Comparative Costs of College/University in Alberta

COMPARING THE COST OF COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN ALBERTA   During meetings with Mr. Bruce MacDonald from Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, he agreed that in 2007/2008 the cost to deliver one year of academic education at an Alberta university was...

ESL High School Learners are Dropping Out

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS ARE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL   Current Situation  About 25% of Alberta students drop out of high school each year prior to completing their grade 12. About 75% of English as a Second Language (ESL) students drop out...

Future Direction of Higher Education

THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATIONPrepared by Dr. J.T. (Tom) Snell       Introduction As labor costs continue to rise in the future, both advanced as well as developing nations will be challenged to develop an even more productive workforce. As...