With a recently expanded cluster of over fifteen full-time faculty in the Learning Sciences from around the world and a large endowment, the Werklund School of Education’s Learning Sciences program is one of the largest, most diverse, and fastest growing learning sciences programs in the world. Our faculty and students represent over 20 countries. The…
Read articleThe seminar will address shifting modes of governing, by critically investigating how state school inspection policy in Norway is currently changing, represented by new mixtures of tools and frameworks (Baxter et al., 2015; Hall, 2016, 2017; Hood, 2007; Maroy, 2012). Previously, the state inspection framework emphasized control of legal compliance, and to little extent expressed…
Read article“Experiences of marginalization have left too many children and youth in Ontario struggling—in an environment where all should be thriving.” —Sylvia Smith, Project of Heart, Founder The Ministry of Education welcomes proposals for the 12th annual Ontario Education Research Symposium (OERS), which will focus on “Advancing Equity and Achievement in Ontario Classrooms.” Recognizing that some…
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Read articleHigh school resource to focus on language rights in Francophone minority settings The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and the Fédération des associations de juristes d’expression française de common law inc. (FAJEF) are proud to release a new teacher resource: Knowing One’s Community Through Language Rights: Proposed Learning Content. This resource, accompanied by three posters, aims…
Read articleCitizenship Education at School in Europe – 2017 There has been a strong focus in recent years on the promotion of citizenship education, as a result of the increasing threats to fundamental values such as peace, equality and human rights Europe is faced with, and several countries are making changes to their policies in this…
Read articleNews from Statistics Canada News release: Elementary-Secondary Education Survey for Canada, the provinces and territories http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/171103/dq171103c-eng.htm?CMP=mstatcan
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Read articleThe Autumn 2017 issue of Historical Studies in Education, an open-access journal, is now available on line. Please visit http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca. Volume 29, Number/Numéro 2 Penney Clark and Mona Gleason, Co-editors | Penney Clark et Mona Gleason, Co-rédactrices James Bartlett Edmonson and the Mid-Twentieth-Century Crusade against For-Profit Colleges: An Episode of Ignorance-Making in the United States…
Read articleStatistics Canada released the fifth round of data from the 2016 Census of Population. This new information provides insight on Aboriginal peoples in Canada, the country’s rich ethnocultural fabric, and the housing landscape. To showcase highlights from this release and enhance Canada’s statistical portrait, Statistics Canada developed a variety of data visualization products. These include…
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