Program Survival Can Depend on Partnerships: Technology Education in Nova Scotia, 2(14)

Authors

  • Gregg MacKinnon

Abstract

As a result of the government closure of the Nova Scotia Teachers College in July of 1997, the province of Nova Scotia was without a Technology Education teacher-preparation program. After considerable deliberation over a period of two years, the government awarded the right to offer a new program to Acadia University in the spring of 1998. The proposal, which as finally accepted, demonstrates a unique partnership between Acadia University and Horton District High School. Practical aspects of technology education will be taught on-site at the newly constructed technology-rich high school with the balance of the program to be offered at Acadia University, home of the recent laptop initiative coined the "Acadia Advantage." The partnership represents the culmination of several years of leadership challenges spanning the university, public school and government settings.

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Published

1998-01-01

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Partnership Articles