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1. Two Papers on Canadian Indians; Education and Economic Development: The Case of Indian Reserves in Canada. [and] The Capitalization of a Traditional Pursuit: The Case of Wild Rice in Manitoba. Center for Settlement Studies, Series 5: Occasional Papers Nos. 5 and 6.

Author

Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg. Center for Settlement Studies., Deprez, Paul, Lithman, Yngve Georg, Deprez, Paul, Lithman, Yngve Georg, and Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg. Center for Settlement Studies.

Abstract

The first paper aims to give a certain relativity to the significance of education and to indicate the limitations of any educational effort. The thinking underlying the current approach to the economic development of native communities and reserves is discussed as well as the implications and consequences of such thinking. It is argued that the success of any educational effort depends on the overall employment situation at the level of the reserve or at any level for that matter. Utilizing the concept of a "natural resource system", which combines the analysis of ecological, economic, and social variables into a coherent framework, the second article delineates the process that changed wild rice from a subsistence staple crop to what will be a heavily capitalized agricultural industry. It is shown that the Indians, who were the original exploiters of this natural resource, have lost more and more of their control over the economic activity, and that this diminishing control is not due to any cultural inabilities on the part of the Indians. Rather it is shown that the Euro-Americans have assumed more and more control over wild rice because of the vast financial institutions which have encouraged this development, from the Hudson's Bay Company in earlier days to major food industries today. It is argued that the "developments" in the wild rice industry are in fact detrimental to the interests of the Indian population, and that the changes in this industry in effect contribute to the development of underdevelopment on Indian reserves. (AUTHOR/NQ)

Published
1973

2. Bibliographic Control of Education Materials in Canada.

Author

Bruce, Elaine and Hamalian, Arpi

Abstract

This exploration of the state of Canadian bibliography in the area of education builds on a paper on the same topic that was delivered at the First National Conference on the State of Canadian Bibliography in 1974, and reviews recommendations made at that time. Information was gathered from key informants, including practitioners and producers of commercial databases. The paper covers four topic areas: (1) progress in Canadian subject bibliography in education, including the impacts of technology on format and content, areas needing research, and suggestions for improving the quality of the education databases; (2) the current state of bibliographic resources in education, including key Canadian bibliographic tools; (3) a review of three 1974 recommendations for educational bibliography and actions taken on these recommendations; and (4) 10 new recommendations that respond to changes in the field. The review of bibliographic tools includes Canadiana and Canadian Education Index (CEI), both of which are available online and in paper copy; ONTERIS, a database that serves as a clearinghouse for a high percentage of educational documents produced in Ontario by education professionals; EDUQ, which is one of Quebec's major bibliographic tools in education; emerging databases that offer bibliographic control of specialized areas within education; bibliographic publications available in paper format; a description of bibliographic control of audiovisual materials; and the state of bibliographic control of government publications. A list of individuals consulted in preparing the paper concludes the report. (Contains 32 references.) (KRN)

Published
1992

4. Financing Child Care: Future Arrangements. Report of the Task Force on Child Care: Series 2.

Author

Canada Dept. of Supply and Services, Ottawa (Ontario)., Status of Women Canada, Ottawa (Ontario)., and Chenier, Nancy Miller

Abstract

Future arrangements for financing child care in Canada is the subject of the five research studies in this volume. The studies were commissioned as part of an effort to provide detailed analyses of issues of special relevance to child care and parental leave policies and the effects of such issues on the changing Canadian family. Paper 1 provides an historical overview of the evolution of social policy from 1867 to 1967 in four areas: education, health care, maternity leave, and day care, comparing common elements in the program development process. Paper 2 describes the structure of a child care costing model which estimates the costs of the current child care system in Canada, and provides forecasts of costs of a national child care system, given various measures of demand, child/staff ratios, and staff wage rates. Paper 3 examines models of federal-provincial fiscal arrangements in which federal contributions are made to programs under provincial jurisdiction, and proposes options for financing a Canadian child care system, including a conditional transfer, conditional cost-sharing, and combined conditional grant and cost-sharing. Paper 4 describes a job creation model for the child care industry, direct job creation programs, and an industrial assistance program. Paper 5 estimates the cost and impact, over a 10-year period, of a proposal for the federal government to cost-share flat-rate operating grants and start-up grants to licensed, non-profit day care spaces. Revision of the Canada Assistance Plan is proposed. (RH)

Published
1985

5. Information and Bibliographic Needs in Canadian Education.

Author

British Columbia Univ., Vancouver. and Summers, Edward G.

Abstract

Five issues must be considered if a more effective information and bibliographic delivery system is to be developed for Canadian education. (1) The size and characteristics of the reference group in Canadian education should be studied. With all its subgroups, this group may comprise as many as 200,000 people. (2) The number and types of documents being produced in Canadian education should be reviewed. There may be as many as 5,000 items produced each year in Canada. (2) The number of documents produced in Canada that actually enter the existing information delivery system must be examined. There is no well conceived, systematic procedure to insure that every document produced on Canadian education actually is disseminated. (4) An evaluation of current practices in describing, organizing, and providing information about education documents is needed. The best sources of bibliographic information include "Canadiana" and the "Canadian Education Index." (5) Existing bibliographic materials on Canadian education should be documented, and unmet needs should be noted. The preparation of a "Guide to Information and Bibliographic Resources Related to Canadian Education" and the formation of a task group on the improvement of information and bibliographic services in Canadian education are recommended. (DGC)

Published
1974

6. The Fur Trade as an Environment for Education: Problems and Implications from Hudson Bay.

Author

Brown, Jennifer S. H.

Abstract

Fur trade settlements in North America were a fertile environment for cultural education. The fur trade became a network of closely linked social spheres in which individuals had to acquire competence in order to function and survive. The Hudson Bay Company's decision to plant permanent posts on the shores of the Hudson Bay put settlers and their Indian trading partners into a new and dynamic set of relationships. Learning curves rose sharply as each side adjusted to the other. For the Indians, the trading posts represented a new social order, new economic values and commodities, and strange religious influences. For the European traders, the posts meant adjustment to a new geographic environment, diplomatic demands, and a changed governmental organization. Longterm developments included increased economic awareness on the part of the Indians and a changed socioeconomic hierarchical structure for the Indians and the European settlers. Ultimately, European settlers and Indians intermarried, forming a new society which was a specialized intersection and mutual adaptation of white and native social spheres. (LP)

Published
1983

7. The Canadian Society for the Study of Education.

Author

Farquhar, Robin H.

Abstract

The nature and functions of the eight-year-old Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) are summarized, some of its unique features are highlighted, and a few of the challenging ambiguities confronting it are noted. The CSSE is a confederation of eight semi-autonomous member associations: the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, the Canadian Association of Deans of Education, the Canadian Association for Educational Psychology, the Canadian Association of Foundations of Education, the Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration, the Canadian Association for Teacher Education, the Canadian Educational Researchers' Association, and the Comparative and International Society of Canada. CSSE seeks to provide a unified "voice" for Canadian scholarship in education and sponsors a number of publications and meetings each year. In addition, most of its member associations sponsor periodic newsletters; some sponsor special-purpose national seminars, regional conferences, and awards for superior research articles. CSSE is about one-tenth the size of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), its total membership having varied between 1200 and 1600 over the past few years. CSSE, when compared to AERA, has several unique features which are described in some detail. (RL)

Published
1981

8. School Boards and the Political Fact. A Report on Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/Ontario School Trustees' Council Conference, 'The Politics of Education: Some Main Themes and Issues' (Toronto, Ontario, May 28-30, 1972).

Author

Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, Toronto. and Cistone, Peter J.

Abstract

This monograph presents papers by ten experts on such problems as the dynamic tension between the Province and local school districts, the size and inflexibility of the circle of elites who influence policymaking in education, and whether or not participation in policymaking should be broadened. The papers included are (1) Peter J. Cistone, "The Politics of Education: Some Main Themes and Issues"; (2) Walter Pitman, "Some Political Dimensions of Educational Governance"; (3) Ian E. Housego, "Pluralist Politics and Educational Decision-making"; (4) Harry K. Fisher, "Local-Provincial Relations in Education"; (5) David K. Wiles and Thomas R. Williams, "Political Realities of Trustee Effectiveness"; (6) Alphonse D. Selinger and Keith Goldhammer, "The Roots of Teacher Militancy"; (7) Frank W. Lutz, "Teacher Organizations and Teacher Power"; (8) Ernest Hodgson, "Community Schools"; (9) Peter F. Bargen, "Challenges to Educational Policy-makers in the Decade Ahead"; and (10) Laurence Iannaccone, "Conference Summation and Synthesis." (Author/JF)

Published
1972

9. Open Conference on Information Science in Canada, Proceedings (1st, Montebello, Quebec, May 14 & 15, 1973).

Author

Canadian Association for Information Science, Ottawa (Ontario). and Mauerhoff, Georg R.

Abstract

The papers presented at the first Canadian conference on information science are presented in this volume. Six presentations were given under the general topic of research: Research into Privacy and Data Banks, Communications Knowledge Software Industry for Canada, Census Data Access and Statistical Information Management, Communication System Habitability: The Need for Behavioural Research, FABS (Formulated Abstracting): An Experiment in Regularized Content Description, and I.F. Thesaurus of Building Science and Technology. The subject of education included: Education for Information Science: An Apologia and an Introduction, National Goals for the Education and Training of Personnel for a National System for Scientific and Technological Information, Data--The Missing Link in the Evolution of Library Science Curricula, Teacher Education in Information Systems Utilization, and Laval University's Experience with Data Bases. Papers on technology are: Computer Communications in Canada, Communications and the Wired City, Modularity - Microform and Microcomputers, A Hybrid Interactive Search System, Optical Character Recognition in Information Processing, A UDC Water Thesaurus/Concordance: Development and Use, and An Urban and Regional Information System, as Applied to the Eastern Townships Region, Province of Quebec. Four papers are also included on policy and information networks in Canada. (SJ)

Published
1973

10. Canadian Educational Information: Some Perspectives and Sources on Systems Design.

Author

British Columbia Univ., Vancouver., Summers, Edward G., Summers, Edward G., and British Columbia Univ., Vancouver.

Abstract

The information delivery system for education in Canada is in need of improvement. While the growth in the volume and technology of information has been great in recent years, the problems surrounding that growth are not as serious as many writers suggest. From a review of recent literature on education information delivery systems in Canada, 13 themes emerge including a call for systems analysis in assessing designing, and implementing such systems. Suggestions are given for the development of a unique information system for Canadian education. The paper concludes with a recommendation for the creation of a task group on the improvement of information and bibliographic services in Canadian education. (DGC)

Published
1974

11. Women Who Work: Part I, the Relative Importance of Age, Education and Marital Status for Participation in the Labour Force. Special Labour Force Studies No. 5.

Author

Allingham, John D.

Abstract

This paper is intended to provide a systematic treatment of some hypotheses relating to labor force participation determinants, and an illustration of the relative importance of age, education, and marital status for female participation. Marital status, education, and age have all been shown to affect participation rates. On an impressionistic basis, marital status has been shown to have a greater effect than education, which in turn has a greater impact than age. Although age is of least importance, there is evidence of a pattern in its effect. Within "high" and "low" education groups of single females, age is roughly related in an inverse manner to participation. The pattern for married women is more complex. Within each of the educational groups, the top three rates relate to those aged 40 to 44, 45 to 49, and 50 to 54--ages at which labor force re-entry occurs, after the prime child-bearing-and-care years. (JK)

Published
1967

12. Provincially-Employed Superintendents in Canada.

Author

Canadian Council for Research in Education, Ottawa (Ontario). and Williams, T. H.

Abstract

Presented to the Sixth Canadian Conference on Educational Research, this paper seeks to determine and analyze the methods of selection and the conditions of employment of provincially-employed superintendents and inspectors of schools in the nine English-speaking provinces of Canada. Most of the data was gathered by questionnaires (which had a 96.5 per cent response), and superintendents, deputy ministers of education, and presidents of provincial school inspectors' associations were interviewed. The whole process of analysis is described with the aid of tables, and the report ends with a five-paragraph verbal profile of the provincially-employed Canadian superintendent. (GO)

Published
1968

13. The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec: The Medium through Which the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction Communicates Its Proceedings and Official Announcements. Volume XX

Author

Parmelee, G. W.

Abstract

This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1900 through December 1900. Among the topics covered in this volume are: Annual Convention of Protestant Teachers, co-operation of parent and teacher, future of kindergarten, the neglected child, the rights of children, status of education at the close of the century, educational experiments, co-education of boys and girls, coming eclipse of the sun, decoration of the school room, dictation exercises, domestic science instruction, educational reform, effect of weather on school children, food and brain power, outline of a course in botany, school gardens, school hygiene, requisites of a genius, new methods in education, teaching agriculture in elementary schools, teaching of history in superior schools, and the Teachers' Pension Fund. Most issues for 1900 include the following sections: (1) Articles: Original and Selected; (2) Editorial Notes and Comments; (3) Current Events; (4) Practical Hints and Examination Papers; and (5) Official Department. An index is included.

Published
1900

14. The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec: The Medium through Which the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction Communicates Its Proceedings and Official Announcements. Volume XVII

Author

Parmelee, G. W.

Abstract

This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1897 through December 1897. Among the topics discussed in this volume are: dark days in schools, exhibits of school work, education from a publisher's standpoint, English composition, Central Board of Examiners, life of Froebel, grammar, kindergarten methods in the primary department, Minutes of the Teachers' Convention (1896), new school year, Minutes of the Protestant Committee, report of an educational experiment, spelling match, self-culture, Directory of Superior Schools, and teaching of botany in public schools. Most issues include the following sections: (1) Articles: Original and Selected; (2) Editorial Notes and Comments; (3) Current Events; (4) Literature, Historical Notes, etc.; (5) Practical Hints and Examination Papers; (6) Books Received and Reviewed; and (7) Official Department. An index is included.

Published
1897

15. POVERTY, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES.

Author

Canadian Welfare Council, Ottawa (Ontario). and PALTIEL, FREDA L.

Abstract

THIS VOLUME IS PLANNED AS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF SOURCE BOOKS FOR LEGISLATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, AND RESEARCHERS, SUMMARIZING INFORMATION ON CURRENT AND RECENT LITERATURE, AS WELL AS ON ACTION PROJECTS RELEVANT TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE, DIMENSIONS, AND DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY IN CANADA. PART 1 IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY UNDER 17 TOPICS, FEATURING STUDIES MADE IN CANADA MAINLY SINCE 1959. SOURCE MATERIALS FOR THIS PART INCLUDED PERIODICALS, PAMPHLETS, BOOKS, UNPUBLISHED WORKING PAPERS, AND SPEECHES GIVEN AT CONFERENCES DURING 1964 AND 1965, AND SYMPOSIUM AND RESEARCH REPORTS. PART 2 IS AN INVENTORY OF RESEARCH AND ACTION PROGRAMS BY SOCIAL AND WLFARE PLANNING COUNCILS IN CANADA, BASED ON A JUNE 1965 QUESTIONNAIRE. PART 3 IS A LIST OF CANADIAN PERIODICALS AND JOURNALS IN THE FIELDS OF HEALTH, WLEFARE, AND THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. THE SERIES IS PLANNED AS A CONTINUING PROJECT WITH SEMIANNUAL SUPPLEMENTS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE, FOR $3.00, FROM THE CANADIAN WELFARE COUNCIL, OTTAWA. 148 PAGES. (LY)

Published
1966

16. Canada.

Author

Ehrbar, Tom, Bardalai, Anjalika, Ghosh, Debarati, Duffy, Timothy, Didomizio, Rosemary, Ha, Amy, and Kabir, Ali

Subjects
ECONOMICS, PRACTICAL politics, MEDICAL care, EDUCATION
Abstract

The article provides information on the economic performance and political situation of Canada. It tackles the priorities of Stephen Harper, the prime minister who was elected in January 2006. In the country's system of government, the provinces have considerable authority over key sectors including healthcare, education and resources. Market conditions and state role in the economy are also discussed.

Published
2006