Preferences of Residents in Four Northern Alberta Communities Regarding Local Post-Secondary Programming

• Published in: The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
• Main Authors: Patrick J. Fahy, Nancy Steel, Patricia Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Athabasca University Press 2009
• Subjects: Distance delivery; remote education; northern Aboriginal education in Canada; socioeconomic factors in learning; Special aspects of education; LC8-6691; Canada; Fox Lake; Mackay; Wabasca; Chipewyan
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v10i3.673; https://doaj.org/article/2008aa42f012443f89a49a221098067f

The western Canadian province of Alberta has used some of the proceeds from exploitation of its extraordinary natural resources to make available a range of post-secondary training and education opportunities to residents. While these provisions appear comprehensive, this study examined how well the...