A survey conducted on 2,885 secondary teachers throughout Ontario demonstrated the need for affirmative action programs that are directed towards eliminating sex discrimination to address both the activities of teachers themselves in preparing for positions of responsibility and the development and promotion policies of boards of education.…

The literature provides three explanations for the lack of success of public involvement in Canadian education. Implications of these explanations are discussed and criticized. Inadequacies lie essentially in their exclusive focus on the school as divorced from broader levels of discussion. (Author/BRR)

Summarizes Canadian law pertaining to defamation and looks at educational cases in this area. The definition of defamation is explored generally, then defamation, libel, slander, the importance of publication, and the role of malice are examined. Various defenses available to a defendant in a suit of defamation are studied. (Author/BRR)

Describes growing acknowledgment worldwide that educational services must train people and provide support systems for lifelong self-directed education. Outlines 10 basic elements of programs designed to teach self-education, including visualization, learning style, personal curriculum planning, risk experiences, and self-culture. (Author/BRR)

A critical look at the "self-education" movement reveals that many of the underlying ideas are reemerging notions from so-called "progressive" and "radical" education. Some new practices and techniques, however, are advocated. The movement's scope allows for discussion under three broad interpretations of self-education. (Author/BRR)

Describes progressive development of a beginning teacher over a three-month period and illustrates three vital aspects of the clinical supervisory process: the nature of respect for and development of the teacher's autonomy; the use of evidence in the supervisory process; and the way process depends on context and historical continuity.…

Interviews and document analysis provide assessment of policy and practice relating to student information. Provincial legislation was inadequate, local policy was largely absent and sporadically applied, procedures necessary to protect privacy were seldom specified or followed, and data were of insufficiently high quality to justify their…

John Rawls has formulated two principles to capture our intuitions about justice and to guide us in efforts to realize it in society. Although he may consider the present distribution of resources for education just, a much more nearly equal distribution is both desirable and more consistent with Rawls' principles. (Author/BRR)

The six-week immersion Summer Language Bursary Program is designed for post-secondary students wishing to study English or French as a second language. A two-year evaluation of students immediately after and eight months after indicated students had improved oral-aural language skills and increased knowledge of the second culture. (Author/BRR)

Investigates whether teachers change their questioning strategies after they learn a system for categorizing questions into objectively defined categories and receive feedback immediately following class about the types of questions asked. Changes in the types of questions and the distribution of questions were noted during four observational…

Using a questionnaire of 60 cognitive items, the general knowledge of Canadian students in grades 7, 10, and 12 about the Canadian political process was assessed. Results from the test's administration to 14,051 French and English students indicate that the subjects possess an adequate level of knowledge about Canada. (TJH)

Case studies of three urban high-school principals provide insights into events that affected the adoption and implementation of the 4MAT system of classroom instruction for two years. The principals' roles as managers, strategies for involvement, sources of pressure and support, and roles of teachers and district personnel are emphasized. (TJH)

A questionnaire was administered to 2,029 students in Ontario (Canada), who were enrolled in grades 10 to 12, to compare the effects of coeducational versus single-sex educational environments. The questionnaire was designed to assess attitudes toward education, self-concept of academic ability, and preference for school setting (single-sex versus…

The feelings of preparedness to teach of 516 preservice elementary and secondary school teachers enrolled in a postbaccalaureate teacher education program at the University of British Columbia were examined. Feelings of personal teaching efficacy increased significantly over the 1-year program. Implications for teacher education are discussed.…

Questionnaire responses of 53 college faculty members in English language arts were used to construct a profile of the teaching faculty according to the sociological model of professions of S. Ball (1985). Information about an additional 57 faculty members was obtained. Ways results differed from Ball's findings are discussed. (SLD)