DOCUMENT RESUME ED 036 722 AC 006 502 AUTHOR Royce, Marion TITLE Continuing Education for Women in Canada; Trends and Opportunities. Monographs in Adult Education, 4. INSTITUTION Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, Toronto. Dept. of Adult Education. PUB DATF Sep 69 NCTE 174p. FDPS PRICE EDRS Price MF-$0.75 HC-$8.80 DESCRIPTORS Correspondence Study, Discussion Groups, Educational Television, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Manpower Development, Nursing, *Professional Continuing Education, Public Affairs Education, *Public School Adult Education, Teacher Education, *University Extension, Volunteers, *Womens Education IDENTIFIERS *Canada ABSTRACT This report describes a number of innovative continuing education programs for Canadianwomen under the auspices of universities, local educational authorities, and other organizations. It covers daytime (largely part time)classes at Mount St. Vincent University, the Thomas More Institute, and the Universities of British Columbia, Calgary, Guelph,and Manitoba; offerings by extension departments and continuingeducation centers at McGill, the University of Toronto, and the Universitiesof Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Guelphand Manitoba; and activities of the Adult Education Division of theCalgary School Board, including those in cooperation with the Universityof Calgary. It also deals with a public affairs educationprogram in Toronto, training of volunteers by and for the National Councilof Jewish women, discussion groups sponsored by the Young Women's Christian Association, career seminars at Centennial College, professional courses of the Quo Vadis School of Nursing, as wellas a Federal work orientation program, correspondence study, English forNew Canadians, and educational television in Quebec. (ly) A nEduca1 p or u I * U S DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE Of EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED tXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT POINTS Of VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO HOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY Ysi /OW N ADULT EDUCATION T OF ADULT EDUCATION MAL PUBLICATION OF TITUTE CATION of CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN CANADA TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES Marion Royce Research Associate Monographs in Adult Education, No, 4 Department of Adult Education An informal publication of The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education ACKNOWLEDGMENTS After several decades of preoccupation with the education of girls and women in various vicissitudes, indebtedness to colleagues and friends both at home and abroad reaches substantial proportions, especially, however, I would thank most warmly all those who have helped to make this report possible--individuals who gave generously of their time,opened access to learning groups, provided illuminating documentation and in several cases checked text for accuracy. Chief in this instance I am indebted to Dr. Roby Kidd whose capacity for tolerating "the private person" and at the same time including each person fullyin the community over which he presides has made a post-retirement job in his Department surpassingly rewarding. Not less do I owe to the Department's skilled and perceptive editorial advisor, my friend, Myrna Knechtel. Thanks are due also to Ginger Cross and Jacqueline Maguire who patiently typed the text, and to Annemarie Travers for her unfailing helpfulness. Marion Royce Research Associate Department of Adult Education The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education September 1969 iii It CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . , . p p iii INTRODUCTION . , R , R 1 Chapter I, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR MATURE WOMEN STUDENTS . 7 University of British Columbia University of Calgary University of Guelph University of Manitoba Mount St. Vincent University Thomas More Institute II. UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS OF EXTENSION AND CENTERS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION . * 36 University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of Calgary University of Guelph McGill University University of Manitoba University of Toronto York University III. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES . 63 Calgary School Board: Adult Education Division Calgary School Board: Adult Education Division in Cooperation with the University of Calgary IV, VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS . 73 Association of Womoil Electors National Council of Jewish Women Young Women's Christian Association of Canada vi Chapter V. PROGRAMS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 91 Centennial College (Challenge to Change) Ontario Department of Education Professional Associations: Administrative assistants and private secretari,)s Business executives Hospital personnel Hospital volunteers Nurses Physicians Women in petroleum and allied industries Quo Vadis School of Nursing' A Work Orientation Program in Vancouver VI. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF WOMEN . 114 Continuing Education by Correspondence-- Some Government and University Programs Ontario Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship--Newcomers to Canada Learn English Saskatoon Public Library and University of Saskatchewan Extension Division--Return to Learning, Opportunities for Women to Continue Their Education Department of Education of Quebec, Continuing Education Branch--The Continuing Education of Women Through TEVEC-- A Pilot Project in Educational Television APPENDIX A. STATISTICS: WOMEN IN CONTINUING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION (UNIVERSITY OP BRITISH COLUMBIA) . 133 APPENDIX B. CONSTITUTION: CONTINUING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION (CUE) 140 APPENDIX C. QUESTIONNAIRE ON CAMPUS DAY CARE (UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH 143 COLUMBIA). APPENDIX D. PROGRAM: SCHOOL FOR CITIZEN PARTICUATION (NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN--TORONTO AND VANCOUVER 145 SECTIONS). APPENDIX E. THE QUO VADIS SCHOOL OF NURSING (SOURCES OF DATA FOR 146 RESEARCH). APPENDIX F. THE TWO-WAY AGENCY REFERRAL PROCEDURE AND AGENCY LIAISON (DEPARTMENT OF MANPOWER AND IMMIGRATION, 148 VANCOUVER METROPOLITAN AREA) . 0 vii APPENDIX G. PROGRAM: ARTS OF MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 1969 (BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB OF TORONTO), 151 APPENDIX H.OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING ACT 154 APPENDIX I. PROGRAM: RETURN TO LEARNING SEMINAR (SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN) 155 APPENDIX J. RETURN TO LEARNING FOLLOW-UP: CHARACTERISTICS OF 157 COUNSELING SERVICE USERS. APPENDIX K. SOME COMMENTS OF RETURNING MATURE WOMEN STUDENTS IN DEGREE OR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES . 166 INTRODUCTION "What is the difference between nationalism and chauvinism?" It was a probing question and one relevant to the subject--"The Canadian Political Seene"--under discussion at the final session ofa University of Manitoba Extension course sponsored in cooperation with the University Women's Club of Winnipeg. The questioner, a member of the class, afterward confessed to lingering resentment of hostile attitudes demonstrated by Canadians toward her German-born parents during World War II, althoughthey had come to Canada a decade previously and had becomeCanadian citizens, Apart from the International implications of the question,it led one to speculate whether the fact that classes (in both official languages)are being made available to allnewcomers, may point to some change in attitude toward those who come from other countries to shareour national life. But what has this to do with the continuing education of women? (Rathor one might ask what has not to do with the continuingeducation of women. And what vast areas of T5Wledge thereare to be explored!) That class in Winnipeg, in itself a mind-stretching enterprise, typifiesa definite trend in the continuing education ofwomen in Canada. Several divisions of university extension offer non-credit day-time classes chiefly, though not exclusively, for women often in cooperation withor at the request of a university women's club, alone or in combination with other women's groups in the community. Language classes for immigrant women, with correlated nursery or kindergarten programs for their children, not only help to prepare newcomers for citizenship but also foster mutual respect and understanding between "old" and "new" Canadians through the volunteers who are leaders. These programs, like others that are contributing to the continuing education of women in this country, are generally initiated by individuals with imagination, dynamism, and some genius for organization. Naturally enough where the education of women is the particularconcern, it is usually a woman who articulates the need and enlists cooperation and support to build a program. Usually too, since men tend to wield the administrative authority, there is a man or a group of men who recognize the merits ofa suggested project and give it their support. Moreover, such experimental developments in the education of women often yield learnings thatare more widely applicable in the field of adult education. It is the purpose of this report to describe some of these developing projects, how they were initiated, and what they are achieving. Some work-oriented programa One could scarcely find a better example of the continuing education of women than the Quo Vadis School of Nursing. It is not only unique but also truly pioneering. Imagine a school of nursing offering a two-year non- residential course for women between the ages of 30 and 50! With a few experimental exceptions, it has long been assumed that it takes threeyears to train a nurse. Nevertheless, there is just that kind of school in one of the boroughs of Metropolitan Toronto, and members of itsnow three classes of graduates are proving its efficacy in the practice of their profession. 2 Another incipient