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Lessons in Learning - Student achievement – What should we be measuring?
How much and how well are our children learning in school? Do they have the skills to succeed in tomorrow’s world? Are they prepared to meet the prerequisites of pursuing further education, to face the demands of the labour market and to become active citizens of our society? Parents, students, employers, and the general public all want the answer to these questions, and governments and educators have designed a range of tools for monitoring and reporting learning outcomes and performance to measure the success of our learning systems. Read the article »
Deadline for Request for Proposals for research projects on structured learning extended to October 31, 2005
The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit offers from suppliers, individuals and/or service providers wishing to provide CCL with research projects pertaining to structured (formal) learning in Canadian elementary, secondary and/or post-secondary education systems.
CCL has recognized that this request for research proposals was not initially circulated as widely as intended. As a consequence, the closing date for this RFP and for the submission of detailed proposals to CCL has been extended to midnight on October 31, 2005 EST. All proposals should be submitted electronically using PDF, HTML, Microsoft Word or PowerPoint formats, by email to Douglas MacLeod.
The official CCL contact for this RFP, to whom all requests and communications should be addressed, is:
Douglas MacLeod Associate Director of Research and Knowledge Mobilization Canadian Council on Learning 1805 – 701 West Georgia Street P.O. Box 10132 Vancouver BC V7Y 1C6
CCL Seeking Qualified Reviewers for Request for Proposals
In the months and years ahead, the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) will be issuing numerous calls for research proposals, and each proposal we receive will be peer reviewed. To that end, CCL is creating an inventory of reviewers upon whom it may call to help adjudicate research proposals. CCL is interested in identifying community-based researchers as well as researchers who work in academic settings.
CCL is currently seeking reviewers with expertise in the following areas:
We invite you to propose up to three nominees for each area, and you may nominate yourself if you wish.
For more information, please refer to the detailed descriptions for each subject area on the CCL website.
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