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| Title |
A Pan-Canadian Research Program for More Inclusive Schools in Canada: The Diversity and Equity Research Background |
| Year |
1998 |
| Publisher |
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education |
| Publisher URL |
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/Home/index.html |
| Book or Report URL |
http://www.cesc.ca/pceradocs/1999/99Corson_e.pdf |
| Place of Publication |
Toronto. |
| Publication Type |
Report |
| Pages |
31 |
| Location |
CRRF. |
| CRRF Identifier |
Ed-Ge-BR-2481 |
| Subject |
Aboriginal education; Language barriers; Cultural barriers; Multicultural communities; Educational policies |
Abstract English
The 1998 study focuses on several questions in the area of research in Canada. The questions focuses around the area of Aboriginal education, and Aboriginal community schooling. Helping government departments and ministries understand the difficulties students face in the school system; looking at the language barriers across the country, educational, racial, and cultural biases. The study also examines the 'academic literacy' among the multicultural community of Canada, and asks whether research can be an effective tool in shaping educational policies in Canada.
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Few research studies examine formal processes of policy design, implementation, and evaluation in contexts in Canada. This seems to be general weakness in educational research here, matching weaknesses noted elsewhere in the world but which researchers are already rectifying. In Canada, the beginnings of research on policy design, implementation and evaluation still lie in the future. (p. 18).