... phases (Daniel, 1996, ¶ 1): 1. Correspondence education through the use of the postal service 2. Open universities via mass media, i.e., television and radio 3. Personal media (Personal computer and VCR) 4. Knowledge media (Computer, Internet and telecommunications). Frontier College and Queen's university were two of the first educational institutions to offer some form of adult distance education in Canada. In 1899 Frontier ... and rural [populace]- (Williamson, 1975,p.94). In short, this programme involved screening twenty-six 16mm films that focused on local personalities throughout...

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... likely to be better educated, higher income earners, and individuals of primer working age"" (Hodgson 1). A study produce by Statistic Canada indicated that Canada has an "estimated shortage of 20,000 computer programmers, parallel by an estimate of 190,000 vacancies in the information technology sector in the United States"" (Drew et al. 9) Issues: The Cause of Brain Drain A recent study done ... of 1997"" (Belair and Frank IX). In addition the graduates of 1995 who moved to the U.S. "about 44% ranked themselves in the top 10% of their graduating class in their "field of study", and we...

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... a homeless teen will have had work experience, and they will have difficulty finding that first job if they are unable to find decent clothes to conduct a job interview in, or a computer and printer to construct a decent resumé to sell whatever talents they do have. For older people it can also be a problem finding work. "Finding other employment can pose unique ... a crucial role in decreasing the extent and depth of poverty among working-age families."" A good way to hit two birds with one stone is to create jobs in the construction field by recruiting people in unfortunate circumsta...

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... opportunities found in the south, and accounted to 15% loss of Canadian manufacturing jobs. Canada manufacturing declined from 19.2% in 1988 (GDP) to 17.3% in 1996. In the 1990s the computer, health and medical sector, and telecommunication grew at 30 % a year (Internet 1). Not only was the Canadian economy affected vastly, but imports and exports considerably increased between the three nations. NAFTA ... specialized and niche-oriented, we need a sizable market, with an industrial and commercial market eight times the size of Canada's, the U.S. fits the bill. And it's all one level pla...

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