Experiencing the CSSE Conference: Adding Meaning to Research

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This was the first time for me to attend the CSSE conference at Congress, and the experience was incredible in every way. On top of it all, as a graduate student, the conference provided invaluable opportunities to boost my academic growth. I presented my paper on lifelong learning of diasporic Chinese scholars through transnational community…

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Cognitive Nomads

A question I often hear from students beginning their graduate studies is, “What is CSSE?” To be honest, and likely stemming from my own inexperience in academia, I have rarely answered this question to the extent it deserves. The obvious answer has been, “CSSE is an annual meeting of people similarly interested and invested in…

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Thanks for the memories, Regina!

Let me begin this blog post with a huge shout out to the University of Regina for the wonderful CSSE experience! The 2018 annual conference was my fourth as a graduate student. Once again, I returned home excited by all the learning, as well as by the many opportunities to connect and reconnect with Canadian…

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Lack of resources and supports for students among key factors behind increased rates of violence towards teachers

According to a national study conducted by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), the growing number of violent – and underreported — incidents towards teachers is often linked to a lack of critical resources and supports for students in schools. The findings of the federation’s first-ever Pan-Canadian Research Review on violence in schools were shared this…

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Veille scientifique du CRIFPE No. 178, 28 juin 2018

Veille scientifique du CRIFPE No. 178, 28 juin 2018 Livres – Cowan, R. (2018). Teaching Double Negatives. Disadvantage and Dissent at Community College. Bern, Suisse : Peter Lang. Lire…   – Lefebvre, S. & St-Laurent, G. (2018). Dix ans plus tard : La Commission Bouchard-Taylor, succès ou échec?. Montréal, Québec : Québec – Amérique. Lire……

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Consultation – Draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy

The three federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (the agencies)—have developed a draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, which aims to support Canadian research excellence by fostering sound digital data…

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