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Learning Link: March 4, 2009

2008 Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning (SCAL)

CCL has released its third SCAL report, examining Canadian opinions and experiences with respect to early childhood learning, structured learning, work-related learning, and health-related learning. Among the report’s many findings:

• Parents are allowing young children less time for computer games than for television, videos and DVDs; and
• Compared to last year’s SCAL, fewer Canadians believe public schools are preparing students for the working world.

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Practically Speaking—Mental Health Works: Helping open eyes—and minds—about mental health in the workplace

According to Canada’s Public Health Agency, mental health and addiction problems cost the economy nearly $30 billion a year in lost productivity and other indirect costs. Mental Health Works offers an innovative program that educates employers and employees on the best ways to approach, and deal with, mental illness issues in the workplace. Go to article » 

Reading the Future: Ryan Rolfe's success story

This video tells the story of Ryan Rolfe, a 23-year-old Moncton native working to upgrade his literacy skills and become an electrical engineering technician. Ryan’s profile is one of six that explores what motivates adults to improve their literacy skills and how that decision can change their lives. It was produced for Reading the Future: Planning to meet Canada’s future literacy needs.

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More CCL News

• The CCL-funded report Use of workplace skills-based prior learning assessment and recognition looks at ways in which the PLAR process can assist persons with new disabilities to redefine their workplace strengths in order to reintegrate the workforce.
  
• Integrating research-based information into the professional practices by teachers and school administrators: Toward a knowledge transfer model adapted to the educational environment, a new CCL-funded report, examines how four groups of education professionals in the province of Quebec use research and the types of research-based information that are used.
  

Reminders

• Linking Communities / Overcoming Barriers, the 4th annual national symposium of CCL's Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, is being held from June 8–10, 2009, in Montreal, Quebec 
• This spring, CCL's Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre will be a sponsor and contributor to the following events:
  • First Nations and Métis Education Promising Practices Symposium;
  • Manitoba Aboriginal Education Research Forum - Shawane Dagosiwin;
  • and Alberta Provincial Indigenous Language Symposium: Taking Action for Indigenous Languages
    
• Evolving Education: Learning in the 21st Century, a three-part video series highlighting innovative practices in Western Canada is being broadcast in Saskatchewan and on Satellite Networks, starting Feb. 16, 2009

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