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PEER EDUCATION [11 records]

Record 1 2021-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

VANDU is a group of users and former users who work to improve the lives of people who use drugs through user-based peer support and education. VANDU is committed to increasing the capacity of people who use drugs to live healthy, productive lives. VANDU is also committed to ensuring that drug users have a real voice in their community and in the creation of programs and policies designed to serve them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Penal Administration
OBS

Correctional Service of Canada. The National Peer Education and Counselling Program is currently being implemented across all regions, for both men and women offenders. This program includes general information on hepatitis and tuberculosis.

Key term(s)
  • National Peer Education and Counselling Programme
  • PEC Program
  • PEC Programme
  • National PEC Program
  • National PEC Programme
  • Peer Education and Counselling Program
  • Peer Education and Counselling Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
OBS

Service correctionnel du Canada. La mise en œuvre du Programme national d'éducation et d'entraide par les pairs pour les délinquants et les délinquantes a débuté dans toutes les régions. Ce programme prévoit notamment la diffusion de renseignements généraux sur l'hépatite et la tuberculose.

Key term(s)
  • Programme d'éducation et d'entraide par les pairs

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Finance
OBS

GAMA International Canada is the only association dedicated to providing networking opportunities and promoting the professional development needs of management in the financial services industry.

OBS

GAMA International' s mission is : offer world-class education and training resources to members; provide opportunities for members to build relationships] with peer professionals; recognize members for achieving standards of excellence in distribution management [and] promote growth through industry leadership opportunities.

OBS

GAMA International Canada’s roots go back to 1974, when the Life Insurance Managers Association of Canada (LIMAC) was born. ... Most recently known as the Managers Association of Financial Advisors of Canada (MAFAC), the association was renamed GAMA International Canada in October 2002 ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Mental Disorders
OBS

A. P. P. L. E. strives to enhance the quality of life of... members by offering peer support, employment, low cost recreational programs, referral information, mental health education, volunteer opportunities, computer training, and a meal program to all... members.... The main focus of [the] program is to provide a low cost quality recreation program for persons with mental health issues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

An instructional method in which one child tutors another in material on which the tutor is an "expert" and the tutee is a "novice."

CONT

Tutoring approaches and models have many variations in the regular classroom and include tutorial instruction, peer tutoring, peer teaching, peer education...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

[Méthode pédagogique] qui consiste en une intervention structurée entre deux élèves où l'un d'eux fournit à l'autre un support scolaire.

CONT

Le projet présenté visait à améliorer le niveau de lecture des élèves de trois écoles d’immersion française grâce au tutorat par les pairs. Le programme consistait en des sessions privées entre un pair de cinquième, sixième ou septième année et un lecteur en difficulté de deuxième ou troisième année.

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Problems
DEF

The provision of education by members of a community to members of the same or an equivalent community on a particular subject such as drug addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.

CONT

Peer education... is typically characterized by the use of members of a particular social network who are trained to become "experts" in a certain subject and encouraged to pass on the information to others in order to generate change among other members of the same group... Peer education aims at effecting modification of a person's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs or behaviours and is often applied in the context of drug addiction, HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] prevention and reproductive health promotion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

Approche éducative dans laquelle les membres d'un groupe social mènent des activités de sensibilisation et d'éducation organisées auprès de leurs pairs sur des sujets particuliers tels que la dépendance aux drogues, la prévention des maladies transmises sexuellement, etc.

CONT

L’éducation par les pairs sert souvent à susciter un changement au niveau de l’individu en tentant de modifier ses connaissances, ses attitudes, ses croyances, ou ses comportements.

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Educational Psychology
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

[A guidance approach] in which persons of the same age, disability, or other similar interest are trained to help guide others.

CONT

Peer counseling can assist students with personal problems and has contributed significantly to their psychological education [The author] suggested that when students are experiencing frustration, concerns, and problems, they generally seek out other students instead of school counselors, teachers, and parents. The school counselor can tap this trend by training students to use helping skills and increasing the number of students served.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

L'aide entre pairs a recours aux compétences, aux connaissances et à l'expérience des enfants et des jeunes de façon planifiée et structurée pour prévenir et réduire [l'intimidation]. Des élèves sélectionnés sont formés pour devenir des «pairs aidants» afin de gérer les conflits interpersonnels, l'exclusion sociale et [l'intimidation] dans la prévention et la non-violence.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Mental Disorders
OBS

We are dedicated : To provide education and information for people with mood disorders, families, professional and the public concerning mood disorders. To fostering self help within a peer support model for people with mood disorders and their families. To eliminating discrimination and stigma. To working with community partners. To advocating on behalf of people with mood disorders and their families.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Non-Governmental Provincial Programs (Canadian)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

The philosophy of the university's International Centre is based on creating an international climate on campus through student participation. Through the centre's three inter-related areas : Foreign Student Services and Programs, the Global Education Program and the Education Abroad Program-an environment that provides learning opportunities for students, encourages their participation in development and recognizes them as resources is fostered on campus. The centre offers programs and services including a speakers bureau made up of foreign and Canadian students with international experience, the annual International Week, a directory of resources for a global education which includes information on courses, faculty and student groups that have a focus on the South, and a peer referral system that matches students going on exchanges with those who are from there or who have been there.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes provinciaux non gouvernementaux canadiens
  • Coopération et développement économiques
OBS

Le Centre international de l'université a pour principe de créer un climat international sur le campus en faisant appel aux étudiants. Par les trois volets interreliés du centre, Services et programmes pour les étudiants étrangers, Programme d'éducation planétaire et Programme d'études à l'étranger, il favorise la création d'un milieu qui offre des possibilités d'apprentissage aux étudiants, les invite à participer au développement et les reconnaît en tant que personnes-ressources. Le centre offre des programmes et des services dont un bureau de conférenciers groupant des étudiants canadiens et étrangers ayant une éxperience internationale, la Semaine internationale annuelle, un répertoire de ressources pour l'éducation planétaire qui contient de l'information sur des cours, des groupes de professeurs et d'étudiants qui s'intéressent au Sud et un système d'aiguillage confraternel qui met en contact des étudiants qui s'engagent dans un échange avec d'autres, originaires du pays étranger ou qui y sont allés.

Spanish

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Record 10 2003-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Committees and Boards (Admin.)
  • Education
OBS

The Quality Assurance Monitoring Committee, a joint committee of the Association of Atlantic Universities(AAU) and the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission(MPHEC), carries out the monitoring function on behalf of the Commission. This Committee was established as a peer review committee whose purpose is to advise and assist the MPHEC in ensuring continuous improvement in the quality of academic programmes and of teaching at post-secondary institutions included within its scope by monitoring institutional quality assurance activities. A key outcome of the process is to provide assistance and advice to institutions on ways to enhance their current quality assurance policy and procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Comités et commissions (Admin.)
  • Pédagogie
OBS

Le Comité responsable de la vérification de l'assurance de la qualité, un comité conjoint de l'Association des universités de l'Atlantique (AUA) et de la Commission de l'enseignement supérieur des Provinces maritimes (CESPM), est responsable de la fonction de surveillance au nom de la Commission. Ce comité a été établi sous forme de comité d'évaluation par les pairs dans le but de conseiller et d'aider la CESPM à assurer une amélioration continue de la qualité des programmes d'études et de l'enseignement dans les établissements d'enseignement postsecondaire qui relèvent de son mandat en surveillant les activités d'assurance de la qualité dans les divers établissements. L'un des principaux résultats du processus est la prestation d'aide et de conseils aux établissements sur la façon d'améliorer leurs politiques et procédures existantes d'assurance de la qualité.

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

These are intensive programs where offenders live together in a separate unit. Assessments must be completed using standardized instruments, and the program must include the therapeutic use of behavioural limits and sanctions, as well as positive peer pressure and support, confrontation and the promotion of personal and social responsibility. The program must contain education and formal skill development elements as well as counselling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Dans le cadre de ces programmes intensifs, les détenus vivent ensemble dans une unité séparée. Les évaluations doivent être effectuées au moyen d'instruments normalisés, et les programmes doivent inclure les éléments suivants : limites comportementales et sanctions, pressions positives exercées par les autres détenus, soutien des pairs, confrontation et mise en valeur de la responsabilité personnelle et sociale. Ils doivent comprendre un module d'enseignement, un module structuré d'acquisition de compétences et des séances de counseling.

OBS

Source(s): Programmes correctionnels; fait partie des Programmes pour toxicomanes.

Spanish

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