Arthur Sweetman

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-provincial comparative approach, Dynamic Negotiations identifies potential avenues of reform. Academic and legal experts describe and analyse the history, current structure, and functioning of bargaining in public elementary and secondary schools in six key jurisdictions - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland - representing a spectrum of approaches. This is a vital area of public policy that is much discussed but not well enough understood. The volume is a valuable resource for policy-makers, academics, and practitioners in education and labour relations. Contributors: Mustapha Bettache (Laval University), Travor C. Brown (Memorial University), Thomas Fleming (University of Victoria), Jean-Noël Grenier (Laval University), Robert Hickey (Queen's University), Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux (lawyer), Susan McWilliams (Limestone District School Board), Joseph B. Rose (McMaster University), Karen Schucher (Osgoode Hall Law School), Elizabeth Shilton (Queen's University), Sara Slinn (Osgoode Hall Law School), Brendan Sweeney (Queen's University), Arthur Sweetman (McMaster University), Kelly Williams-Whitt (University of Lethbridge).

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 incredibly rapid economic growth, standards of living in China have increased appreciably and many families have been raised from poverty. New concerns, such as economic inequality and environmental degradation, are, however, arising. Economic issues related to China's reforms are explored in an accessible manner by a wide array of Chinese and international scholars who use this anniversary to take stock of, and provide insight into, the remarkable transitions underway.

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 incredibly rapid economic growth, standards of living in China have increased appreciably and many families have been raised from poverty. New concerns, such as economic inequality and environmental degradation, are, however, arising. Economic issues related to China's reforms are explored in an accessible manner by a wide array of Chinese and international scholars who use this anniversary to take stock of, and provide insight into, the remarkable transitions underway.

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 impact on China and the world. Economic Transitions with Chinese Characteristics: Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up puts the current economic situation into a broad context and looks at a number of issues related to economic growth, finance, and technological change.

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 impact on China and the world. Economic Transitions with Chinese Characteristics: Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up puts the current economic situation into a broad context and looks at a number of issues related to economic growth, finance, and technological change.

Examining choice, opportunity and barriers related to post-secondary attendance and persistence.

Examining choice, opportunity and barriers related to post-secondary attendance and persistence.

A multi-disciplinary study of the skills, knowledge, and abilities that enable people to contribute to the economy and their communities.

A multi-disciplinary study of the skills, knowledge, and abilities that enable people to contribute to the economy and their communities.

An analysis of the 2003 SARS outbreak by physicians involved in the crisis, historians, and policy experts.

An analysis of the 2003 SARS outbreak by physicians involved in the crisis, historians, and policy experts.

Alors que notre epoque est toujours davantage orientee vers le savoir, notre societe s'interesse de plus en plus a l'amelioration du systeme d'education et des resultats des etudiants, et les prises de decisions fondees sur la recherche font partie du processus d'innovation en matiere d'education. Diverses personnes impliquees dans le developpement et l'utilisation de ces recherches, avec leurs perspectives differentes, se sont reunies pour produire cet ouvrage : des universitaires de facultes d'education, des decideurs de politiques d'education de diverses juridictions (federale, provinciale et conseil scolaire), des economistes et diverses autres personnes ayant un interet particulier en education. De ce fait, la matiere traitee est plus vaste qu'il n'est d'usage en un seul volume. Des divergences d'interet parfois tres marquees se manifestent - ce qui constitue un des points forts de l'ouvrage. Les 19 essais, chacun accompagne d'un commentaire, et quatre " reflexions " comprennent d'amples discussions sur l'environnement politique et scolaire, ou la recherche est utilisee (ou non) dans l'elaboration des politiques et leur mise en pratique, et des etudes de cas de developpements novateurs en matiere d'education dans diverses juridictions. Plusieurs chapitres presentent aussi des vues d'ensemble et des analyses de programmes d'evaluation a grande echelle, ainsi que des analyses economiques qui examinent les liens entre systeme scolaire et performances individuelles, en particulier relative a la situation sur le marche du travail, bien plus tard dans la vie.

Alors que notre epoque est toujours davantage orientee vers le savoir, notre societe s'interesse de plus en plus a l'amelioration du systeme d'education et des resultats des etudiants, et les prises de decisions fondees sur la recherche font partie du processus d'innovation en matiere d'education. Diverses personnes impliquees dans le developpement et l'utilisation de ces recherches, avec leurs perspectives differentes, se sont reunies pour produire cet ouvrage : des universitaires de facultes d'education, des decideurs de politiques d'education de diverses juridictions (federale, provinciale et conseil scolaire), des economistes et diverses autres personnes ayant un interet particulier en education. De ce fait, la matiere traitee est plus vaste qu'il n'est d'usage en un seul volume. Des divergences d'interet parfois tres marquees se manifestent - ce qui constitue un des points forts de l'ouvrage. Les 19 essais, chacun accompagne d'un commentaire, et quatre " reflexions " comprennent d'amples discussions sur l'environnement politique et scolaire, ou la recherche est utilisee (ou non) dans l'elaboration des politiques et leur mise en pratique, et des etudes de cas de developpements novateurs en matiere d'education dans diverses juridictions. Plusieurs chapitres presentent aussi des vues d'ensemble et des analyses de programmes d'evaluation a grande echelle, ainsi que des analyses economiques qui examinent les liens entre systeme scolaire et performances individuelles, en particulier relative a la situation sur le marche du travail, bien plus tard dans la vie.