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Sharing Our Success: Band Operated Schools |
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This companion volume to Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling (Fulford et al., 2007) profiles band-operated schools that are creating tangible progress for their students. George Fulford |
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Forging Partnerships, Opening Doors: Community School Case Studies from Saskatchewan & Manitoba |
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This 2008 research examines six Manitoba and Saskatchewan community schools serving high proportions of First Nation and Métis students. Dr. Susan Phillips |
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Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems |
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The study examines innovative teacher compensation models and provides nine case studies illustrating implementation issues. September 2003 Dr. Emilio Landolfi |
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Achievement in Alberta's Charter Schools: A Longitudinal Study |
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This report analyzes achievement in Alberta's charter schools over five years relative to provincial and district performance. October 2002 Drs. Jose da Costa and Frank Peters |
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The Pressure for Choice, Dr. Peter Coleman |
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An analysis of a series of traditional school proposals made to BC school boards to establish schools of choice within the public system. June 1998 Dr. Peter Coleman |
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Canadian Charter Schools at the Crossroads |
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The final report of a two-year study examining Alberta's first public charter schools. February 2000 Dr. Lynn Bosetti et al |
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The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools |
The study presents a detailed portrait of the learning climate and outcomes in three alternative public schools of choice in BC. October 1999 Dr. Daniel Brown |
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Education K-12 Policy for Canadian Global Leadership |
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This report examines systemic reforms in other nations for their policy implications for Canadian schools. January 2000 Helen Raham |
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Ten public school administrators nominated for the Garfield Weston Foundation Outstanding Principals Awards share their strategies for improving school achievement. November 2001 Nancy Love |
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The Public-Private Partnership that Built a 'Traditional' School |
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A B.C. case study, based on interviews with key figures associated with the partnership, offering conclusions and policy recommendations for districts contemplating PPP ventures. January 2001 Dr. Daniel J. Brown |
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Decentralization and Choice in Sweden's School System: Policy Implications for Canada |
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The study examines the expansion of school choice in Sweden's non-municipal public schools. July 2002 Helen Raham |
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A First Look at School Planning Councils in BC |
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An analysis of survey findings and a review of the literature on school councils across Canada. September 2003 Francis Thorsen |
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District Practices and Student Achievement: Lessons from Alberta |
This report examines district-level leadership and management practices that appear to positively affect student performance. December 2003 Patrick Maguire |
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A Look at Successful Secondary School Leadership and Management Practices in Alberta and British Columbia. Case studies based on interviews with ten BC and Alberta public school administrators nominated for the Garfield Weston Outstanding Principals Awards (2003). September 2004 Peter Coleman & Nancy Love |
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School Choice Under Open Enrollment |
Assesses how schools and districts responded to the open enrollment legislation introduced in 2002 by the BC government, providing more educational choices in the public school system. October 2004 Dan Brown |
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A Survey of School Planning Councils in British Columbia 2004 |
A provincewide survey of members of BC School Planning Councils conducted in June 2004. October 2004 Don Cameron Associates |
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Moving Forward in Aboriginal Education |
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The proceedings of a national policy roundtable addressing systemic barriers in aboriginal schooling. February 2005 Norman Henchey |
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Parent and Teacher Views on Education: A Policymaker's Guide |
This 2005 national survey report examines parent and teacher views on education. The survey is the first national attempt to compare views on assessment and accountability, school choice, school climate and the teaching profession. November 2005 Neil Guppy, et al. |
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The Role of the School Principal: Present Status and Future Challenges in Managing Effective Schools |
This literature review offers a rare comparative look at the roles and responsibilities of principals across 12 jurisdictions. March 2006 Susan Phillips, Patrick Renihan & Helen Raham |
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Choice in Urban School Systems: The Edmonton Experience |
This study offers rare Canadian evidence on school choice policies and their impacts and research-based solutions to practical problems in the design and implementation of choice plans. August 2006 Patrick Maguire |
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