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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 and using the ‘Add Comment’ function beside each article.
The Canadian Journal of Education is a national peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the membership of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. Its primary mandate is the publication of research and scholarly work by Canadian authors. The journal is read by scholars worldwide, and aims to represent the valuable contributions that Canadian scholars in education continue to make to the field.
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 considered as a paradigm of either continuity or discontinuity with second language pedagogy on the macro level – curricula – as well as on the micro level -receptive, productive and interactive activities. The aim of this issue is to provide research evidence that addresses the different epistemological, pedagogical and/or methodological aspects of a plurilingual stance on language pedagogy. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to): plurilingual and pluricultural competence; the transition from second language to plurilingual competence in the classroom; the promotion of plurilingual competencies during teaching, learning and assessment; translanguaging; and code-meshing. We strongly encourage contributions for the “Focus on the classroom” section, in which research-based approaches to pedagogy and methodology are presented and elaborated. Submissions are welcome in either English or French. All submissions are subject to the usual CMLR peer review process.
Please visit the submission guidelines at the following link for information on manuscript length, the mandate of the journal, and other aspects of submission: www.utpjournals.com/cmlr
Submission deadline: June 30, 2014
Submissions should be sent electronically through
PRESTO: http://cmlr.presto.utpjournals.com/jmanager/users/login
Receipt of all manuscripts will be acknowledged via PRESTO.
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 from The Daily
2011 National Household Survey: Education in Canada: Attainment, field of and location of study [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130626/dq130626a-eng.htm]
2011 National Household Survey: Portrait of Canada’s labour force [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130626/dq130626b-eng.htm]
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 on the improvement of Aboriginal children’s education is more important than ever,” says CTF President Paul Taillefer.
Taillefer points to the recent study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (PDF), released June 19, which found 50% of Aboriginal students are living in poverty, more than three times their non-Aboriginal counterparts. That means 50% of Aboriginal children are at a greater risk of struggling in the classroom—teachers have observed that students have trouble focusing when they are hungry or tired.
“It’s equally important to respect the traditions and culture of Aboriginal groups as we strive to find solutions together.”
Taillefer says the CTF shares many priorities with Aboriginal organizations. The CTF, he says, values security, acceptance, diversity and the promotion of these tenets to children highly.
The CTF will explore the potential for positive change at its upcoming Presidents’ Forum, July 8-9 in Ottawa, which will focus on First Nations, Métis and Inuit education. The forum will bring together Aboriginal, teacher, community and government leaders to discuss the issues with which Aboriginal students and teachers grapple, as well as to explore possible solutions.
Mary Simon, Canada’s first Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs, is among the many speakers who will take part. Students from Westwood High School in St. Lazare, PQ, and Pierre Elliot Trudeau School in Gatineau, PQ, who participated in the CTF and the Assembly of First Nations’ Project of Heart, will also make a presentation.
“We’re looking forward to hearing the ideas brought forward by Member organizations and other education partners when we see their representatives next month,” Taillefer says. “Together with Aboriginal teachers and communities, we hope we can encourage our federal government to diminish disparities in access to fundamental education and improve the lives of children.”
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation is an alliance of nearly 200,000 elementary and secondary educators from 16 organizations (15 Members and one Affiliate Member) across Canada. Follow the CTF on Twitter: @CanTeachersFed and @EnseigneCanada.
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 work of your colleagues at http://ocs.sfu.ca/fedcan/index.php/csse2013/csse2013/schedConf/presentations.
News from StatsCan – 2013-06-17
Your news release from The Daily
• Financial information of universities and colleges [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130617/dq130617c-eng.htm]
• 2011 National Household Survey announcement: Education and Labour [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130618/dq130618f-eng.htm]
News from StatsCan May 2013
New product from Statistics Canada
Insights on Canadian Society (75-006-X) [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-006-x/75-006-x2013001-eng.htm]
News releases from The Daily
Summary elementary and secondary school indicators for Canada, the provinces and territories [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130605/dq130605f-eng.htm]
Registered apprenticeship training programs [http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130611/dq130611b-eng.htm]
CSSE 2013 Conference
Thank you to all delegates, presenters and organizers who made the 2013 CSSE conference a success! There were over 1100 delegates at the Victoria conference. Your attendance and participation helps to keep the conversation concerning educational research alive. We look forward to seeing you at Brock University in May 2014.
