A Canadian Look at the Terrain of Teacher Compensation
 This report is based on a review of six teacher compensation programs operating at the district, state, and national levels in the United States. Authors place this analysis in the Canadian context through exploring the opinions of parents, teachers and principals on performance-based compensation and associated evaluation practices.
Helen Raham, Neil Guppy, Susan M. Phillips and Kirsten Bennett |
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Forging Partnerships, Opening Doors: |
Community School Case Studies from Saskatchewan & Manitoba
 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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Effective ECEC Policies and Practices for Canada: |
A Literature Review
 An environmental scan of the international research related to the delivery of early childhood education and pre-school services with an analysis of policy implications for education systems in Canada .
Elizabeth Adamson ♦ Order ♦ |
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Teacher Education in Canada: |
A Baseline Study
 This report provides the first composite snapshot of initial teacher education programs in Canada which collectively graduate some 18,000 teacher candidates each year. The research is based on a search of 56 institutional websites and data from a national survey of faculties of education, new teachers and their principals conducted in late 2007.
June 2008
Robert Crocker and David Dibbon
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School Improvement in Action: |
Building Shared School Responsibility for Student Success
 In this third report from the School Improvement Grants Program, researcher Cynthia Lewis documents the efforts of six more struggling schools engaged in action research, and thoughtfully discusses the results in terms of learnings for students, staff and educational policymakers.
Cynthia Lewis |
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More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling
 The report presents promising practices found in a new set of schools from central,
northern and Atlantic Canada, along with key success factors and recommendations.
February 2007
George Fulford, with Jackie Moore Daigle, Blair Stevenson, Chuck Tolley, Tracey Wade
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Comparisons Between Paper and Computer-based Tests: |
Foundation Skills Assessment 2001-2006 Data
 This report compares the performance of students taking the Grade 7 FSA exam in British
Columbia in computer-based and paper-based formats and offers quantitative evidence
to guide future computer-based test administration. May 2007
Jim Gaskill and Mike Marshall
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A Literature Review
 The report examines the latest research on computer scoring of essays and the issues
that it presents when considering implementation in K-12 schools in Canada.
February 2007
Susan M. Phillips
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