In terms of career education opportunities, few  

  comparisons of Alberta's urban and rural high schools 

   have been performed. The purpose of this pilot study 

   was to provide insight into the career development 

   opportunities available to Alberta's secondary  students  

   and how their availability and utilization   differs between 

   urban and rural schools.

  

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Rural communities benefit from hosting an active school, but in an education system that values academics,   investing resources in student civic engagement is often low on a school's  priority list. To help address this issue, new policies, programs, and practices are being  designed to serve the needs of students, schools, and communities in order to garner  maximum interest and support; evaluations of new strategy outcomes are also necessary to  ensure long-term relevance and sustainability. In this review we provide a general  description of the curricular and extracurricular career education opportunities available to  Canadian and American secondary students, and of purported best practices within the  literature that are meant to improve youth career development.

 

February 11 - 13, 2019

Camrose, AB

More Speakers, More Ideas, More Tourism

Growing Rural Tourism 2019 will feature a great selection of speakers and experts from across the country. Each of our speakers have been specifically chosen because they are exciting, dynamic and invested in using their sessions to educate our attendees.

 

 

Think Indigenous International Education Conference

Think Indigenous is holding their "Creating Space for Indigenous Education: Thinking, Speaking & Living Indigenous" Conference at the River Cree Casino and Resort in Edmonton, AB in partnership with the Enoch Cree Nation and the University of Alberta.  

 

June 3 to 5, 2019, Vancouver, BC and Corner Brook, NL (satellite)

February 7, 2019

Camrose, Alberta

Do you want to learn about program evaluation? Do you need to develop an evaluation plan for a program or grant application?

Program evaluation can help to inform decisions about programs and services. Funding agencies often require an evaluation component as part of the granting process.

Join Sharlene Wolbeck Minke, M.Sc. (2002), Credentialed Evaluator (2014), and Laurie McCaffrey, M.Sc. (1999), each with over 20 years of program evaluation experience, for a hands-on, interactive workshop on program evaluation.

 

February 26 - March 1, 2019

Jasper, AB

Executive Education at the University of Alberta and  Doug Griffiths of "13 Ways"  have partnered to create  The Municipal Executive Certificate Program. This program will provide the opportunity to dive into many of the issues identified in Doug's presentation at AUMA Convention 2018, Everything is about to change.

Apply today by clicking the Information link below!

 

 

In Search of: An outstanding PhD student to pursue doctoral studies in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at Carleton

Fall 2019

The outstanding candidate will undertake doctoral-level research focusing on the ways that civil society and social movement organizations engage in food systems governance at the national (and global) level. This research will explore the successes, challenges and future opportunities of establishing new collaborative governance processes that aim to build healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems. The successful candidate must have experience and interest in conducting community-based, action research and working closely with food systems organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

 

 

Deadline to apply: February 15, 2019

Now accepting applications for the Watershed Stewardship Grant (WSG). If you have a project in mind to enhance, protect or restore Alberta's precious water resources, consider applying. Stewardship and synergy groups, naturalist organizations, recreational and community associations, and other non-profits can apply.  Creativity, innovative and collaborative projects are encouraged. 

Apply today by clicking the Information link below!

 

 

Applications open March 1 to 29, 2019

The FCC AgriSpirit Fund is about enhancing rural communities. If your organization is raising money for a capital project (construction of or upgrades to a hospital, medical centre, childcare facility, rink, sportsplex, etc., purchase of fire and rescue equipment) and your city or town has less than 150,000 people, your project may qualify for a donation between $5,000 and $25,000

Apply today by clicking the Information link below!