Full-day Kindergarten: Ontario

January 2010 the Premier of Ontario announced the province was introducing full-day kindergarten as of September 2010. The transition would be over a five year period with 39 schools phasing in full-day learning for four and five year olds at the start of the 2010-2011 school year. What is full-day kindergarten? Miller (2005) provides a clear explanation: “A full-day kindergarten program is a program in which a child attends school each weekday for approximately six hours. Two other types of programs are half-day kindergarten programs, in which the child attends school each weekday for 2½-3 hours in either the morning or the afternoon, and alternate-day kindergarten programs, in which the child attends school every other weekday” (p.1). Up to this point in time, the latter two types of programs were operating in the province of Ontario. So, why the change

The Bullying Boss

Leadership has mistakenly been assumed to be a quality processed by all individuals who have positions of authority. Implied is the ability to “draw others into the active pursuit of the strategic goals” (Cunningham and Cordeiro, 2006, p. 155) of the organization. This ability energizes faculty to take the organization to greater heights of achievement. But, as Elash (2004) clearly pointed out, “the corporate scandals at the turn of the millennium clearly demonstrate that leaders can be self-serving and greedy …. Even if they are well intentioned, leaders can abuse their power. … Some are just bullies who mistreat others simply because they are in a position to do so” (p.2)

Signs When Positional Authority is out of Control

In this article, various scenarios are shared to illustrate the abusive use of positional authority. The scenarios are real with the professional lives of individuals seriously affected as a result of abuse

Abusive Administration: A Case Study

In the academic world, there is an assumption of reasonable administrative conduct. In fact, to ensure such conduct, universities, like other public institutions, may have collective agreements to reinforce this assumption

Unacceptable but Tolerated Behavior

The literature discusses bullying in terms of the misuse of a power situation over another individual repeatedly. Single, isolated incidences do not qualify as an act of bullying. Rather, bullying is the repetition of these acts combined with the desire on the part of the individual with the greater power base to cause physical, emotional, or social distress in another individual

Is Ontario Moving to Provincial Negotiation of Teaching Contracts?

In Canada, the statutes governing public school teachers’ collective bargaining are a combination of the provincial Labour Relations Act or Code and the respective provincial Education/School/Public Schools Act

The Impact Early Retirement Plans Have on University Goals and Objectives

Canadian university policies of mandatory retirement have undergone challenges with mixed effects

Food Insecurity Resources at the University of Mississippi

Food security is defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as, access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle. Estimates of food insecurity on college campuses range from 19-46%, but 20-25% of students who are not classified as food insecure still report anxiety about food shortage. The purpose of this policy brief is to contextualize the results from research on the campus awareness of the Ole Miss Food Bank and the nutritional analysis of the Food Bank\u27s offerings

Resident perspectives on green infrastructure in an experimental suburban stormwater management program

Municipalities are increasingly promoting green infrastructure in residential neighborhoods as a strategy to manage stormwater runoff, but the extent to which residents are willing to adopt these alternatives to conventional landscaping remains unclear. This study examines the West Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project in Parma, Ohio, a suburban green infrastructure demonstration site for a new regional stormwater management program in the Cleveland metropolitan region. Residents were offered free installation of green infrastructure (e.g., rain gardens, right-of-way bioretentions, and rain barrels) on their property. Through a mixed method case-study, we analyze the socio-cultural factors that influence participation including resident’s self-reported landscaping behaviors, environmental knowledge and values, and attitudes and perceptions toward green infrastructure and stormwater management. Results suggest that attitudes and perceptions most strongly influenced participation, residents generally disconnect local stormwater management from regional water resource issues, and that trusted peers may be more likely to encourage participation than official promotional strategies. These findings point to the importance of context-dependent framing and neighborhood partners in outreach activities

An edition of the ten commandments commentary in BL Harley 2398 and the related version in Trinity College Dublin 245, York Minster XVI.L.12 and Harvard English 738 : together with discussion of related commentaries.

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