Arthur L Sweetman

Alors que notre époque est toujours davantage orientée vers le savoir, notre société s'intéresse de plus en plus à l'amélioration du système d'éducation et des résultats des étudiants, et les prises de décisions fondées sur la recherche font partie du processus d'innovation en matière d'éducation. D...

Alors que notre époque est toujours davantage orientée vers le savoir, notre société s'intéresse de plus en plus à l'amélioration du système d'éducation et des résultats des étudiants, et les prises de décisions fondées sur la recherche font partie du processus d'innovation en matière d'éducation. D...

Labour relations in the public elementary and secondary school system is a vital area of Canadian public policy with important direct and indirect effects on society. However, at many times and in many jurisdictions, teacher bargaining has been regarded as profoundly unsuccessful. Taking an inter-pr...

Fulfilling Potential, Creating Success examines human capital development from the perspective of several disciplines including education, psychology, sociology, politics, economics, geography, health, and civic engagement. This volume, produced by the Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN), the S...

The contributors to this volume showcase their expertise by providing updates on the impacts that closely related economic and social factors have on immigration policy and recently arrived immigrants. These essays consider a range of timely topics, including temporary foreign workers, employment, s...

Addresses choice, opportunity, and barriers - including financial ones - related to post-secondary participation.This work offers insights into the factors that begin to operate long before students reach the end of high school, and points to the need to consider policy initiatives that start equall...

Deng Xiaoping formalized a Chinese national policy of "Reform and Opening" in a December 1978 speech before a plenary of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee. The long-term economic results of this new direction continue to be astonishing and the subsequent 30 years have had a singular im...

Economic Transitions with Chinese Characteristics: Social Change During Thirty Years of Reform explores a broad set of issues from an economic perspective. It addresses issues ranging from land tenure and housing to migration, labor markets, healthcare, demographics, and more. After 30 years of incr...