Canadian Council on Learning | Conseil Canadien sur l'Apprentissage

This project facilitated knowledge exchange among individuals and organizations involved in the Mayor of Surrey's Crime Reduction Strategy. Collaborative learning strategies were applied in order to design a process that allowed academics and community members to share knowledge and experience about crime prevention. The project was effective as a catalyst for building and deepening relationships between organizations concerned about crime prevention. Key knowledge exchange outcomes included: development of a new concept for a program on working with youth at risk, implementation of a community safety survey, and a literature review on ethnicity. Most significantly, the project successfully engaged various community groups through collaborative learning strategies; this process allowed different voices to surface, conversations to take place, and understanding to be built. Information about the project is available at: www.surrey.sfu.ca/surreycommunity/crime/index.html.

This project engaged communities across Canada to raise awareness about the impact of current major population changes on education and to develop policy options for governments and communities. A series of roundtables were held; a survey of participants revealed that they were effective in providing current research data, facilitating networking, instilling a broad understanding of issues affecting immigrant, rural and Aboriginal students. The round tables also provided The Learning Partnership with useful information for the final report that reviews current and future trends as well as policy and planning challenges for federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions and school boards. Information about the project is available at: www.thelearningpartnership.ca/ (go to the Policy and Research section).