Recently added articles from Canadian Journal of Education:
Socio-economic Status and Academic Achievement Trajectories from Childhood to Adolescence
Jul 01, 2009; ... Although a positive relationship between socio-economic status and academic achievement is well-established, how it varies with age is not. This article uses four data points from Canada's National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to examine how the academic achievement gap ...
When the Teacher Is the Test Proctor
Jul 01, 2009; ... This study investigates what grade-3 teachers say they would do if faced with common test administration dilemmas - and why. Grade-3 teachers with experience administering Ontario's provincially mandated assessment were recruited through professional association newsletters and Toronto-area ...
Fostering Intercultural Inquiry in Subject-Area Curriculum Courses
Jul 01, 2009; ... This study investigates the infusion of intercultural inquiry into subject-area curriculum courses in a teacher education program. Drawing from data that include questionnaires, student assignments, and interviews, the research focuses on how student teachers responded to critical explorations ...
Retention of New Teachers in Minority French and French Immersion Programs in Manitoba
Jul 01, 2009; ... There is a shortage of teachers in Canada qualified to teach in French; some researchers have suggested that this shortage is due to attrition. This study examined the retention in Manitoba of new teachers qualified to teach in French. Participants were 130 graduates from the only French teacher ...
Teacher Professional Development: A Sociological Study of Senior Educators' PD Priorities in Ontario
Jul 01, 2009; ... This study investigated senior educators' viewpoints on teacher professional development (PD). To examine the nature and source of participants' perspectives, the study employed Bourdieu's notion of practice as socially constituted and contested. Interviews were conducted in southern Ontario ...