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Alberta Journal of Educational Research

Published by University of Alberta • ISSN: 00024805

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Transitioning from the reflection-based safety literacy classroom to the worksite: The student experience

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Reflection-based safety literacy is a form of education that builds bridges between the classroom and the workplace. This paper explores how experiences shared in the classroom create connections between health and safety learning material and its application in personal and professional lives. The …

Blog analysis: An exploration of French students' perceptions towards foreign cultures during their overseas internships

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Increasingly, tourism and hospitality university programs in France include internships which add a vocational dimension to the academic aspects of the course. These internships a) provide exposure to real world professional situations, b) add market value to the student experience, and c) offer a f…

Examining the research base on university co-operative education in light of the neoliberal challenge to liberal education

Review
Thursica Kovinthan is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. Her research interests include citizenship education, gender equality in education, and conflict and post-conflict education. Thursica received her M.A. in Child Study and Education from the Ontario Instit…

"Reinventing" vocational education policy: Pitfalls and possibilities

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This article traces vocational education policy in the province of Alberta from the 1960s federal Technical and Vocational Training Assistance Act to the provincial endorsement of new curriculum and transition initiatives in the 1990s. The purpose is to understand the implications of shifts in polic…