Events > 2013 Events > Dr. Edward Melhuish - Canada Tour
Findings from the UK’s Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Study: Canadian Tour with Dr. Edward Melhuish
April 25-May 2, 2013
Quebec
April 25, 2013
9:00-10:30 am
The Early Years and Later Development: Evidence and Social Policy
- Hosted by: FRP Canada National Conference
- Location: Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, QC
- More information: http://www.frp.ca/
Ontario
April 26, 2013
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Roundtable with researchers and foundations
- Location: 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Let Evidence Lead the Way: Findings from the UK's Effective provision of Pre-School Education Study
A Connaught Global Challenge Fund Award Lecture
- Hosted by: Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development
- Supported by: Atkinson Centre, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation, Atkinson Charitable Foundation, Lawson Foundation, Lyle S. Hallman Foundation
- Location: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West; Library--Main Floor
- RSVP: 416 978 8325 or humandevelopment@utoronto.ca
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Prince Edward Island
April 29, 2013
9:00 - 12:00 pm
CHANCES professional learning event
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Early Childhood Matters - Public Lecture
- Hosted by: CHANCES Family Centre; Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Foundation; Faculty of Education, University of Prince Edward Island
- Location: Don & Marion McDougal Hall (550 University Avenue, Building 12), Room 242, UPEI
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April 30, 2013
10:00 am
Meeting with provincial officials
12:00 pm
Lunch with business community
- Hosted by: Holland College, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
- Contact: Ann Robertson, annrobertson@chancesfamily.ca
3:00 pm
Meeting with provincial officials
New Brunswick
May 1, 2013
9:00 am
Details to come
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Let evidence lead the way: Findings from the UK’s Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Study
- Hosted by: Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick; Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation; UNB Early Childhood Centre
- Location: UNB Fredericton, Marshall d’Avray Hall (10 Mackay Drive), room 331A/331B
- RSVP: Gillian Yeomans at eccentre@unb.caor 506-453-5024
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Nova Scotia
May 2, 2013
Halifax
9:00 - 11:00 am
Meeting with community officials
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Let evidence lead the way: Findings from the UK’s Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Study
- Hosted by: Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation; IWK Health Centre; Nova Scotia Department of Education & Early Childhood Development
- Location: O.E. Smith Auditorium, IWK Health Centre (5850 University Avenue)
- RSVP: 902.424.3673 or email earlyyears@gov.ns.ca
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The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE)
For more information about The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project please click here.
Dr. Edward Melhuish
Dr. Edward Melhuish is Professor of Human Development at Birkbeck, University of London and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Education, University of London. Professor Melhuish is an internationally recognised expert in the study of child development and has extensive experience with longitudinal studies. He is a veteran of banging at the doors of government, demanding that robust research be used in the formulation of policy. As principal investigator of studies of early education and family life in the 1980s, he had considerable influence on sections of the 1989 Children Act. He has also conducted research on child development, parenting and childcare in several European countries, on behalf of the European Commission.
A father of five, Dr. Melhuish is unwavering in his conviction that research should always have one eye on the impact it can make on the real lives of children. He continues this approach as a Principal Investigator on the EPPE projects.
In addition, Professor Melhuish is Executive Director of the National Evaluation of Sure Start. His work addresses the cognitive, language and behavioural development of young children and the role of family factors, home environment, childcare and pre-school experience upon children’s development.