cheek); (13) "L'employabilite en formation professionnelle au Quebec: doit-on s'en preoccuper?" (M. Tardif); (14) "Les nouvelles technologies--L'Internet, ca va?" (W.-G. Darou, M.-H. Duchaine); (15) "Les transitions professionnelles dans un contexte de precarite: recherches et solutions" (G. Fournier, C. Delmotte); (16) "L'integration au marche du travail: l'aventure des diplomes" (G. Fournier, L. Croteau); (17) "Metacognition and Vocational Counseling" (B. A. Symes); (18) "Mind at Work: Improving Workplace Satisfaction and Enjoyment" (T. Warney); (19)"Plafonnement de carriere: le cas des cadres de l'entreprise privee" (L. Lemire, C.-H. Amherdt); (20) "The Role of Diagnostic Assessment in Career Exploration" (M. Jean); (21) "Training Career Development Facilitators in Ethical Decision-Making" (V. G. Ward); (22) "Un guide au service du partenariat" (M. Gingras, D. Marceau, G. Weeks); (23) "Update on National Career Development Guidelines and Standards" (B. Hiebert, B. MacCallum, F. Ball, L. Bezanson, M. Cahill, E. Collins, M. Courchene, E. Desjardins, G. Donald, N. Galarneau, C. Tumber, V. Ward); (24) "Vie professionnelle et developpement de carriere au feminin" (A. Spain, L. Bedard, L. Paiement). (EMK)

The National Symposium on Arts Education 1997 provided an opportunity for arts educators, professional artists, and representatives from government agencies to discuss common concerns and to develop strategies for strengthening the arts in Canadian schools. This collection of papers from the symposium addresses many questions about the future of arts education in Canada. Following an opening address by Eric Favaro, "Paving the Way for a New Vision for Arts Education in Canada," the collection contains these papers: (1) "Judging the Effectiveness of an Arts Curriculum" (Eleanor Newman); (2) "Creative Synergy: Story and Music" (Linda Cameron; Lee Bartel); (3) "Music Education and Intercultural Education: About Musical Cultures in the Classroom" (Nicole Carignan); (4)"Saskatchewan's Arts Education Curriculum: History and Implementation" (Elaine Hanson; Jeff Bush; Nancy Browne); (5) "Music in the Primary Grades: The Natural Link to Literacy" (Amanda Montgomery); (6) "Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Fine Arts" (Lorraine Muise); (7) "The Case for a Multidisciplinary Arts Education Curriculum" (Pat Richards; Dianne Milligan); (8) "Canadian Content in Music Curriculum: Policy and Practice" (Patricia Shand; Lee Bartel); (9) "Transformative Learning through the Arts: A New Voice in Education" (Lee Willingham); (10) "Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education in the Arts: Toward a National Agenda" (Rena Upitis); (11) "Collaboration, Integration, and the Learning Curve" (Lynette Fast; Rodger Beatty); (12) "Challenges to Canadian Teacher Education in the Arts" (Betty Hanley); (13) "The Creative Act: Researching Lived Experience" (Ruth Prescesky; Miriam Cooley); (14) "Teacher Development and Elementary Arts Education" (Katherine Smithrim; Rena Upitis); (15) "Partners in the Arts: The Orchestra as Community Resource" (Ninette Babineau); (16) "Promoting Learning for Enterprise through the Arts" (Basil Favaro; Bruce Ryan); and (17) "An Industrial Model for Arts Education" (Brian Roberts). (BT)

This monograph contains five papers concerning political education in Canada. Chapter 1, "Political Education and the Teaching of Politics," considers the historical and philosophical connections between education and politics. Chapter 2, "Civics, Citizenship and Politics: Political Education in the Schools," explores definitions of political education and various approaches to achieving it. The socio-political impact of schools is discussed in chapter 3 in "Political Education or Political Socialization: The Role of the 'Hidden Curriculum'," while chapter 4 focuses on "Morals and Values in the Schools: Citizenship and Moral Education." Chapter 5, "Teaching Strategies and Political Education," outlines recent approaches to teaching about politics that lead to increased participation and competency. They include utilizing: (1) conceptual models; (2) issues or concepts; (3) case studies; (4) discovery and inquiry strategies; (5) a broadly defined concept of politics; (6) conflict studies; (7) experiential learning methods; (8) political action and participation; (9) politically relevant attitudes and values; and (1) life-long learning strategies. (JHP)

Papers submitted to NATCON 1997 are: (1) "Athabasca University Certificate in Career Development: Innovative Collaboration" (J. Baty, B. Hiebert, G. Peruniak, D. Welch); (2) "A Multigenerational Approach to Career Counseling" (C. McCarty); (3) "Becoming Self-Directed: The Importance of Values Assessment" (C. E. Mossop); (4) "Building New Employment Relations" (K. Calvert, M. Jensen); (5) "Career-Counselling University Students with Learning Disabilities" (B. A. Symes); (6) "Career Planning with Adult Daughters of Alcoholics" (A. B. Nyiri); (7) "Conquering Interview Anxiety" (F. Cheek); (8) "Creativity as a Core Competency" (S. Murphy, T. Murphy); (9) "Ethics and Issues in Career Counselling" (J. B. Stewart); (10) "Helping People Who Hate Their Jobs" (G. Dutch); (11)"Informed-Choice Counselling: The Key to Success in Training" (L. Willis, J. Baty, J. Bain, L Harris); (12) "Kegan's Constructive Developmental Framework for Adult Careers Transition" (A. Marshall); (13) "Laid Off--Then What? Effective Strategies for Career Renewal" (R. Neault); (14) "The Workability Handbook" (D. Redekopp, C. Crickmore); (15) "Le mentorat de personnes retraitees pour l'exploration professionnelle au secondaire" (P. Dupont, M. Blain); (16) "Les pratiques d'employabilite: entre le prescrit et le reel" (C. Leclerc, B. Bourassa, M.-F. Maranda, Y. Comeau); (17) "Les Technologies de l'information dans le contexte du counselling d'emploi" (M. Turcotte); (18) "Lifelong Learning and Career Development: The Need for a Learner-Centered Approach" (M. Ogisu-Kamiya); (19)"L'implication des partenaires dans le retour en formation des adultes" (M. Tardif, G. Debeurme, F. Serre); (21) "Management and Organizational Trends: Friend or Foe?" (J. Asgar, D. Wigley); (20) "Men and Work" (H. Deutschendorf); (22) "Motivation et orientation: un but significatif" (M. Gingras, D. Chagnon); (23) "New Measures of Social Economic Value: Community-Based Training Report" (B. J. Richmond); (24) "Outreaching with the Employment Solution" (P. L. Giacomoni); (25) "Plan Your Work; Work Your Plan: A Practice Career-Management Strategy" (M. C. Thompson); (26) "Syndrome d'epuisement chez les chomeurs de longue duree et chez les autres" (G. Evequoz); (27) "LearnScape: Comprehensive Professional Development Software" (D. Redekopp, D. Mackenzie, D. Welch, B. Hiebert); (28) "Values Alignment: A Hands-On Session for Counsellors" (C. E. Mossop); (29) "Vers le developpement d'un modele de la reussite lors d'affectations a l'etranger" (E. Desjardins); (30) "Vers un modele explicatif des conflits travail-famille" (L. Lachance, B. Tetreau). (EMK)

Commonwealth Ministries of Education were asked to report on how they are undertaking the improvement of the quality of basic education in their respective countries. The papers in this volume focus on: (1) Brunei Darussalam; (2) Canada; (3) Kenya; and (4) Uganda. Charts and statistical data support each country's report. (EH)

This volume is composed of 13 comparable longitudinal studies that draw on survey data and case studies of young people in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. "Introduction: Transitions to Employment in a Cross-National Perspective" (Walter R. Heinz) provides a context and an overview. Part I has four chapters that discuss the relationships among social origin, gender, and transition patterns in a period of shifting job opportunities: "Social and Geographical Mobility 20 Years after High School" (Paul Anisef, Anton H. Turrittin, Zeng Lin); "Diverse Directions: Young Adults' Multiple Transitions" (Victor Thiessen, E. Dianne Looker); "New Routes to Employment: Integration and Exclusion" (John Bynner); and "From Education to Employment: Occupations and Careers in the Social Transformation of East Germany" (Ansgar Weymann). Five chapters in part II focus on the extent to which work experiences, skills, and credentials build bridges between school and the labor market: "Adolescent Part-Time Work and Postsecondary Transition Pathways in the United States" (Jeylan T. Mortimer, Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson); "Multiple Life-Sphere Participation by Young Adults" (Lesley Andres); "The Subbaccalaureate Labor Market in the United States: Challenges for the School-to-Work Transition" (W. Norton Grubb); "Creating New Pathways to Adulthood by Adapting German Apprenticeship in the United States" (Stephen F. Hamilton, Mary Agnes Hamilton); and "Job-Entry Patterns in a Life-Course Perspective" (Walter R. Heinz). Part III has four chapters that concern more theoretically oriented analyses of the changes in transition organization and options in (post-)industrial service societies: "Institutional Networks and Informal Strategies for Improving Work Entry for Youths" (James E. Rosenbaum); "School-to-Work Transitions and Postmodern Values: What's Changing in Canada?" (Harvey Krahn, Graham S. Lowe); "Education and Employment in Great Britain: The Polarizing Impact of the Market" (Frank Coffield); and "From Systems to Networks: The Reconstruction of Youth Transitions in Europe" (Lynne Chisholm). The book contains 531 references and an index. (YLB)

The following papers are included: "Values in the Arts and Education" (Jones); "Conditions of Art Confrontations" (Wijdenes, Haanstra); "Arts, Aesthetics and Values in Adult Education" (Greene); "Arts for All" (Milton); "Importance of Culture as Mirrored in the Arts" (Debra); "Arthur Lismer, Canada's Artist/Adult Educator" (Barer-Stein); "Cultural Development or Cultural Stasis" (Jones); "'Aesthetization' of Adult Education" (van Gent); "Between Utility and Uniqueness" (Haanstra); "Adult Education & Contemporary Art" (Elias); "Emperor's Spectacles" (Everitt); "Audible Voices" (Fisk); "Arts and Adult Education in Fife" (McConnell); "Cultural Career of the Citizen" (van der Hoeven); "Adult Education and the Visual Arts in the Netherlands" (van Gent); "Adult Art Education as a Subversive Activity" (Yeomans); "What If Grandma Moses Attended Night School?" (Edelson); "Art, Education, and Ordinary Canadians" (Mullen); "Arts, Access and Adult Continuing Education" (Davies); "Behind the Screen" (Calvano); "Research Works of CEDE [European Centre of Education] in the Field" (Branchesi); "Visual Aids for Music Listeners" (Davison); "Never Too Late" (De Clercq); "Artists in Educational and Social Fields?" (Fuchs); "Arts Activities in Prisons" (Peaker, Vincent); "'Dialogare' (to Hold a Conversation) with the Arts" (Branchesi); "Arts & Social Action" (England); "Art of Popular Education" (Moller); "Omanut Laam (1)" (Alter); "Omanut Laam (2)" (Alter); "Educational Innovations in AETV [Adult Education Television] Programmes for National Development" (Rajamani); "Museum Adult Education and the Challenges of Western Society" (Dufresne-Tasse, Wetizi-Fairchild, Lepage); "Education artistique et l'apprentisage de l'adulte au musee" (Dufresne-Tasse); "English Abstract: Artistic Education and Adult Education/Schooling in the Museum" (Dufresne-Tasse); "Museum Programming in a Multi-cultural Society" (Solinger); "Multiculturalism, New Audiences and Programs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C." (Russell); and "Introduction to the Ministry of the Flemish Community's 'School en Museum' Service" (Laureys). (MN)

This report reviews the problems of protecting nature in a heavily industrialized democracy such as the United States. Factors contributing to the establishment of protected areas in the United States are traced from the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872 to the present. Arguments in defense of wilderness areas consider nature as: (1) a reservoir of normal ecological processes, (2) a sustainer of biological diversity, (3) a formative influence on the national character, (4) a church, (5) a guardian of mental health, and (6) an educational asset in developing environmental responsibility. Diverse agencies, programs, and efforts exist at all levels. The National Park Service, the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Wilderness Preservation System function on the federal level. Coastal zone management and land use laws protect natural areas on the state level, city and county parks serve as protected areas on local levels, and private organizations such as the Sierra Club also contribute to wilderness preservation. Problems arise from the conflict between economic development and nature preservation, and the popularity of nature areas which leads to their destruction. Programs in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, East Africa, Europe, the Soviet Union, and Canada are also described. (KC)

Background information is provided on a number of conditions affecting Ontario's community colleges. The first section, dealing with financial issues, considers the college environment in the 1980s; examines the provincial government's perspective on priorities, the allocation process, government funding, and budgetary expenditures and trends; and discusses operating funds and the effects of declining funds on the colleges. After detailing the likely effects of changes in federal programs on the community colleges in the 1980s, this section goes on to outline the division of funds among postsecondary institutions, programs of growth, capital funds planning, avocational funding, and means of broadening the colleges' financial base. The second section presents discussions of human resources issues, which include a summary of the collective bargaining model in operation within the college system, an examination of collective bargaining agreements, and a presentation of the system's policy for human resource renewal. The third section deals with broad policy issues in college system management. Beginning with an executive summary and recommendations, this section discusses the college system; modes of program rationalization; institutional and industry-based training; the roles of general, polytechnic, and continuing education; and assumptions about the future. Each section includes appendices covering areas such as college statutes, collective bargaining legislation, and state regulations. (HB)

During the 1930s in Canada, the senior levels of government and local agencies initiated educational programs to help people cope with the distress and demoralization resulting from the depression. Programs originated in eleven major areas: technical-vocational education, night schools, relief camps, educational relief measures outside camps, self help, correspondence instruction, provincial recreation, university extension, community drama, library services, and public affairs. For example, in technical and vocational education the government provided aid to technical-vocational education, unemployment and agricultural assistance, and a youth training program. In summary, the depression stimulated an increase in both the amount and the range of adult education. (CSS)

This chronicle outlines the development of adult education in British Columbia from 1833 to 1976. The introduction states that the development of adult education activities and services in British Columbia can be traced back almost one hundred and fifty years. The author stresses that the outline is tentative, and he encourages others to fill in the gaps. In the earlier period of the chronology, especially pre-1914, the author defines adult education as deliberate efforts by men and women to satisfy their thirst for knowledge, to equip themselves for citizenship responsibilities, and to find opportunities for self expression. In the later sections, he gives emphasis to activities which involve sustained communication between the learner and a teacher or instructional agent. Very few of the major developments included in the chronology are said to be associated with agencies for which adult education is the principal activity. In later years a trend is noted in which formal educational institutions have increasingly become dominant in the provision of adult education. (CSS)

This book examines trends and problems in Canadian workplaces and advocates a people-centered agenda for improving the quality of working life. Chapters 1-9 discuss the following topics: the future of work; the crisis in work; what Canadians want from work; the "new economy"; education, skills, and the knowledge economy; youth and work; "putting people first"; workplace innovation; and unions and the quality agenda. Chapter 10 proposes the following principles of higher-quality work for assessing overall work trends, employers' practices, government policies, and the agendas of unions and professional associations: (1) a basic right to work that provides a decent living standard and economic security; (2) mutual trust among employers and workers; (3) opportunities for all workers to constructively participate in decision making regarding their working conditions; (4) a culture of openness regarding information about the business and provision of the resources workers need to use the information effectively; (5) healthy and safe work environments developed through collaboration between workers and employers; (6) work environments supportive of a balanced life; (7) encouragement of innovation based on workers' initiative and creativity; and (8) opportunities to use and further develop skills, knowledge, and abilities in the course of doing one's job. (Contains 12 figures and 446 endnotes.)(MN)

Details the operations of a pulp mill founded by Damase Jalbert on the Ouiatchouan River in Quebec. Capacity of the mill; Use of hydroelectric power; Results of low productivity and sharp drop in prices.

This booklet is a collection of writing by ninth-grade students taken from the 1987 and 1988 Canadian Territorial Achievement Tests. The booklet's 70 pieces of writing include essays on education in the Northwest Territory, narratives on how the best laid plans can go wrong, humorous treatments on uses for chewing gum and the best ways to keep warm, and discussions of issues that concern teenagers of the north. (SR)

The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has just celebrated 30 Years of Fully Inclusive Education for All. Their mission statement: "EACH BELONGS". This remarkable book by Jim Hansen collects the history--including an extensive collection of documents and letters from teachers and families--that tell the stories of the struggles from the inside over 30 years. For anyone who ever has the thought, "It's a great idea, but let's be realistic," this is an important book. Hamilton is a steel town. It is a collage of immigrant communities. It isn't wealthy. They had no extra funds. They believed it was possible--and important and they just did it. Their secret is extra love and caring for all.

This book, consisting of 19 essays, deals with the meaning and objectives of prison education. Included in the volume are the following works: "Inmate Right to Education," by Lucien Morin; "Penitentiary Education in Canada," by J. W. Cosman; "Rehabilitation through Education: A Canadian Model," by Stephen Duguid; "Towards a Prison Curriculum," by William Forster; "Education in Prisons: a Developmental and Cultural Perspective," by J. D. Ayers; "Can Corrections be Correctional?" by Douglas K. Griffin; "The Benefits of Advanced Education in Prisons," by T. A. A. Parlett; "The Humanities in Prison: A Case Study," by Morgan Lewis; "Prison Education and Criminal Choice: The Context of Decision-Making," by Stephen Duguid; "On the Place of Values Education in Prisons," by Lucien Morin;"Some Theoretical Aspects of Correctional Education," by T. A. A. Parlett; "Correctional Education as Practice of the Judicial Approach: A Contradiction," by Lucien Morin; "The Idea of Fairness as the Basis for the Educational Reform of the Prison," by Peter Scharf; "The Major Psychological Processes in Moral Behavior," by James Rest; "Moral Development, Justice and Democracy in the Prison," by Stephen Duguid; "Effects of Just Community Programs on the Moral Level and Institutional Perceptions of Youthful Offenders," by William Jennings; "Corrections Education and Practical Reasoning: Needs, Methods and Research," by Ian Wright; and "Competencies of the Correctional Educator," by Douglas K. Griffin. (MN)

Québec is rich in minerals, which it processes and sells. It has no gas, coal, or oil of its own. Most of its electricity is generated from its rivers. The biggest industries of Québec are clothing and textiles, food and beverage, and pulp and paper industries.

Farms in Ontario produce livestock, corn, vegetables, and fruit. However, housing and industrial development are taking away the precious farmland in areas like the Niagara Peninsula. The forests of the Canadian Shield are cut to make wood and paper products. In the north, hunting, trapping, and fishing are an important part of the economy.

This publication includes documents from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in the United States and Canada related to professional development activities that emphasize personal and professional growth of individuals rather than job skills. A concise summary of issues related to professional development in ARL libraries precedes the main body of the kit where 28 documents are presented. The documents are divided into three sections: (1) professional development/education (Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Ohio State University, Washington University, Boston University, and New York Public Library); (2) research, study, and consultation leave (Columbia University, University of Toronto, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, Syracuse University, Northwestern University, Harvard University, Purdue University, and University of Wisconsin); and (3) travel policies (Washington University, University of Alberta, University of Colorado, University of Massachusetts, University of Missouri, New York University, Purdue University, Stanford University, Texas A&M University, and University of Kentucky). An evaluation form for this ARL Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit is provided. (KM)

Focuses on the government policy toward the soldier-resettlement scheme in Kapuskasing, Ontario. Complaints made by veterans against the unsuitability of the land; Compensation for those wishing to leave their holdings; Establishment of a paper mill.

In May 2019, the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) hosted a one-day seminar entitled "Questioning the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education 2030 Program." The seminar provided a space to critically explore the Education 2030 program and the general approach to global standards through international tests. Seminar participants then attended the "OECD Education 2030 9th Informal Working Group meeting and B.C. Education Conference," hosted by the BC Ministry of Education in Vancouver. This publication is a collection of reflections on these two events by teachers, union leaders and academics. Taken together, the papers disrupt efforts to position BC as an exemplar of the type of reform promoted by the OECD. Through presentations and discussions focused on the OECD program, and looking specifically at the BC curriculum, participants questioned efforts to position BC as an exemplar of the type of reform promoted by the OECD. By thinking across these spaces, the papers work to question a "global" agenda and ask about the effects of a policy logic whereby the "local" has no choice but to adapt or be left behind in the global race towards well-being. How can the narrative being told about "who" students and teachers are, "what" they need to know, and how teaching and learning happen be disrupted? How can the assumptions behind this narrative be challenged? How can local knowledges and processes be mobilized and supported? How can solidarity be built amongst teachers nationally and internationally to speak back to emerging spaces of global governance?

This volume contains selected papers submitted to the 17th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) held in June 2019 in Pomorie, Bulgaria. The 17th BCES Conference theme is "Glocal Education in Practice: Teaching, Researching, and Citizenship." Some selected papers submitted to the pre-conference International Symposium on "30 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall" are also included in this volume. The book includes 34 papers written by 69 authors from 20 countries. The volume starts with an introductory piece by the keynote speaker Ewelina Niemczyk. The other 34 papers are divided into 7 parts: (1) Comparative and International Education & History of Education; (2) International Organizations and Education; (3) School Education: Policies, Innovations, Practices & Entrepreneurship; (4) Higher Education & Teacher Education and Training; (5) Law and Education; (6) Research Education & Research Practice; and (7) Thirty Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Educational Reforms Worldwide. Glocal education is the main term in this volume discussed from theoretical, methodological and empirical points of view. Most papers directly or circuitously refer to glocal education in teaching, learning, researching, and citizenship. Different profound and well defended opinions on glocal education can be seen in the volume. After viewing all papers in this volume, readers will likely consider it a valuable source for interesting studies on various educational problems in the light of globalization, localization, internationalization, and glocalization. [For Volume 16 proceedings, see ED586117.]

This document contains the following papers on diversity and international issues from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2001 conference: "Using Technology To Support Teaching for Social Justice in a Preservice Program" (Barbara Beyerbach); "Integrating Technology into a Teacher Education Diversity Course" (Ramona Maile Cutri); "Is Anybody Listening? Inherent but Typically Ignored Problems in Distance Learning" (Paula Furr and Ron McBride); "Integrating Human Impact into a Web-Based Multicultural Course for Teacher Education" (Viola Garcia and Linlin Irene Chen); "Developing Intercultural Understanding via the Internet: Canadian Student Teachers and English Students in China Study World Literature Together" (Jim Greenlaw); "Using Internet Technology To Facilitate Anonymous Communication in World Wide Web Delivered Multiculturalism in Education Courseware" (James G. Izat and others); "Diversity through Co-Operation: Creating and Delivering Content in In-Service Teacher Education" (Monica Johannesen and Leikny Ogrim); "'WorldGate': An Attempt To Close the Digital Divide" (Richard Knecht); "Technology and Social Change: Perceptions of Culturally Diverse University Students" (Shane P. Martin and Edmundo F. Litton); "Identifying School Conditions and Teacher Practices that Have Proven Effective in Increasing Mathematics and Reading Achievement for African American Students and Students in Schools with Substantial Minority Student Populations" (Michael McFraizier and M. Danita Bailey); "Using Technology in Early Childhood Environments To Strengthen Cultural Connections" (Mikki Meadows); "Where is the 'Any Key,' Sir? Experiences of an African Teacher-To-Be" (Guillaume Nel and Liezel Wilkinson); "The Digital Divide in Schools: We Can Make a Difference" (Tamara Pearson and Colleen Swain); "Technology Empowers a Diverse Population of Students: Results from a Technology Professional Development School" (Carrie Thornthwaite); and "Linking up through Solar Energy: The Story of the Gelukwaarts Farm School" (Fred Wilkinson and Annette Wilkinson). Most papers contain references. (MES)

The aim of this paper is to review and evaluate policies designed to create gender equality in Canada over roughly the past 30 years with a view to determining what impact, if any. they have had on the status of women. After considering 29 indicators, and noting some of their advantages and disadvantages, it is concluded that all things considered, there is more evidence of improvement than of deterioration in the status of women, including more evidence of progress toward gender equality, since the 1970 Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This volume contains the text of six speeches selected from approximately 125 plenary talks that have been given over the past few years at more than 40 Freshman Year Experience Conferences by leading educators concerned about improving the first year undergraduate experience. In the first speech, "The Undergraduate Experience: Critical Issues for the 1990s," Ernest L. Boyer reflects on curriculum, teaching, sense of community, and assessment. In the second selection, "On Impostorship, Cultural Suicide, and Lost Innocence: How Freshman Adults Experience Critical Thinking" Stephen D. Brookfield focuses attention on the first year experience of non-traditional-aged adults entering college. Next, Sheila Tobias, in "Professors as First-Year College Students: What Can They Teach Us?", looks at students' academic self-image and how that may shape their choice of majors. For the fourth paper, "Along the Way" William C. Hartel, a professor of history at Marietta College, traces his evolution as a thinker, scholar, teacher, and activist on behalf of first year students. Stuart L. Smith in "Is Student Success Really a Serious Concern at Today's Universities?" reviews challenges to Canadian higher education. The final paper, "In Search of Hope and Heroes" by Laura I. Rendon, discusses responding to the challenges of increasingly diverse student bodies. Author biographies are included. Some papers offer references. (JB)

This special issue of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group/Groupe Canadien d'Étude en Didactique des Mathématiques (CMESG/GCEDM) Proceedings looks at CMESG/GCEDM's collective history, reflects on where the group has been, and who the members have become as an organization. Through a selection of excerpts from past proceedings, the editors have stitched together a partial history of CMESG/GCEDM's time as an organization. This serves not only as a summary of the collective history, but also serves as an introduction to the activities of CMESG/GCEDM through the first 40 years. The pieces selected for inclusion in this special issue stand as signposts along CMESG/GCEDM's history--as exemplifications of what CMESG/GCEDM is as an organization as well as the activities of CMESG/GCEDM at annual meetings. Crafted introductions to each piece articulate the ways in which that piece exemplifies the valued aspects of CMESG/GCEDM. Following an introduction to the special issue (Peter Liljedahl) [Written in English and French], a foreword (Peter Taylor) [Written in English and French], a Preface to the 1977 CMESG Proceedings (Albert Coleman, Bill Higginson, and David Wheeler), and The Origins and Activities of CMESG (David Wheeler), this issue contains the following papers: (1) Mathematics Education Research in Canada: A Prospective View (Tom Kieren); (2) Innovations in Teacher Education Programmes (Claude Gaulin); (3) The Objectives of Mathematics Education (Albert Coleman); (4) Confessions of an Accidental Theorist (Alan Schoenfeld); (5) The Role of Epistemology in the Analysis of Teaching/Learning Relationships In Mathematics Education (Michèle Artigue); (6) Alive Mathematical Reasoning (David Henderson); (7) Toward a Practice-Based Theory of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (Deborah Loewenberg Ball and Hyman Bass); (8) Mathematics as Medicine (Edward Doolittle); (9) Old and New Mathematical Ideas from Africa: Challenges for Reflection (Paulus Gerdes); (10) The Role of Proof in Post-Secondary Education (William Byers and Harvey Gerber); (11) From Theory To Observational Data (And Back Again) (Carolyn Kieran and Jo Towers); (12) Where Is The Mathematics? (John Mason and Eric Muller); (13) The Arithmetic/Algebra Interface: Implications For Primary And Secondary Mathematics = Articulation Arithmétique/Algèbre: implications pour l'enseignement des mathématiques au primaire et au secondaire (Nadine Bednarz and Lesley) [Written in English and French]; (14) Images Of Undergraduate Mathematics (Miroslav Lovric and David Poole); (15) A Mathematics Curriculum Manifesto (Walter Whiteley and Brent Davis); (16) Learner Generated Examples (Nathalie Sinclair, Anne Watson, and Rina Zazkis); (17) Étude des pratiques d'enseignement (Jamie Pyper, Hassane Squalli, and Laurent Theis) [Written in English and French]; (18) Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013: Education and Communication = Mathématiques de la planète terre 2013: formation et communication (Doug Franks, Kathleen Pineau, and Walter Whiteley); (19) Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Mathematics (Lisa Lunney Borden and Florence Glanfield); (20) The Commonsense of Teaching (David Wheeler); (21) A Historical Perspective on Mathematics Education Research in Canada: The Emergence of a Community (Carolyn Kieran); (22) Lessons from the Past, Questions for the Future: Méditation sur thème impose (Roberta Mura) [Written in French]; (23) Building Thinking Classrooms: Conditions for Problem Solving (Peter Liljedahl); (24) Where Do I Want Students' Attention? And What Can I Do to Affect Their Attention? (David Hewitt); and (25) Measuring the Impact of a Mentor Program (A. J. Dawson). Individual papers contain references.

Chapter 1 of the book "The Impact & Cost of Taxation in Canada: The Case for Flat Tax Reform." It discusses the impact of taxes on people's behavior such as their decision to work more, save, invest and be involved in entrepreneurial activity. Marginal tax rate, an important determinant of economic behavior, is defined. A review of research on taxes and economic growth, tax rates and degree of progressivity is presented.

A list of companies and other resources involved in nature-inspired art is presented, including Curry's Art Store in Canada, Graphigro in France, and A.C. Moore in the U.S.