Polish Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions and Canadian Community Colleges: A Comparison Using an Information Technology Conceptual Framework

Autor/inn/en	Butler, Norman L.; Pachocinski, Ryszard; Davidson, Barry S.
Titel	Polish Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions and Canadian Community Colleges: A Comparison Using an Information Technology Conceptual Framework
Quelle	8 (2006) 1, (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Schools; Information Technology; Community Colleges; Postsecondary Education; Nursing Education; Tourism; Comparative Analysis; Institutional Characteristics; Canada; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Informationstechnologie; Community college; Community College; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Pflegepädagogik; Tourismus; Kanada; Polen
Abstract	The aim of this study was to compare Polish post-secondary vocational institutions with Canadian community colleges using an information technology theoretical framework consisting of three parts: participation, feedback and partnership. The research concentrated upon programs in nursing, tourism and information technology delivered by the three following Polish schools: "Krakowska Szkola Medyczna" (Cracow, Poland), "Policealne Studium Zawodowe" (Cracow, Poland), "Cracow School of Information Technology"; and four Canadian community colleges: Red Deer (Red Deer, Alberta), Centennial (Scarborough, Ontario), Durham (Oshawa, Ontario) and Confederation (Thunder Bay, Ontario). No individual or group commissioned this research study; therefore, the investigators were unrestricted in conducting this work. Since this study consisted of a close examination of only seven programs, the results obtained are limited in their scope and applicability. The findings are perhaps more important to the participating Polish post-grammar vocational institutions than to the Canadian colleges because of the changes that are expected to occur in Poland's postsecondary vocational school system by the end of 2005. It is recommended that additional research be carried out in the future involving a larger number of institutions.(Contains 1 table.) (Author).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10