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April 11, 2005 Ottawa—The Canadian Council on Learning is proud to announce that Dr. Charles Ungerleider will serve as Director of Research and Knowledge Mobilization, effective immediately.
“Charles Ungerleider brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Canadian Council on Learning,” stated Dr. Paul Cappon, President and CEO. “As one of Canada’s best known and most highly respected researchers in the field of learning and education, he will ensure that CCL’s research agenda provides the most current and relevant information about learning and best practices to all Canadians.”
Dr. Ungerleider has held a wide range of senior positions in the education field. From 1998 until 2001, Dr. Ungerleider served as Deputy Minister of Education for the Province of British Columbia. Prior to assuming responsibility as Deputy Minister, Dr. Ungerleider was Associate Dean for teacher education (1993-1998) at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Ungerleider has studied and written about educational policy and governance, student assessment, inter-group relations, and the impact of media on Canadian society. In his recent book, Failing Our Kids: How we are ruining our public schools, Dr. Ungerleider drew on more than thirty years of experience in education to look critically at the state of public schooling in Canada, the key part schooling plays in fostering Canadian values, and how public schools are treated by parents, professionals, and politicians.
Dr. Ungerleider is based in CCL’s Vancouver office, together with Douglas MacLeod, Associate Director, Research and Knowledge Mobilization, and Douglas Hodgkinson, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Liaison.
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The Canadian Council on Learning is an independent, not-for-profit corporation funded through an agreement with Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Its mandate is to promote and support evidence-based decisions about learning throughout all stages of life, from early childhood through to the senior years.
For more information please contact:
Elizabeth Everson Director of Communications Canadian Council on Learning 215-50 O’Connor Street Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2
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