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Saskatchewan Reading Council Award application deadline: August 31

Friday, July 25th, 2014

Description:

Award is granted to Master’s or doctoral students majoring in reading. It may be held in conjunction with any other awards or fellowships.
Area(s) of Study: Education

Value: $500

Eligibility:
Nominees must be Canadian citizens normally a resident in Canada. Basis of award includes: academic performance, financial need, and the potential contribution to the teaching of reading in Saskatchewan.

Student Status: Both full and part-time students

Applications:
Application is made by letter to the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs, Faculty of Education.
Address:
attn: Dr Ken Montgomery, Associate Dean
Faculty of Education, Office of Research and Graduate Programs, ED 236
University of Regina
REGINA SK S4S 0A2

fax: 306-585-5387
e-mail: edgrad@uregina.ca

Deadline: August 31

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School readiness Reach-by-Risk Report 2014

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

School readiness Reach-by-Risk Report 2014 — ICPSR 35219

Announced today:Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk Report, 2014http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/35219?q=school+readiness&searchSource=find-analyze-home

Author(s):Lazarte-Alcala, Naneida
; Schumacher, Krista

Date Issued:Summer 2014
Description:The Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk Report builds on the development of the Oklahoma School Readiness Risk Index (SRRI) in 2011 by including data on the scope of early childhood programs in each of the state’s 77 counties. This research project seeks to analyze the prevalence of particular socio-demographic indicators of school readiness, as well as promote informed policy funding decisions related to early childhood education. The purpose of this study is to highlight counties where the risk for starting school unprepared to learn is high, yet opportunities for quality early childhood programs and services are low. Within this study the researchers focused on prekindergarten students (with Hispanic background) who displayed signs of being unprepared to learn by examining two social constructs: risk and reach (identified by early childhood programs). Risk measures were assessed through a risk index comprised of 10 socioeconomic and demographic indicators found by empirical research to increase a child’s risk of being unprepared for school. The Reach measures were created by gathering data from early education programs, the state’s universal prekindergarten program, early childhood home visitation programs, and child care services. Early childhood program reach was determined by analyzing the county-level service density of early childhood education and home visitation programs in addition to several aspects of child care services, such as provider quality ratings and enrollment of children with child care subsidies in quality facilities.

Related Resources

Development and Validation of the Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk Index
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Oklahoma school readiness reach-by-risk report 2014 [Executive summary]
Executive Summary
Oklahoma school readiness reach-by-risk report 2014
Reports & Papers

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Predictors in school readiness: Oklahoma school readiness risk factors index (SRRI)
Reports & Papers
2011 District of Columbia early childhood risk and reach assessment
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The early childhood disaster risk index 2007: Vulnerability and emergency preparedness needs of the early childhood sector in eleven states at high risk of hurricanes, earthquakes, or both
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The Australian Early Development Index, who does it measure: Piaget or Vygotsky’s child?
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Improving instructional practices, policies, and student outcomes for early childhood language and literacy through data-driven decision making
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DMP Builder: A Web-based Tool to Help Prepare Data Management Plans

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

DMP Builder: A Web-based Tool to Help Prepare DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS!!! — HURRAY!

Greetings Everyone.

University of Alberta Libraries invites you to SIGN UP and SIGN IN to
the DMP Builder. Take a few minutes to explore this generalized tool
for producing data management plans which can be used for academic
purposes as well as research in the government and private sectors.
While the various sectors may have different needs from their DMPs, this
is easily resolved through a customized template. Following is the U of
A news released published yesterday.

University of Alberta Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of
DMP Builder . This web-based
application will assist CANADIAN researchers in preparing clearly
stated plans supporting the data in their projects. Such plans typically
identify how researchers will address data security, metadata
production, file formats, file handling conventions, data sharing
practices, data dissemination methods, and arrangements for long-term
preservation. Some of these topics intersect with services that
institutions offer in support of research, such as our Library. Having
researchers identify and work with these institutional services at the
beginning of a research project will strengthen the research process by
putting in place a more comprehensive plan for a project’s research
data.

DMP Builder anticipates the introduction of data management plans as
part of the application process of Canadian research councils. As our
funding agencies determine their requirements and as research
communities in Canada articulate the data planning needs that best fit
their disciplinary profiles, templates will be incorporated within DMP
Builder to accommodate the needs of each organization. For example, we
are currently participating in the development of a template for
clinical research. This is being prepared in partnership with those
supporting the REDCap service on campus, a clinical research data
management system. In the meantime, a generic template based on today’s
best practices and on examples drawn from international research
councils and funding agencies has been provided.

DMP Builder is based on the DMPOnline project of the Digital Curation
Centre (UK). (https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/)


Contact: Office of Research & Graduate Programs in Education, Faculty of Education, University of Regina,
                3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, Saskatchewan   S4S 0A2   CANADA

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