Canadian Research Insitute for Social Policy
CRISP is a multi-disciplinary research organization dedicated to: conducting policy research aimed at improving the education and care of Canadian children and youth, contributing to the training of social scientists in quantitative research methods, and supporting low-income countries in their efforts to build research capacity in child development.

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On May 26-27, 2009, the Atlantic Network for Prevention Research (ANPR) and the Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy (CRISP) teamed up to offer a two-day workshop on the use of large-scale databases to improve our understanding of health impacts of social and physical environments in communities, workplaces, and schools. This workshop was offered to students and postdoctoral fellows of the ANPR to collaborate and work directly with Dr. J. Douglas Willms and Dr. Lucia Tramonte in the development of their own quantitative research projects.

posted on : June 22, 2009
CEA releases the first National Report of the What did you do in school today? initiative
Through What did you do in school today?, CEA, in partnership with the Canadian Council on Learning and school districts across Canada, are bringing life to the idea of student engagement in the classroom, and exploring its powerful relationship with adolescent learning, student achievement, and effective teaching.
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posted on : May 28, 2009
Willms Elected to National Academy of Education - May 2009
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posted on : May 21, 2009
We are pleased to inform you that a new policy brief entitled 'Value-Added Models in Education' by J. Douglas Willms is now available.
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posted on : March 04, 2009
Click here for the October newsletter from the Comprehensive School Health Research Team at UPEI: CSHR Newsletter OCT 2009

posted on : October 30, 2009
Position Vacancy - Dean, Faculty of Education, UNB
Nominations and applications are invited for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Education with the University of New Brunswick's Fredericton Campus effective July 1, 2010. See details: http://www.unb.ca/crisp/pdf/454437_Advertisement_Final.doc

posted on : October 26, 2009
ANPR - Deadline extended to February 15, 2007

ANPR proudly announces: Call for Abstracts, Workshops and Conference Sessions for the conference Assessment and Action for Healthy Settings: Schools, Communities, Workplaces, Public Health Organizations & More, sponsored by the Atlantic Networks for Prevention Research (website). It will be held in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, July 4-6, 2007. For details click here

posted on : January 24, 2007
The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation is planning a Research Use Week (Atlantic) in Moncton on May 29-31, 2006: http://www.chsrf.ca/ruweeks_atl_e.php
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posted on : April 13, 2006


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posted on : November 20, 2009