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Enrolment trends decreasing in Canada According to Statistics Canada’s most recent figures, Canada’s elementary and secondary school enrolments fell by 1.2% between the 1997–1998 and the 2003–2004 school years, and further declines are expected over the next few years as the school-age population decreases. The current issue of Lessons in Learning examines the challenges and opportunities posed by these trends. Read article »
Large survey of attitudes toward learning set for release on Oct. 10 The Canadian Council on Learning is preparing its first release of the annual Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning.
The survey—a barometer of opinions, perceptions and beliefs about lifelong learning in Canada—asked Canadians about four aspects of learning throughout the lifespan: early childhood learning; structured learning (elementary, secondary and post-secondary); work-related learning; and health and learning.
Reminder: New Journal of Applied Research on Learning calls for manuscripts CCL is launching the Journal of Applied Research on Learning (JARL). The first issue of JARL will be released in April 2007. Submissions will be accepted until Oct. 31, 2006. Authors of original applied research interested in submitting manuscripts are invited to review the full call for submissions.
CCL posts state-of-the-field report on e-learning This state-of-the-field review conducted by Rossiter Consulting reveals that, as information and communication technologies are put in place, organizations and individuals adopt them for learning activities.
CCL recruiting staff for its Ottawa and Vancouver offices The Canadian Council on Learning is seeking to staff a number of positions in Ottawa and Vancouver. CCL is a results-driven, fast-paced organization that takes great pride in the diverse talents and energy of its employees. CCL is currently staffing the following positions:
Media Relations Specialist Knowledge Exchange Specialists Research Analyst/Statistician Senior Research Analyst
CCL hosts workshops on writing successful research proposals
CCL is hosting a series of workshops entitled Successful Research Proposals: Start to Finish, facilitated by Dr. Dawn McArthur. These training events, to be held across Canada, are designed to help participants acquire strategies, tools and hands-on practice for developing competitive research proposals. For more information, contact Tracy Lavin.
Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre at Quebec public health conference Several consortium members of the Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre will participate at Quebec’s upcoming public health conference, 10es Journées annuelles de santé publique : 10 years of boundless knowledge, at the symposium entitled Understanding early childhood, acting for the future: the contribution of longitudinal studies symposium. Claire Gascon Giard, general coordinator of the Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre, will facilitate a roundtable session called Early childhood on the agenda? Better harmonization of research, intervention and public policy. The knowledge centre will also have an exhibit booth at the conference.
Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre presents at New Brunswick Training and Networking Conference for Early Childhood Development Claire Gascon Giard, general coordinator of CCL's Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development, will deliver a presentation entitled Nourishing the development of young children in Canada: Why, what, when, who, how? during the New Brunswick Training and Networking Conference for Early Childhood Development, taking place Oct. 18–20, 2006. Mrs. Gascon Giard will also facilitate a workshop called Reducing aggression and nourishing social development and self-control in young children: What you need to know to be able to help parents and caregivers in their roles, best practices and training available.
Work and Learning Knowledge Centre supports forum on immigrants and workplace training In partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, CCL’s Work and Learning Knowledge Centre is providing support for a conference entitled Skills, Jobs and Immigrants: What's Working, Who's Working? It will take place in Toronto, Oct. 12–13, 2006.
Adult Learning Knowledge Centre supports events in Atlantic Canada CCL’s Adult Learning Knowledge Centre is supporting several speaking events throughout Atlantic Canada in autumn 2006:
Care for Seniors, Sept. 28, 2006 Dr. Janice Keefe speaks at a day-long conference on care for seniors, providing information about the local and international contexts. Dr. Keefe is a Canada Research Chair in Aging and Caregiving Policy in the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University. The speaker event will take place at the New Brunswick Teachers Association Building in Fredericton. Contact: Jo Ann Fellows, Third Age Centre, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, N.B.
Adult Learning: Too Many Left Behind, Oct. 19, 2006 Karen Myers speaks about a research paper on adult learning in Canada, recently released by the Canadian Policy Research Networks. The paper, “Too Many Left Behind: Canada’s Adult Education and Training System,” which Myers co-authored with Patrice de Broucker, proposes a strong vision for an adult-learning system in Canada. The speaker event, organized by MCCE, takes place at the Westin Hotel in Halifax. Contact: Joan Hicks, MCCE, Halifax, N.S.
First Nations Art: Outreach, Talk and Response, Nov. 3, 2006 Dr. Ruth B. Phillips delivers a talk on the collecting and representation of First Nations art, at the 2006 conference of the Universities Art Association of Canada, hosted by the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. The speaker event aims to include First Nations communities, offering an Aboriginal responder to speak after Phillips’ talk. Dr. Phillips is a Canada Research Chair in Modern Culture and professor of art history at Carleton University. Contact: David Howard, Chair of Historical and Critical Studies, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Halifax, N.S.
Low health literacy an obstacle to optimal health Many obstacles cause some segments of the population to have difficulties managing their health adequately. One of them is health literacy. Dr. Irving Rootman, professor at the University of Victoria and a scientific advisor at CCL’s Health and Learning Knowledge Centre, authored an article in the Sept. 12 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ-JAMC) in which he calls for Canadian physicians and medical organizations to support efforts made by CCL’s Health and Learning Knowledge Centre and similar organizations to work together to promote health literacy.
Go to the article on the CMAJ website: Health literacy: Where are the Canadian Doctors? CMAJ, Sept. 12, 2006; 175(6)
Reminder: CCL issues RFP for health and learning research projects
CCL is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for research projects in health and learning in Canada. Community-based organizations, businesses, labour organizations, and research and academic institutions interested in entering into an agreement to conduct research projects on health and learning in Canada are invited to submit their proposals by midnight on Oct. 16, 2006 (EDT).
Reminder: Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre Celebration Event—Oct. 19, 2006
CCL’s Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre, which was announced in March 2006, will host a celebration event at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19. The event will be hosted by the co-leads of the knowledge centre, Dr. Marie Battiste of the Aboriginal Education Research Centre and Dr. Vivian Ayoungman of the First Nations Adult Higher Education Consortium. Everyone is welcome. For more information please contact Rita Bouvier.
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