Atlantic RDC

The Atlantic RDC (ARDC) is an inter-university facility serving researchers from Dalhousie University (DAL), Mount St. Vincent University (MSVU), St. Mary's University (SMU), Acadia University, University of PEI (UPEI), and Memorial University (MUN). The centre was officially opened on May 28th, 2002.

In addition to offering a facility to access and process data, ARDC also regularly hosts methodological workshops, brown bag lunches, graduate-level courses in social analysis of complex survey data, and seminars on a wide array of topics.

The establishment and continuing development of the centre is overseen by an inter-university committee chaired by Dr. Victor Thiessen.

RDC Publications

Canadian policies for families with very young children in international perspective, Phipps, Shelley , {From child welfare to child well-being: An International perspective on knowledge in the service of making Policy. A special volume in honor of Alfred Kahn}, New York, NY, p.309 - 338, (2010)