CIE Speakers’ Series – Folk Schools in Norway

All are invited to attend the Fourth Lecture in the Comparative and International Education (CIE) Speakers’ Series

Folk Schools in Norway

 By
Dr. Ron Hansen
Faculty of Education
University of Western Ontario

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
1:00 -2:30
UWO Faculty of Education Room 2013

CCL – Work and Learning Request for Proposals

The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) welcomes research proposals on any aspect of work and learning, particularly those that address one or more of the following themes:

1. Informal Learning: What practices are being used by employers, post-secondary institutions, and others to conduct, document, and evaluate informal learning in Canada?
2. E-Learning: What are the most promising applications of e-learning approaches in work-related learning in Canada? Why, how, and when are such approaches best applied?
3. Return on Training Investment: Can our current understanding of Return on Training Investment be supplemented by further applied research to widen our knowledge of employers, especially small-medium enterprises, using Return on Training Investment approaches in their training decisions?
4. Apprenticeship Completion: What are the most promising practices in Canada, by employers, government, unions, or educational institutions, which help apprentices continue in their apprenticeships to the point of completion?
5. Immigrant Integration: What are the most promising practices in Canada, by employers, governments, or educational institutions which help immigrants integrate into the workplace?
6. Promising Learning Practices led by Unions and Employers: What are the most promising examples of workplace learning practices led by unions and employers?

Amount: up to $70,000 (project to be completed by December 31, 2008)

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education – Dean’s office: 2-3 weeks prior to the funding agency deadline if you wish to have feedback on your proposal
Canadian Council on Learning: June 15, 2007 (results announced October 2007)

Eligibility: CCL only supports applied research projects, the results of which hold significant promise of applicability across contexts similar to the one in which the initial research was conducted.  It is equally important that all projects include partnerships with appropriate stakeholders.

Application and more information…

SSHRC – Northern Research Development Program

Applications for SSHRC’s Northern Research Development Program are now available. 

Deadlines:
Faculty of Education – Dean’s Office: no less than one week prior to agency deadline (2-3 weeks prior if you want feedback on your application)
Research Development Services:no less than 3 days prior to agency deadline.
SSHRC: June 6, 2007 (for a decision in September 2007) 

Value: up to $40,000 for a maximum of 2 years. 

Description: This program aims at supporting the revitalization of existing research, research-related activities, and the development of innovative programs of research and research activities in the North; providing opportunities for training students as future researchers; expanding the capacity of research in the North; and supporting research and research related activities that meet the needs of northern residents by involving them in the research process. This program does not seek to fund full programs of research, but research and related activities that will lead to fully developed research proposals.  

Research Priorities: Research carried out north of the southern limit of sporadic discontinuous permafrost or research that is demonstrably relevant to social, economic or cultural conditions or activities that occur in or characterize the Canadian North. 

Note:  Proposals may request support for the direct costs of research or for research-related activities. These latter include “summer institutes”, conferences, community workshops, and networking activities that will create research partnerships and develop collaboration with northern communities.

Application & more information…

Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant and Dean Signatures).

Request for Proposals – Review of Section 23 Education Programs

The Ministry of Education, Field Services Branch is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct a study of the Section 23 Education Programs in Ontario’s Custody and Correctional Facilities.

The term of the Agreement is for a period of 6 months, with an option for the Ministry to extend the agreement for an additional term of up to 6 months.

Project Objective:

This program review will assess the quality and effectiveness of education programs and services (“Section 23” education programs and services), for young persons living in youth justice custody facilities or correctional facilities who are unable to attend school at the local board.

Background:

An understanding of the legislative authority and the known contextual factors and considerations is essential to the conceptual framework of the Section 23 education program review. These factors, are further outlined in Appendix G – Legislative Authority, Current Contest and Resources attached to the RFP document.

Deadlines:

Deadline for Questions: 4:00 p.m E.D.T. on April 2, 2007
Deadline for Issuing Addenda: 4:00 p.m.E..D.T. on April 10, 2007
Proposal Submission Deadline: 11:00:00 a.m.(Toronto time) on April 16 , 2007

A copy of the RFP must be obtained through MERX, an electronic-tendering service for which you must have a subscription. http://www.merx.com/ Please contact me if you would like a copy of the RFP.
 

Seminar Series Continues…

The Faculty of Education’s Seminar Series continues this week.

Dr.  Stephane Levesque

Leaning the “October Crisis”
Using the Virtual Historian:
An Experimental Design
With Grade 10 Students

 Thursday, March 29, 2007
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Room 1010

You’re Invited to Research Day!

Dr. Allen Pearson
Dean, Faculty of Education
invites you to attend the

Faculty of Education Research Day
and
The 30th Anniversary of The Althouse Press

Wednesday, April 25, 2007
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The Great Hall, Room 3326
Somerville House

Greetings by President Paul Davenport,
Vice-President Ted Hewitt and
Dean Allen Pearson at 11:30 a.m.

Refreshments will be served

R.S.V.P.
Lisa Tocker at ltocker@uwo.ca
or 519-661-2111 ext 88560

This event is generously supported by Dr. Ted Hewitt Vice President (Research and International Relations), and Dean Allen Pearson.

Health Education in Rural Communities: Canada and Wales

The third lecture in the Comparative and International Education (CIE) Speakers’ Series will be presented later this week – Thursday, March 22, 2007, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 2013.

Dr. Malcolm Thomas,
University of Wales Aberystwyth
and
Dr. Aniko Varpalotai
Faculty of Education, UWO
will present:

Health Education in Rural Communities: Canada and Wales

Aniko Varpalotai Writes First Article for New Column

A new monthly column featuring International Research has been launched by Western News.  Dr. Aniko Varpalotai of the Faculty of Education  is the contributor for the first article, Chance meeting reveals Canada-Wales similarities on page 4 of this week’s Western News.