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Laurel Payzant. English/ Secondary Education Major. studyofthemind.com. Introduction. Canada!! Interested because of family history Curious about a different country that is still connected to North America Considered going to college there. chocomize.com. Background. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Laurel PayzantEnglish/ Secondary Education Major
studyofthemind.com
Introduction Canada!! Interested because of family history Curious about a different country that
is still connected to North America Considered going to college there
chocomize.com
Background Rich in natural resources Self- governing since 1867 Retaining ties to British crown Parallels U.S. economically &
technologically Political challenges in health care,
education, social services, & economics
eia.gov
Geography Northern North America Bordering Atlantic Ocean on East,
North Pacific on West, & Arctic on north Area: 9,984,670 sq. km Climate: temperate in south to
subarctic & arctic in north
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Continued… Natural Hazards: permafrost in north
threatens development & result in cyclonic storms east of Rocky Mountains
Environmental issues: air pollution & acid rain damage forests and lakes
Second largest country in world after Russia
Languages: English (58.8 %), French (21.6 %), other (19.6 %)
kids.britannica.com
International Disputes Canada & U.S. argue over how to
divide Beaufort Sea U.S. helps to intensify security
measures for controlling movement of people, transport, and commodities
Illicit producer of cannabis (hydrophonics technology)
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Overview of Education System School year from September to June Mandatory to age 16 Funded at federal level, provincial, or
territorial level Schools taught in both French and
English
Canadian Education System
Provincial government separated into individual ministries
Ministries oversee smaller bodies (boards of education)
District school boards oversee individual schools
10 provinces and three territories Public, private, & home-schools
Regional Differences
Provinces separated into districts School boards in each district No federal department of education Different delivery and assessment Differences among jurisdictions:
1. Geography 2. History3. Language
Set Up of School System
Kindergarten: no required or available in some areas
Elementary: grades 1 through 6 Middle School: 7 to 8 High school: 9 to 12th
Ends with program to prepare students for university or technical field
Demographic Change
Boomer generation (1947 to 1966) left schools empty & house prices crashed
Teachers are demanding higher salaries & signing bonuses
Education is raising in price 1990s ~ too old to start families, births
declined= schools closing
Helping Projects
Language Programs English and French offered as second
language Offered at all school levels and
universities
Religious Affiliation Schools can be secular Christian Catholic Separate school boards for religious
and non-religious schools
Health Promotion World Health Organization’s
International Classification of Functioning
Disability and Health Health education factors Help those with disabilities and chronic
conditions
Adolescent Career Development in Urban- Residing Families
Study to understand how urban-residing adolescents act on goals and strategies with their social supports to facilitate career development
Safe future Finishing school Highest levels of per capita educational
attainment Supply and demand of higher
education
Predictions about Future
National interest in postsecondary education expansion
No incentive to consider national well-being
Negotiation of bilateral agreements between individual provinces
Continued…
Voluntary student mobility between provinces
Ex: Ontario students studying at McGill University
Increase in postsecondary enrollment & system expansion
Future 3
Solution would require students to move
Ontario or Alberta to New Brunswick or Nova Scotia
Personal & economic benefits could possibly increase with a greater work force
Boom and bust cycle associate with predictable demographic trends continues to wreak havoc on system
Works Cited
Kirby, D. (2011). Strategies for widening access in a quasi-market higher education environment: recent developments in Canada. Higher Education, 62(3), 267-278. doi:10.1007/s10734-010-9386-7
Lester, J. (2011). Use of Adjunct Faculty in Delivery of Distance Education in ALA- Accredited LIS Master's Programs in the U.S. and Canada. Journal Of
Education For Library & Information Science, 52(3), 212-237. Howard, D., Nieuwenhuijsen, E. R., & Saleeby, P. (2008). Health promotion and
education: Application of the ICF in the US and Canada using an ecological perspective. Disability & Rehabilitation, 30(12/13), 942-
954. doi:10.1080/09638280701800483Howard, D., Nieuwenhuijsen, E. R., & Saleeby, P. (2008). Health promotion and
education: Application of the ICF in the US and Canada using an ecological perspective. Disability & Rehabilitation, 30(12/13), 942-
954. doi:10.1080/09638280701800483
Marshall, S. K., Young, R. A., Stevens, A., Spence, W., Deyell, S., Easterbrook, A., & Brokenleg, M.
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