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Toronto First Duty, Phase 3: The Bruce WoodGreen Case Study
November 2011
Toronto First Duty is a decade long research project that has studied the integration of kindergarten, child care and family supports delivered by a collaborative partnership that brings together the local school, multi service provider and a host of other resources. The following research report presents preliminary findings based on evidence gathered systematically over the last year at the Bruce WoodGreen Early Learning Centre and includes data sets on child and program observations, key informant interviews, focus groups and assessment tools that measure the quality and integration level of the program.
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How Research in Early Learning Can Help Make a Decision on Election Day
October 2011
Lots of studies show us that the early years are crucial for how we manage as adults. We have an election coming up tomorrow. We encourage you to think about research findings about our children’s development. Please cast your vote thinking about what matters for our children.
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An Investigation of the Career Paths of Internationally Trained Early Childhood Educators Transitioning into Early Learning Programs
August 2011
The current research initiative examines the pathway to employment in the field of early childhood education for internationally trained professionals. In particular, the study's aim is to investigate the experiences of internationally trained professionals in the ECE Bridging Program (first step in the accreditation process in Ontario for internationally trained educators). The study also explored the experiences of participants in applying for jobs prior to and after achieving their ECE equivalency. The second goal was to explore whether international education credentials had any impact on employability. The study brought together a community consortium working on the project and the Atkinson Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) was contracted to complete the research project with support from the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study.
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Atkinson Centre Annual Report 2010
July 2011
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The Cost-Benefits of Ontario's Early Learning Program
August 30, 2010
Robert Fairholm, a director of the Centre for Spatial Economics (CSE), brings his 20 years of experience in economic analysis, modeling and forecasting to quantify the benefits of new public spending on young children revealing some startling findings.
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Symposium: Pedagogical Leadership: Lead From Where You Stand
February 1, 2010
The Atkinson Centre joined Ryerson University, George Brown College, and the Child Care Resource and Research Unit in sponsoring a Symposium on "Pedagogical Leadership: Lead From Where You Stand" to discuss the recommendations for staffing Ontario's new Early Learning Programs and Child and Family Centre.
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Peel Projects
New! Pelletier, J. (2012). Key findings from Year 1 of Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten in Peel. Toronto: Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
Pelletier, J. & Brent, J. (2002). Parent participation in children’ school readiness: The effects of parental self-efficacy, cultural diversity and teacher strategies. International Journal of Early Childhood, 34 (1), 45-60.
Pelletier, J. & Corter, C. (2005). Design, implementation and outcomes of a school readiness program for diverse families. The School Community Journal, 15, 89-116.
Pelletier, J., & Corter, C. (2005, April). Evaluation Methodology for Integrated School-Based Early Childhood Services. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Pelletier, J., & Corter, C. (2006). Integration, innovation, and evaluation in school-based early childhood services. In B. Spodek & O. Sarracho (Eds.), Handbook of research on the education of young children. (pp. 477–496). Matwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Zhang, J. & Pelletier, J. (August 17, 2006). Analysis of the short and long-term effects of a school readiness intervention program for parents and their kindergarten children. Paper presented at the International Conference on Speech, Writing and Context, Edmonton, Alberta.
Toronto First Duty
Arimura, T. (2007). Daily routines, parenting hassles, and social support: The role that early childhood services play in parents' and children's daily life. Unpublished M.A.thesis, University of Toronto.
Corter, C., Patel, S., Pelletier, J. & Bertrand, J. (2008). The Early Development Instrument as an evaluation and improvement tool for school-based, integrated services for young children and parents: the Toronto First Duty Project. Early Education and Development. In press.
Corter, C., Bertrand, J., Pelletier, J., Griffin, T., McKay, D., Patel, S, Ioannone, P, with McQuaig, K. (2006). Toronto First Duty Phase 1 Summary Report: Evidence-based understanding of integrated foundations for early childhood.
Corter, C. (2006). Early Identification and Early Childhood Programs to Reduce Risk. Invited panel presentation to A National Dialogue on Students at Risk. Vancouver, B.C., 28 February.
Corter, C., & Pelletier, J. (2005). Parent and community involvement in schools: Policy panacea or pandemic? In N. Bascia, A. Cumming, A. Datnow, K. Leithwood & D. Livingstone (Eds.), International handbook of educational policy. (pp. 295-327). Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer.
Corter, C. (2004, November). Evaluating Integration: The case of Toronto First Duty. Invited presentation to Ontario Children's Summit, Toronto, Ontario.
Corter, C., Bertrand, J., Endler, M., Griffin, T., Pelletier, J., McKay, D. (2002). Toronto First Duty Starting Gate Report: Implementing Integrated Foundations for Early Childhood.
Ioannone, P., & Corter, C. (2005, April). Early Childhood Professionals' Experiences With Collaboration in Integrated Care and Education. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta.
Patel, S. & Corter, C. (2006). Parent-school involvement, diversity, and school-based preschool service hubs. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, 9 April.
Patel, S., & Corter, C. (2005, April). Parents, Preschool Services, and Engagement with Schools. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta.
Pelletier, J., & Corter, C. (2005). Toronto First Duty: Integrating Kindergarten, Childcare and Parenting Supports to help Diverse Families Connect to Schools. [Special Issue on Families and Multicultural Education.] The Multicultural Education Journal. 15 (1), 89-116.