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Learning Link: July 31, 2008

2008 State of Learning in Canada: Toward a Learning Future

CCL's 2008 State of Learning in Canada report emphasizes that we can no longer afford to view the purpose of education and learning primarily as the preparation of youth for the labour market. Learning is not a commodity with a fixed end-point, but rather a continuous, individualized process with complex, unpredictable and non-linear trajectories.

This report contains four chapters that provide an overview of the state of learning for Canadians at key stages in the life cycle:

1. Learning in the early childhood years;
2. Learning in the elementary and secondary school years;
3. Learning in the post-secondary years; and
4. Learning in the adult years.

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Profile in Learning: Gregory Charles

It may come as a surprise, but Gregory Charles wants you to know that he keeps an encyclopedia in his bathroom. It may sound offbeat, but to Charles it’s no joke. In fact, it’s a perfect example of the popular entertainer’s belief that lifelong learning should have no boundaries. Go to article » 

Parents: teachers and role models

Read "Parenting styles, behaviour and skills and their impact on young children", from CCL's Lessons in Learning series, prepared by the Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre, Dec. 13, 2007

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More CCL news

• Reaching for the Tipping Point: this summary report examines strategies to make literacy a key public priority in Canada from CCL’s Adult Learning Knowledge Centre and Work and Learning Knowledge Centre
• The role of parents in early childhood learning explores how interactions with parents help young children develop their cognitive skills from CCL's Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre
• Northern Health and Learning Symposium hosted by CCL's Health and Learning Knowledge Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon, Sept. 24–25, 2008
• New report: A Comparative Study of Small Group Classroom Literacy Instruction and Computer-based Literacy Instruction on the Success of Adult Learners in GED Preparation
• New report: Adult Learning in Aboriginal Community-based Inner-city Organizations

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