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The BCTF Research Department publishes reports on a variety of educational and labour issues. Print copies of the reports are distributed to staff, local officers, and several libraries in B.C., including UBC's Education Library, SFU's WAC Bennett Library, the University of Victoria's Curriculum Lab, and the Vancouver Public Library. This page lists the printed reports and links to online documents on our Web site.

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Subject Headings

Administrators Special Education
Charter Schools Special Education—Other reports
Demographics Student/Educator Ratio
Economic Climate Surveys
Education Funding Teacher Research
Education Issues Teachers Teaching On Call 
Employment Technology
Enrolment Violence in Schools
ESL Women
Salaries Working and Learning Conditions
School-based Budgeting Year Round Schools
School Governance  

 

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Administrators    
Teacher-Administrator Ratios: A Decade of Change 2009-TD-01  PDF 
Change in FTE Teachers, Administrative Officers, Other Professionals, Educational Assistants, and Clerical Positions:2006-07 to 2007-08 2008-TD-01 PDF
Teacher-Administrator Ratios, 2001-02 to 2006-07 2007-TD-02 PDF
Teacher/Administrator Ratios, by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-02 HTML | PDF
Teacher, Administrator Officer, and Student numbers, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-01 HTML | PDF
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF
Teacher and Administrator Fact Sheet as at September 30, 2003 2004-TD-01 HTML | PDF
Charter Schools  
Ten Problems With Charter Schools; Bibliography 95-EI-06 HTML
Demographics  
Teacher-Administrator Ratios: A Decade of Change 2009-TD-01  PDF 
Change in FTE Teachers, Administrative Officers, Other Professionals, Educational Assistants, and Clerical Positions:2006-07 to 2007-08 2008-TD-01 PDF
FTE Students, teachers, admin, 2001-02 to 2006-07 2007-SD-01 PDF
Educator turnover: An overview of educators nearing retirement age, at June 2007 2007-TD-03 PDF
French language instruction in BC: An overview of student and teacher data 2007-TD-01 PDF
Teacher turnover in BC, 2001–2011 2006-TD-02 HTML | PDF
Full-time-equivalent teachers, 2001-02 to 2005-06 2006-TD-01 HTML | PDF
British Columbia school-age-population projections, to 2013 2005-SD-02 HTML | PDF
Full-time-equivalent Student Enrolment by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-SD-01 HTML | PDF
Teacher/Administrator Ratios, by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-02 HTML | PDF
Teacher, Administrator Officer, and Student numbers, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-01 HTML | PDF
Age Profile of Teachers and Educators in B.C., September 30, 2003 2004-TD-02 HTML | PDF
Teacher and Administrator Fact Sheet as at September 30, 2003 2004-TD-01 HTML | PDF
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF
Demographic overview: Teacher workload issues and stress survey, Spring 2001 2001-WLC-05 HTML | PDF
G.I. Joe meets Barbie, software engineer meets caregiver: Males and females in BC's public schools and beyond 2000-SD-03 PDF
Enrolment Trends in British Columbia School Districts, 1994 to 2009 2000-SD-02 PDF
Economic Climate  
Inter-city teacher-salary comparisons, 2005–07 2005-TS-01 HTML | PDF
Education Funding
Education funding in crisis: Will the 2010-11 budget make a difference? 2010-EF-02 PDF
Budget Update: 2009-10 Operating Grant estimates: What changed between March estimates and the autumn recalculation? 2010-EF-01 PDF 
Education Program Funding: A comparison of the September 2009 Budget Update to the February 2009 budget estimates 2009-EF-03 PDF 
Cancellation of the Annual Facility Grant creates more shortfalls for school districts 2009-EF-02 PDF 
"More shortfalls than ever" - Growing evidence that the funding formula does not cover the costs of public education 2009-EF-01 PDF 
Estimated funding required to restore the loss of specialist teachers since 2001–02, and to meet Bill 33 provisions for class size and composition 2008-EF-01 PDF
BC international student revenue and FTE enrolment, 2001–02 to 2005–06 2007-EF-01 HTML | PDF
School-generated funds in BC, 2005–06 2006-EF-02 HTML | PDF
School-generated funds, 2004-05 2006-EF-01 HTML | PDF
Locally-generated revenue, by district, 1998–99 and 2003–04 2005-EF-03 HTML | PDF
Real Per-pupil Operating Funding in the B.C. Public Education system, 1990–91 to 2005–06 2005-EF-02 HTML | PDF
Real Per-pupil Operating Funding, by district, in the B.C. Public Education system, 2001-02 and 2004-05 2005-EF-01 HTML | PDF
Education Issues    
Poverty and Education Report - Students are not to blame: Understanding the structural causes of family poverty 2009-EI-01  PDF 
The international debate on educational and teacher leadership and its relevance to the BCTF 2008-EI-01  PDF 
Recent literature on Professional Learning Communities: Informing options for Canadian teacher unions? 2007-EI-02 PDF
Reconciling teacher unionism’s disparate identities: A view from the field 2002-EI-01 HTML | PDF
Split-Grade and Multi-Age Classes: A Review of the Research and a Consideration of the B.C. Context 2000-EI-02 HTML | PDF
How Does Working Part-Time Influence Secondary Students' Achievement and Impact Their Overall Well-Being? 99-EI-02 HTML | PDF
Employment  
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A BCTF Research Survey, Spring 1999 99-WLC-05 HTML | PDF
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A Report 94-WLC-03 PDF
Enrolment  
Full-time-equivalent Student Enrolment by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-SD-01 HTML | PDF
Teacher, Administrative Officer, and Student numbers, 2001-02 to 2004-05 2005-TD-01 HTML | PDF
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF
Enrolment Trends in British Columbia School Districts, 1994 to 2009 2000-SD-02 PDF
ESL  
ESL Learners with Special Needs in British Columbia: Identification, Assessment and Programming   PDF
Salaries  
Teacher Salaries, July 1, 2007 2007-TS-01 PDF
B.C. teachers’ salaries as of June 30, 2004: endrate minima and maxima 2005-TS-02 HTML | PDF
Inter-city teacher-salary comparisons, 2005–07 2005-TS-01 HTML | PDF
Teacher and Administrator Fact Sheet as at September 30, 2003 2004-TD-01 HTML | PDF
B.C. teachers' salaries, minima and maxima: July 1, 2001 2003-TS-01 HTML | PDF
B.C. Teachers' Salaries as of 2001: Endrate Salary Minima and Maxima 2001-TS-01 HTML | PDF
School-based Budgeting  
School-based Budgeting/Site-based Management 96-EI-04 HTML
School Governance    
Staff Committee Research Report 97-EI-03 HTML
Special Education  
B.C. teachers’ views of Special Education issues 2002-WLC-01 PDF
Who are the "Problem Kids"? 2000-IM-01 F HTML | PDF
Special Education — Other reports
Inclusion: Always a journey, never a destination? PDF file; Acrobat Reader required. (2005)
Challenge of Specialist Support Teachers (2004)
Priorities and strategies for action on inclusive education PDF file; Acrobat Reader required. (2004)
Identification, Assessment and Programming for ESL Learners with Special/Additional Needs - five Case Studies (2003)
Teaching to diversity subsite, BC projects section
Student/Educator Ratio  
Changes in Specialist Teachers and Student Enrolment: 2001-02 to 2007-08 2008-WLC-01 PDF
FTE Students, teachers, admin, 2001-02 to 2006-07 2007-SD-01 PDF
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF
Surveys  
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A BCTF Research Survey, Spring 1999 99-WLC-05 HTML | PDF
Teacher Research  
A teacher union’s collaborative research agenda and strategies: One way forward for Canadian teacher unions in supporting teachers’ Professional Development? 2005-TR-01  HTML | PDF
Developing Pro-Active Research Roles for Teacher Unions 97-TR-01 HTML
Teachers Teaching On Call    
Teachers Teaching on Call survey - Preliminary Findings Summary 2008-WLC-02  PDF 
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A BCTF Research Survey, Spring 1999 99-WLC-05 HTML | PDF
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A Report 94-WLC-03 PDF
Technology  
The working conditions of BC teachers working in Distributed Learning: Investigating current issues, concerns, and practices 2007-EI-01 PDF
Distributed Learning in British Columbia Schools 2006-07 2006-EI-01 HTML | PDF
Online education is not the same as home schooling 2004-EI-01 HTML | PDF
Distributed Learning in B.C., 2002-03 2003-EI-02 PDF
Developments with Distributed Learning 2002-EI-03 HTML | PDF
Violence in Schools  
Teaching in the '90s, Report #3: Teacher Perceptions of Violence in B.C. Schools 94-WLC-01 PDF
Women  
G.I. Joe meets Barbie, software engineer meets caregiver: Males and females in BC's public schools and beyond 2000-SD-03 PDF
Working and Learning Conditions  
The prevalence of stress-related disorders in BC school districts 2009-WLC-01  PDF 
The rising tide of stress in Canada: Time for governments to act in support of schools and society 2008-WLC-03  PDF 
Changes in Specialist Teachers and Student Enrolment: 2001-02 to 2007-08 2008-WLC-01 PDF
Teacher-librarians in BC 1997-98 to 2006-07 2007-WLC-01 PDF
Education staffing cuts—Year 2: A threat to B.C.'s top-ranked public education 2004-WLC-02 HTML | PDF
Library services staffing data, 1995–96 to 2003–04 2004-WLC-01 HTML | PDF
The good, the bad, and the indifferent: A comparison of elementary and secondary teachers’ workload and stress issues 2003-WLC-01 PDF
Demographic overview: Teacher workload issues and stress survey, Spring 2001 2001-WLC-05 HTML | PDF
“How I spent my summer vacation”: Time-use data from the Spring 2001 BCTF Worklife of Teachers Workload issues and stress survey 2001-WLC-04 HTML | PDF
What do British Columbia’s teachers consider to be the most significant aspects of workload and stress in their work? 2001-WLC-03 HTML | PDF
"I love teaching English, but..." A study of the workload of English teachers in B.C. secondary grades 2001-WLC-02 HTML | PDF
Teacher workload and stress: An international perspective on human costs and systemic failure 2001-WLC-01 HTML | PDF
Teaching in the '90s, Report #3: Teacher Perceptions of Violence in B.C. Schools 94-WLC-01 PDF
Teaching in the '90s, Report #2: Changing Sources of Stress 93-WLC-06 HTML
Teaching in the '90s, Report #1: Changing Teaching Practice: Teachers' Aspirations Meet School Realities 93-EI-05 HTML
Year-Round Schools  
Year-Round Education: Is it Worth the Hassle? A BCTF Perspective 96-EI-05 HTML
School Organization Alternatives: A Consideration of Year Round, Shift, and Extended Day Options 96-EI-03 HTML
Do Year-Round Schools Improve Student Learning? 95-EI-03 HTML
The Cost Effectiveness of Year-Round Schooling 95-EI-02 HTML
 
 

Updated March 26, 2010

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