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Provides summaries and links to new reports and studies in the fields of
education, labour, and social sciences.
Permanent linkAboriginal Education
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
COVID-19
- Kuhfeld, M., et al. (2020). Projecting the potential impact of COVID-19 school closures on academic achievement. Educational Researcher, 49(8): 549-565.
- Leslie, L. (2020). Trauma and the post-COVID teacher: Caring beyond the curriculum as schools reopen across Canada. Education Canada, 60(3).
- Marshall, D.T., Shannon, D.M., & Love, S.M. (2020). How teachers experienced the COVID-19 transition to remote instruction. Phi Delta Kappan, 102(3): 46-50.
- OECD. (2020). Lessons for education from COVID-19: A policy maker's handbook for more resilient systems. Paris: OECD Publishing. [full text available in library.
Cyberbullying
Distance Education
Educational Change
Educational Leadership
Effective Schools
Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth
Poverty and Children
Racism/Racist Incidents
- Starck, J.G., Riddle, T., Sinclair, S., & Warikoo, N. (2020). Teachers are people too: Examining the racial bias of teachers compared to other American adults. Educational Researcher, 49(4): 273-284.
- Thompson, R. (2020). Addressing racism in the K-12 workplace: The impact of racial trauma on Black and non-white educators. Education Canada, 60(3).
Social Media - Impact on Youth
Teacher Education
Teacher Stress/Wellness
Testing - U.S.
Violence/Teachers
Permanent linkAboriginal Education
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
- Jensen, M., et al. (2019). Young adolescents' digital technology use and mental health symptoms: Little evidence of longitudinal or daily linkages. Clinical Psychological Science, 7(6): 1416-1433. [Abstract only.]
- Meltzer, L.J., et al. (2019). Impact of changing middle and high school start times on sleep, extracurricular activities, homework, and academic engagement. Sleep, 42(Supplement 1): A328-A329. [Abstract only.]
- Viner, R.M., et al. (2019). Roles of cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity in mediating the effects of social media use on mental health and wellbeing among young people in England: A secondary analysis of longitudinal data. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 3(10): 685-696. [Abstract only.]
Distance Education
Education - Finland
ESL
Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth
- Airton, L., Kirkup, K., McMillan, A., & DesRochers, J. (2019). What is "gender expression?" How a new and nebulous human rights construct is taking shape in Ontario school board policy documents. Canadian Journal of Education, 42(4): 1154-1182.
- James, K. (2019). Mapping sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) inclusion through curriculum and practice in a Canadian teacher education program. Canadian Journal of Education, 42(4): 957-991.
- Tompkins, J., Kearns, L.-L., & Mitton-Kükner, J. (2019). Queer educators in schools: The experiences of four beginning teachers. Canadian Journal of Education, 42(4): 384-414.
Multicultural/Anti-Racist Education
Poverty and Children
Racism/Racist Incidents
- Anderson, R.E., Saleem, F.T., & Huguley, J.P. (2019). Choosing to see the racial stress that afflicts our Black students. Phi Delta Kappan, 101(3): 20-25.
- English, D., et al. (2020). Daily multidimensional racial discrimination among Black U.S. American adolescents. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 66, 101068.
Refugee Children
School Facilities
Sex Differences
Sex Education
Social Emotional Learning
Students at Risk
Teacher Recruitment & Retention
Teacher Stress/Wellness
Teacher Supply and Demand
Teacher Unions
Year Round Schools/Education
Permanent linkAboriginal Education
Academic Achievement
Arts Education
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
Educational Indicators - Intl.
Educational Technology - Equity Issues
Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning
Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth
Inclusion
Multicultural/Anti-Racist Education
Privatization - Fundraising
School Meals
Sex Education
Social Emotional Learning
- Bailey, R., Stickle, L., Brion-Meisels, G., & Jones, S.M. (2019). Re-imagining social-emotional learning: Findings from a strategy-based approach. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(5): 53-58.
- Soutter, M. (2019). Unintended lessons of SEL programs. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(5): 59-62.
Student Evaluation
Teacher/Action Research
Teacher Collaboration
Teacher Salaries/Benefits/Pensions
Teacher Stress/Wellness
Permanent link21st Century Learning
Aboriginal Education
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
- Minahan, J. (2019). Building positive relationships with students struggling with mental health. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(6): 56-59.
- Smith, A., Forsyth, K., Poon, C., Peled, M., Saewyc, E., & McCreary Centre Society. (2019). Balance and connection in BC: The health and well-being of our youth. Vancouver, BC: McCreary Centre Society.
Class Size
Distance Education
Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning
Learning & Teaching Styles/Strategies
Racism/Racist Incidents
School Facilities
Student Evaluation
Teacher Education
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Unions
- Baron, E.J. (2019). Union reform, performance pay, and new teacher supply: Evidence from Wisconsin's Act 10.
- Brunner, E., Hyman, J., & Ju, A. (2019). School finance reforms, teachers' unions, and the allocation of school resources. The Review of Economics and Statistics. Accepted for publication. [abstract]
Testing - Canada
Unions>
Permanent link21st Century Learning
Aboriginal Education
Assessment for Learning
Brain Research
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
Discipline
Education Funding
Education - Ontario
Educational Leadership
Gender Equity
Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth
- Blackburn, M.V., & Pennell, S.M. (2018). Teaching students to question assumptions about gender and sexuality. Kappan, 100(2): 27-31.
- Lowry, R., et al. (2018). Nonconforming gender expression and associated mental distress and substance use among high school students. JAMA Pediatrics. Published online 24 Sept. 2018.
- Mangin, M. (2018). Supporting transgender and gender-expansive children in school. Kappan, 100(2): 16-21.
- Penney, N. (2018). Creating a gender inclusive school culture. CTF Perspectives, December 2018.
Learning Resources
Professional Development
- Ahn, R., Shimojima, Y., Mori, H., & Asanuma, S. (2018/2019). Japan's innovative approach to professional learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(4): 49-53.
- Osmond-Johnson, P., Zeichner, K., & Campbell, C. (2017). The state of educators' professional learning in Alberta. Oxford, OH: Learning Forward.
Public Education Advocacy
Sex Education
Social Emotional Learning
- Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. (2018). From a nation at risk to a nation at hope: Recommendations from the National Commission on Social, Emotional, & Academic Development. The Aspen Institute.
- Goodwin, B. (2018). Research Matters/SEL: Getting the 'other stuff' right. Educational Leadership, 76(2): 78-79.
- Mahoney, J.L., Durlak, J.A., & Weissberg, R.P. (2018/2019). An update on social and emotional learning outcome research. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(4): 18-23.
- McKibben, S. (2018). Grit and the greater good: A conversation with Angela Duckworth. Educational Leadership, 76(2): 40-45.
Students at Risk
Teacher Unions
Teacher Workload
Testing - U.S.
- Heissel, J.A., Adam, E.K., Doleac, J.L., Figlio, D.N., & Meer, J. (2018). Testing, stress, and performance: How students respond physiologically to high-stakes testing.
Permanent link21st Century Learning
Ability Grouping/Tracking/Streaming
Arts Education
- People for Education. (2018). Arts education. Toronto: People for Education.
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
Inclusion
School Day/Week/Year
Self-Regulation
Teacher Effectiveness
- Holmes, J., Berliner, D.C., Koerner, M.E., Piepgrass, N., & Valcarcel, C. (2018, Mar. 28). Is the teaching profession dominated by bad teachers? How would we know? Teachers College Record.
Teacher Stress/Wellness
Teaching as a Profession
Testing - Canada
Permanent link21st Century Learning
Education - British Columbia
- The Minister's Task Force on Immediate Recruitment and Retention Challenges. (2017). Full report. B.C. Ministry of Education.
Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth
Privatization - Fundraising
Teacher Effectiveness
Violence/Teachers
Permanent link21st Century Learning
Aboriginal Education
Academic Achievement
- Da Silva, T.L., Zakzanis, K., Henderson, J., & Ravindran, A.V. (2017). Predictors of post-secondary academic outcomes among local-born, immigrant, and international students in Canada: A retrospective analysis. Canadian Journal of Education, 40(4): 543-575.
- Dietrichson, J., et al. (2017). Academic interventions for elementary and middle school students with low socioeconomic status: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 87(2): 243-282.
Bullying
Charter Schools
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
- Twenge, J.M., Joiner, T.E., Rogers, M.L., & Martin, G.N. (2017). Increases in depressive symptoms, suicide-related outcomes, and suicide rates among U.S. adolescents after 2010 and links to increased new media screen time. Clinical Psychological Science. First published online 14 Nov. 2017.
- UNICEF Office of Research. (2017). Building the future: Children and the sustainable development goals in rich countries. Innocenti Report Card, 14. Innocenti, Florence: UNICEF Office of Research.
Early Childhood Education
Education Funding
Education - Ontario
Educational Indicators - International
Educational Technology
Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning
Immigrants - Education/Job Skills
Inclusion
Public School Closings
- Gaertner, M., & Kirshner, B. (2017). NEPC review: "Lights off: Practice and impact of closing low-performing schools. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center.
- Han, C., et al. (2017). Lights off: Practice and impact of closing low-performing schools. Volume I. Stanford, CA: Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO).
- Han, C., et al. (2017). Lights off: Practice and impact of closing low-performing schools. Volume II. Stanford, CA: Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO).
Social Media - Impact on Youth
Teacher Collaboration
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher Stress/Wellness
- AFT & BATs. (2017). 2017 educator quality of work life survey.
- Ferguson, K., Mang, C., & Frost, L. (2017). Teacher stress and social support usage. Brock Education Journal, 26(2): 62-86.
- Oberle, E., & Schonert-Reichl, K.A. (2016). Stress contagion in the classroom? The link between classroom teacher burnout and morning cortisol in elementary school students. Social Science & Medicine, 159: 30-37.
- Schonert-Reichl, K.A., Kitil, M.J., & Hanson-Peterson, J. (2017). To reach the students, teach the teachers: A national scan of teacher preparation and social & emotional learning. A report prepared for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia.
Violence/Teachers
Permanent link21st Century Learning
Aboriginal Education
Bullying
Child and Adolescent Health/Development
Educational Indicators - International
Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning
Homophobia/Heterosexism
- Mulcahy, M., Dalton, S., Kolbert, J., & Crothers, L. (2016). Informal mentoring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. The Journal of Educational Research, 109(4): 405-412.
Kindergarten
Learning & Teaching Styles/Strategies
Merit Pay
Professional Development
School Boards/Districts
School Meals
Self-regulation
Social Emotional Learning
Students at Risk
Teacher Stress/Wellness
Permanent linkAbility Grouping/Tracking/Streaming
Child & Adolescent Health/Development
Cyberbullying
Educational Indicators - International
Gender Equity
Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth
Inclusion
Professional Autonomy
Professional Development
- Brown, S., Hales, A., Kuehn, L., & Steffensen, K. (2016). The state of educators' professional learning in British Columbia: Executive summary. Oxford, OH: Learning Forward.
- Campbell, C., et al. (2016). The state of educators' professional learning in Canada. Oxford, OH: Learning Forward.
- Fullan, M., & Hargreaves, A. (2016). Bringing the profession back in: Call to action. Oxford, OH: Learning Forward.
- Kennedy, M.M. (2016). How does professional learning improve teaching? Review of Educational Research, 86(4): 945-980.
- Kyndt, E., Gijbels, D., Grosemans, I., & Donche, V. (2016). Teachers' everyday professional development: Mapping informal learning activities, antecedents, and learning outcomes. Review of Educational Research, 86(4): 1111-1150.
Professional Learning Communities
School Day/Year/Week
- Browne, D. (2016). Summer learning that sticks. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 15-20.
- Hill, P.T., & Heyward, G. (2017, Mar. 3). A troubling contagion: The rural 4-day school week. Brown Center Chalkboard [Brookings blog].
- Hill, P.T., & Heyward, G. (2015). The four-day school week in rural Idaho schools. Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho.
- Magaña, A., Saab, M., & Svoboda, V. (2016). More time for learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 26-30.
- Wahlstrom, K.L. (2016). <"a href="http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0031721716681770" target="_blank">Later start time for teens improves grades, mood, and safety. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 8-14.
Teacher Collaboration
Teacher Education
Teacher Recruitment & Retention
Teacher Workload
Teaching & Learning Conditions
Testing - U.S.
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