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Campus Alberta Quality Council annual report

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Each annual report describes the activities of the Campus Alberta Quality Council and summarize progress towards meeting the goals and priority initiatives of the council as outlined in its action plans. More ≫

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Each annual report describes the activities of the Campus Alberta Quality Council and summarize progress towards meeting the goals and priority initiatives of the council as outlined in its action plans.

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Roles and mandates policy framework for Alberta's adult learning system

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Provides policy direction for post-secondary institutions and other adult learning providers that reflects and supports the Adult Learning System Vision and Principles. This includes policy... More ≫

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Provides policy direction for post-secondary institutions and other adult learning providers that reflects and supports the Adult Learning System Vision and Principles. This includes policy direction on institutional roles, mandates, relationships with each other, with government, and to some extent with their communities. The framework differentiates the publicly-funded post-secondary system in Alberta into six sectors and assigns each of the 26 publicly-funded institutions to one of the sectors, providing descriptions of the programming, research and collaboration mandates of each sector.

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Student Aid Alberta designation policies

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The Student Aid sector of Alberta Advanced Education is responsible for assigning a designation status once a post-secondary program has been approved or licensed. Designation status is assigned... More ≫

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The Student Aid sector of Alberta Advanced Education is responsible for assigning a designation status once a post-secondary program has been approved or licensed. Designation status is assigned when the program meets specific federal and provincial designation criteria. Designation status allows student in that program to apply for student financial assistance. This publication is intended for post-secondary institutions and presents several policies concerning designation and de-designation of specific programs in Alberta.

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Research funding at Alberta's comprehensive academic and research institutions

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This report is produced annually by the Research Capacity Planning branch of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology. Data derived from the report are compiled and used as a performance measure... More ≫

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This report is produced annually by the Research Capacity Planning branch of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology. Data derived from the report are compiled and used as a performance measure in Measuring Up, a component of the Government of Alberta's Annual Report, and the Business Plan and Annual Report for the Ministry of Advanced Education and Technology (AET). The data collection process has been adjusted in order to provide and analyze data that are consistent with the overall sponsored research revenue totals reported by the institutions to the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO). These institutions include Athabasca University, and the Universities of Alberta, Calgary and Lethbridge. Previous reports described a ten year span of historical data, but given requirements associated with restating the data in accordance with the new process, this report details a five year span of data.

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Learning Clicks final report

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Learning Clicks is an awareness program that assists students in junior and senior high, their parents and other interested adults learners about the importance, long-term benefits, and... More ≫

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Learning Clicks is an awareness program that assists students in junior and senior high, their parents and other interested adults learners about the importance, long-term benefits, and opportunities of post-secondary education. The main objective is to engage the students and adults in a dynamic presentation that leads them to current, quality and up-to-date resources, motivating them to start planning for a post-secondary transition. The priority short-term outcomes for the program are that presentation participants have a(n): 1. Better understanding of what post-secondary education is. 2. Better awareness of what post-secondary education options are available in Alberta. 3. Increased understanding of what costs are associated with post-secondary education. 4. Increased knowledge on how and where to access good information on post-secondary education. The long-term outcomes are that more presentation participants are attending post-secondary education and participating in lifelong...

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Forum summary : A Learning Alberta dialogue and direction : summary of the Minister's Forum

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s... More ≫

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s advanced education system. Part of this review included a Minister’s Forum on Advanced Learning, held November 1 and 2, 2005 in Edmonton. This document presents a summary of the discussions and results of the forum.

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The forum background : A Learning Alberta dialogue and direction

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s... More ≫

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s advanced education system. Part of this review included a Minister’s Forum on Advanced Learning, held November 1 and 2, 2005 in Edmonton. This document was part of the background package provided to forum participants, and includes a proposed vision and policy framework.

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A Learning Alberta. Quality in Alberta's advanced education system : a discussion document

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s... More ≫

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s advanced education system. This discussion document focuses on obtaining stakeholder feedback on how to identify and ensure a high quality advanced education system in Alberta. It reviews Alberta's current system of quality assurance and assessment measures, proposes a framework to guide discussions on quality in advanced education, and concludes with key questions.

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A Learning Alberta. Fostering innovation in Alberta : a discussion document

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s... More ≫

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s advanced education system. This discussion document was developed to focus on obtaining stakeholder feedback on how to foster innovation in Alberta. It provides a conceptual definition of innovation that expands beyond research and development activities, as well as providing a draft set of principles to potentially guide innovation in Alberta.

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A Learning Alberta. Increasing accessibility to advanced education for under-represented Albertans : a discussion document

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s... More ≫

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s advanced education system. This discussion document was developed to focus on a key concern of the initiative: how to ensure that opportunities are available to every Albertan to advance their education – to maximize their own potential as well as to contribute to their communities and the continued prosperity of the province now and in the future.

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