Seniors Interactive Workshop on the Abuse of Older Adults is a one-day
workshop on the abuse of older adults. The workshop will disseminate research
findings, develop strategies for further education and intervention, and facilitate the
development of partnerships among senior learners, practitioners, and researchers in
seniors’ abuse.
Organization: PEI Senior Citizens’ Federation Inc, Charlottetown, PEI
Contact person: Irene Larkin
Étude terrain sur la scolarisation et la professionnalisation des pêcheurs is
based in the tiny fishing village of Grande-Entrée in the Magdalen Islands. The
project focuses on the barriers to learning faced by fishermen and their helpers who
are required to complete training courses in order to obtain a mandatory vocational
diploma in fishing.
Organization: Commission scolaire des Îles, Centre de formation et d’éducation des adultes, Îles-de-
la-Madeleine, Quebec
Contact person : Raymonde Gauthier