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Growing numbers of Canadian women are successfully pursuing post-secondary studies, but there still exists a large gender gap in science-related occupations and a gender-based wage gap. This article explores factors that turn girls and women away from science and engineering, as well as a number of programs that have been developed to foster interest in science among girls.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

Statistics Canada reports that 81% of homes with children under 18 years old are connected to the internet, and the number grows with each passing year. Media literacy is an important tool in the understanding of new media and for ensuring that children’s exposure to the digital world is enjoyable and safe, and guidance by parents and/or teachers plays an important role.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

Play enhances every aspect of children’s development and learning, however, it is increasingly rare for children to have long, uninterrupted blocks of time to play indoors and outdoors, by themselves or with their friends. Although children learn to play naturally, we all have a role in ensuring that children have enough time and opportunity to play.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

In Canada today, there are over 2 million children under the age of six and two-thirds of these children have a mother who works. Child care is now undoubtedly a significant factor in the way many Canadian children live, learn and grow. This article explores recent studies examining the effects of early child-care experiences on young children.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

There is much truth in the cliché that parents are a child’s first teachers. Simple activities such as reading storybooks or singing songs to a child can have significant impact on a child’s ability to develop language and literacy skills, but there are many more things parents do and can do to ensure that their children get off to a good start on the road to speaking, listening, and reading.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

There are two major contexts in which preschool learning occurs for many children: the first is the family, the second is early learning and child care programs.The objective of this review is to determine the current state of knowledge about the effects of these types of programs on early childhood learning and development, and then to recommend directions for future Canadian research to expand this base of knowledge.

NB: to view this report, look down the provided CCL webpage for the link to the Early Years Review

(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)

The rise of the consumer society is a powerful force and, in partnership with technological change, it is reshaping the nature of community, family, childhood and education. Educational researcher Terry Ryan discusses societal problems created by the modern economy and then reminds us that the these social trends are not beyond human control. Ryan argues that change brings opportunities and despite the serious challenges facing communities, there is much reason to be hopeful and excited about the future.

The new research synthesis produced by SEDL’s National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools examines the impact of different family and community connections on student achievement.

The new research synthesis produced by SEDL’s National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools examines the impact of different family and community connections on student achievement.

Low-income parents must learn how to work the education system in the same way wealthier families do, writes Edwin C. Darden, education-policy director at Appleseed, a network of public-interest justice centers. Maryland’s Montgomery County schools, for example, offer around 35 free Parent Academy workshops, as well as a call center that will answer questions in both English and Spanish. Education Week (premium article access compliments of Edweek.org) (12/26)
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/12/26/17darden_web.h27.html?tmp=929586154

Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows. The study reinforces the fact that sleep is important for health and well-being throughout life.

This project provided help to ten project schools in engaging parents in school improvement planning. From data collected in the project schools, the research team built models of parent involvement and tested them to assess their impact.
— Kenneth Leithwood, Charryn McElheron-Hopkins (OISE/UT) (2004)
(Source: Canadian Education Association )

With this report, the Canadian Education Association provides a context for rethinking schools to drive dialogue and critical thinking about the challenges we face in educating all students to take their place in a world of dynamic social, technological and economic change.

The annual Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning (SCAL) provides a unique opportunity to gauge the opinions, perceptions, and beliefs of Canadians about various aspects of learning in Canada. Now in its second year, the survey was designed by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) in consultation with Statistics Canada, which administered the survey on behalf of CCL.

Parents are vitally important throughout a child’s life—as sources of love and security, as teachers and as role models—but they are particularly important in the earliest years. This article discusses various parenting styles and examines programs directed at helping parents to achieve better outcomes for their children.
(Source: Canadian Council on Learning)