Events > 2013 Events > Dr. Edward Melhuish - Canada Tour

DR. EDWARD MELHUISH – CANADA TOUR

April 25, 2013

9:00-10:30 am
Keynote: The Early Years and Later Development: Evidence and Social Policy
· FRP Canada National Conference: Family Well-being
· Location: Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau QC
· More information: http://www.frp.ca/

April 26, 2013

12:00 pm
Roundtable with government officials

3:00 – 4:30 pm
Connaught Global Challenge Fund Award Lecture
Let evidence lead the way: Findings from the UK’s Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Study
· Hosted by: Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development
· Location: OISE, University of Toronto 252 Bloor Street West; Library--Main Floor
· RSVP: 416 978 8325 or humandevelopment@utoronto.ca

April 29, 2013

7:00 - 8:30 pm
Early Childhood Matters, Presented by Dr. Edward Melhuish
· Hosted by: CHANCES Family Centre; Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Foundation; Faculty of Education, UPEI
· Location: Don & Marion McDougal Hall, Room 242

April 30, 2013

9:00 am
Meeting with cabinet & officials

12:00 pm
Lunch with business community
· Hosted by Holland College
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May 1, 2013

9:00 am
CYV Network Meeting
· Details to come

1:00 pm
Let evidence lead the way: Findings from the UK’s Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Study
· Hosted by: Faculty of Education, UNB; Government of New Brunswick; Margaret & Wallace McCain Family Foundation; Early Childhood Centre
· Location: UNB Fredericton, Marshal D’Avray Hall, room 356
· RSVP: Gillian Yeomans at eccentre@unb.caor 506-453-5024.

May 2, 2013

Halifax meetings
· Details to come


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.