AJER seeks book reviewers

I just took over as book reviews editor for the Alberta Journal of Educational Research. “The Alberta Journal of Educational Research (AJER) is a quarterly journal, published in Canada, devoted to the dissemination, criticism, interpretation, and encouragement of all forms of systematic enquiry into education and fields related to or associated with education” (as cited…

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Invite to University Professors to Participate in a Study

Invite to University Professors to Participate in a Study University professors of all ranks are invited to participate in a brief (5 minute), anonymous, and online survey study which explores professors’ feelings and actions towards tenure.  The study aims to see whether Ball’s (2006) conception of “performativity” is present in Canadian universities.  If you are…

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CTF News

Awards recognize teacher leaders for their strong, prolonged efforts in social justice education and action [http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986793&lang=EN] Teacher who developed Aboriginal history curriculum receives CTF Outstanding Aboriginal Educator Award [http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986794&lang=EN] Former Alberta Liberal leader Don Massey receives CTF Public Education Advocacy Award [http://www.ctf-fce.ca/Newsroom/news.aspx?NewsID=1983986795&lang=EN] Canadian Teachers’ Federation announces pilot partnership, songwriting challenge with Star Expo Foundation to…

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Canadian Journal of Education 36:2

The Canadian Journal of Education has published volume 36, number 2, available online. Carla DiGiorgio has concluded her term as the English-language editor of CJE, and is thanked for her excellent work. The new issue features 8 articles dealing with various aspects of Indigenous Education. Readers are encouraged to discuss the articles by logging in…

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CMLR – Special Issue

The Canadian Modern Language Review (CMLR) invites manuscripts to be considered for the special issue « From second language pedagogy to the pedagogy of ‘plurilingualism’: a possible paradigm shift? » – to appear in 2015. In this issue we solicit empirical research that considers plurilingualism as distinct from multilingualism. In this sense, plurilingualism may be…

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News from StatsCan – 2013-06-26

Chat session You are invited to chat live with experts on Education and Labour data, 2011 National Household Survey. When: Friday, June 28, 2013, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EDT. Sign up! [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/Forum/Index-eng.cfm] Videos Visit the video centre [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/video/index-eng.cfm] to watch overviews of the 2011 National Household Survey data on Education and Labour. News releases…

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Teacher leaders seek improved education, protection for children on National Aboriginal Day

June 20, 2013 Ottawa… The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) is celebrating National Aboriginal Day by reinforcing its commitment to advocating for the provision of quality education that better meets the needs of First Nations, Métis and Inuit students. “As poverty and its accompanying challenges continue to plague Aboriginal peoples, the necessity of focusing national attention…

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Upload your 2013 CSSE conference presentation!

If you were a presenter at the CSSE 2013, please consider uploading your presentation to the CSSE space on the Open Conference System.  The link to the site and the instructions can be found at http://www.csse-scee.ca/conference/ in the upper right-hand column.  If you were unable to attend the 2013 CSSE conference, please consider viewing the…

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