BCTF Information Services—Research & Reports

21st Century Learning

• Boninger, F., Molnar, A., & Saldana, C.M. (2019). Personalized learning and the digital privatization of curriculum and teaching. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center.
• Related article: Greene, P. (2 May 2019). Report: Can personalized learning actually deliver? Forbes.

Aboriginal Education

• Madden, B. (2019). Indigenous counter-stories in truth and reconiciliation education. Education Canada, 59(1).

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

OSSTF/FEESO. (2019). Impact of class size increases: Modelling the effects on school programs. Summary and full report.

Distance Education

• Molnar, A., et al. (2019). Virtual schools in the U.S. 2019. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center.

Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning

• Graves, K.E., & Bowers, A.J. (2018). Toward a typology of technology-using teachers in the "new digital divide": A latent class analysis (LCA) of the NCES Fast Response Survey System Teachers' Use of Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools, 2009 (FRSS 95). Teachers College Record, 120(8): 1-42. [abstract]

Learning & Teaching Styles/Strategies

• Nancekivell, S.E., Shah, P., & Gelman, S.A. (2019). Maybe they're born with it, or maybe it's experience: Toward a deeper understanding of the learning style myth. Journal of Educational Psychology.
• Related article: Gander, K. (30 May 2019). Children aren't born with learning styles, scientists warn. Newsweek.

Racism/Racist Incidents

• (2019). Separate and still unequal: Race in America's schools. Educational Leadership, 76(7).

School Facilities

• Foster, K.R. (2019). Is Wi-Fi a health threat in schools? Education Next, 19(3).

Student Evaluation

• DeLuca, C., Cheng, L., & Volante, L. (2019). Grading across Canada. Education Canada, 59(1).

Teacher Education

• (2018) AJER special issue on the impact of neoliberalism on teacher education in Canada. V. 64, No. 4.

Teacher Effectiveness

• Goodwin, B., & Slotnik, W.J. (2019). Debunking the myth of the teacher performance plateau. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(7): 56-61.

Teacher Unions

• Baron, E.J. (2019). Union reform, performance pay, and new teacher supply: Evidence from Wisconsin's Act 10.
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• 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]
• Related article: Barnum, M. (15 Apr. 2019). Are teachers unions helping or hurting schools? Here's what the newest research tells us. Chalkbeat.

Testing - Canada

• Kocay, V.G. (2019). Evaluating best practices in large-scale assessment. Education Canada, 59(1).

Unions>

• Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights (CFLR) & the Canadian Labour Institute for Social and Economic Fairness (CLI). (2019). Brave new world: Fundamental labour rights in the Charter era.

21st Century Learning

• Barnum, M. (2018, Dec. 20). Could the forces that fought the Common Core bring down personalized learning?Chalkbeat.

Aboriginal Education

• Hansen, J. (2018). Cree elders' perspectives on land-based education: A case study. Brock Education Journal, 28(1): 74-91.
• Stagg Peterson, S., et al. (2018). Infusing Indigenous knowledge and epistemologies: Learning from teachers in northern Aboriginal Head Start classrooms. McGill Journal of Education, 53(1): 26-46.

Assessment for Learning

• Fu, H., Hopper, T., & Sanford, K. (2018). New BC curriculum and communicating student learning in an age of assessment for learning. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 64(3): 264-286.
• Tate, E. (2018, Dec. 10). Is assessment ready to move beyond standardized tests? These MIT researchers think so. EdSurge.

Brain Research

• Heller, R. (2018/19). What we know (and think we know) about the learning brain: An interview with Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa. Phi Delta Kappan, 100(4): 49-53.

Child & Adolescent Health/Development

• Copeland, W.E., et al. (2018). Association of childhood trauma exposure with adult psychiatric disorders and functional outcomes. JAMA Network Open, 1(7).
• Related article: Should childhood trauma be treated as a public health crisis? NPR, November 9, 2018.
• Paruthi, S., et al. (2018). Recommended amount of sleep for pediatric populations: A consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(6): 785-786.

Discipline

• Janzen, M.D., & Schwartz, K. (2018). Behaving badly: Critiquing the discourses of "children" and their (mis)behaviours. McGill Journal of Education, 53(1): 109-127.

Education Funding

• Antony-Newman, M. (2018). Fundraising and fees in Ontario's schools. Toronto: People for Education.

Education - Ontario

• Hart, D., & Kempf, A. (2018). Public attitudes toward education in Ontario 2018: The 20th OISE survey of educational issues. Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
• People for Education. (2018). The new basics for public education: People for Education Annual report on Ontario's publicly funded schools 2018. Toronto: People for Education.

Educational Leadership

• Stout, R.M., & Cumming-Potvin, W. (2017). Torch bearer, weary juggler, and heckler: Representations of teacher leadership. McGill Journal of Education, 52(3): 637-656.

Gender Equity

• Andrus, S., Jacobs, C., & Kuriloff, P. (2018). Miles to go: The continuing quest for gender equity in the classroom. Kappan, 100(2): 46-50.
• Girl Guides of Canada. (2018). Sexism, feminism & equality: What teens in Canada really think.

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

• National Center for Education Statistics. (2018). Public school teacher spending on classroom supplies. U.S. Department of Education.

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

• Pianta, R.C., & Ansari, A. (2018). Does attendance in private schools predict student outcomes at age 15? Evidence from a longitudinal study. Educational Researcher, 47(7): 419-434.

Sex Education

• Grace, A.P. (2018). Alberta bounded: Comprehensive sexual health education, parentism, and gaps in provincial legislation and educational policy. Canadian Journal of Education, 41(2): 472-497.

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

• Louie, D. (2018). Sexual exploitation prevention education for Indigenous girls. Canadian Journal of Education, 41(2): 633-663.

Teacher Unions

• Karp, S., & Sanchez, A. (2018). The 2018 wave of teacher strikes. Rethinking Schools, 32(4).
• Peterson, B. (2018). Transforming teacher unions in a post-Janus world. Rethinking Schools, 32(4).

Teacher Workload

• Beck, J.L. (2017). The weight of a heavy hour: Understanding teacher experiences of work intensification. McGill Journal of Education, 52(3): 617-636.

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.
• Related article: Barnum, M. (2018, Dec. 13). How the stress of state testing might make it harder for some students to show what they know. Chalkbeat.

• Gallagher, T.L., & Rowsell, J. (2017). Untangling binaries: Where Canada sits in the "21st century debate." McGill Journal of Education, 52(2): 383-408.

Ability Grouping/Tracking/Streaming  

• Mazenod, A., et al. (2018). Nurturing learning or encouraging dependency? Teacher constructions of students in lower attainment groups in English secondary schools. Cambridge Journal of Education. Published online 22 Mar. 2018.
• Related: Russell, D. (2018, Mar. 27). The negative effects of ability grouping. Teacher [Australian Council for Educational Research].

Arts Education  

• People for Education. (2018). Arts education. Toronto: People for Education.

Child & Adolescent Health/Development  

• Kempf, A. (2018). The challenges of measuring wellbeing in schools. A review prepared for the Ontario Teachers' Federation.

Inclusion  

• Njie, A., Shea, S., & Williams, M. (2018). Students first: Inclusive education that supports teaching, learning, and the success of all Nova Scotia students. Report of the Commission on Inclusive Education.

School Day/Week/Year  

• Fischer, S., & Argyle, D. (2018). Juvenile crime and the four-day school week. Economics of Education Review. [abstract only]
• Related: Barnum, M. (2018, Apr. 2). Four-day school weeks, a nationwide symptom of tight budgets, lead to more youth crime, study finds. Chalkbeat.

Self-Regulation  

• Pandey, A., et al. (2018). Effectiveness of universal self-regulation-based interventions in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. Published online April 16, 2018.

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  

• Herman, K.C., Hickmon-Rosa, J., & Reinke, W.M. (2018). Empirically derived profiles of teacher stress, burnout, self-efficacy, and coping and associated student outcomes. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 20(2): 90-100. [abstract only]

Teaching as a Profession

• Education International. (2017, Sept. 22). Understanding teacher identity in the 21st century.
• Country overview poster - Teacher Identities and Professionalism Research - Ontario

Testing - Canada  

• OTF. (2017). More than dots on a chart: Setting a new course for assessment in Ontario. A position paper of the Ontario Teachers' Federation.

• Patrick, S., Worthen, M., Frost, D., & Truong, N. (2017). Current to future state: Issues and action steps for state policy to support personalized, competency-based learning. iNACOL.

Education - British Columbia

• Larson, L. (2017). Report on rural education (draft). B.C. Ministry of Education.

• The Minister's Task Force on Immediate Recruitment and Retention Challenges. (2017). Full report. B.C. Ministry of Education.

Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth

• Peter, T., Taylor, C., & Edkins, T. (2017). A call for "trans-action": The role of enacted stigma in mediating the relationship between school climate and school attachment among gender minority students. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 63(4): 328-343.

Privatization - Fundraising

• People for Education. (2018). Fundraising and fees in Ontario's schools. Toronto: People for Education.

Teacher Effectiveness

• OECD. (2018). What does teaching look like? A new video study. Teaching in Focus, No. 20. Paris: OECD Publishing.

Violence/Teachers

• Huang, F.L., Eddy, C.L., & Camp, E. (2017). The role of the perceptions of school climate and teacher victimization by students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. First published online July 27, 2017. [abstract only]

• Herold, B. (2017, Nov. 7). The case(s)against personalized learning. Education Week, 37(12): 4-5.

Aboriginal Education

• OECD. (2017). Promising practices in supporting success for indigenous students. Paris: OECD Publishing.
• Stavrou, S.G., & Miller, D. (2017). Miscalculations: Decolonizing and anti-oppressive discourses in Indigenous mathematics education. Canadian Journal of Education, 40(3): 92-122.

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

• Youth Truth Student Survey. (2017). Learning from student voice: What do students tell us about bullying?

Charter Schools

• Andrews, J., & Johnes, R. (2017). Free schools in England. London: Education Policy Institute.

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.
• Related article: Tanner, L. (2017, Nov. 14). Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there a link? ABC News.
• 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

• McCoy, D.C., et al. (2017). Impacts of early childhood education on medium- and long-term educational outcomes. Educational Researcher, 46(8): 474-487.

Education Funding

• OECD. (2017). The funding of school education: Connecting resources and learning. Paris: OECD Publishing.

Education - Ontario

• People for Education. (2017). Vital staff beyond teachers.

Educational Indicators - International

• OECD. (2017). Education at a glance 2017: OECD indicators. Paris: OECD Publishing.
• Country Notes: Canada.

Educational Technology

• Roschelle, J., Martin, W., Ahn, J., & Schank, P. (Eds). (2017). Cyberlearning community report: The state of cyberlearning and the future of learning with technology. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning

• The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning. (2017). Teaching with technology: Educators' perspectives and recommendations for successful blended instructional strategies. The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning and Evergreen Educational Group.
• Freeman, A., et al. (2017). NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2017 K-12 Edition. Austin, TX: The New Media Consortium.
• Howell, S., & O'Donnell, B. (2017). Digital trends and initiatives in education: The changing landscape for Canadian content. Toronto: Association of Canadian Publishers.

Immigrants - Education/Job Skills

• Volante, L., Klinger, D., Bilgili, O., & Siegel, M. (2017). Making sense of the performance (dis)advantage for immigrant students across Canada. Canadian Journal of Education, 40(3): 329-361.

Inclusion

• Sokal, L., & Sharma, U. (2017). "Do I really need a course to learn to teach students with disabilities? I've been doing it for years." Canadian Journal of Education, 40(4); 739-760.

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

• Rideout, V. (2017). The Common Sense census: Media use by kids age zero to eight. San Francisco, CA: Common Sense Media.

Teacher Collaboration

• Spillane, J.P., & Shirrell, M. (2018). The schoolhouse network: How school buildings affect teacher collaboration. Education Next, 18(2).

Teacher Effectiveness

• Holdsworth, S., & Maynes, N. (2017). "But what if I fail?" A meta-synthetic study of the conditions supporting teacher innovation. Canadian Journal of Education, 40(4): 665-703.

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

• OECTA. (2017). Safer schools for all: Addressing violence and harassment against teachers. Toronto: Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.

• Pane, J.F., et al. (2017). Informing progress: Insights on personalized learning implementation and effects. Rand Corporation.
• Related article: Herold, B. (2017, July 11). Personalized learning: Modest gains, big challenges, RAND study finds.Digital Education [Education Week blog].
• Spiller, P. (2017, May 29). Could subjects soon be a thing of the past in Finland? BBC News.  

Aboriginal Education

• Milne, E. (2017). Implementing indigenous education policy directives in Ontario public schools: Experiences, challenges and successful practices. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 8(3), article 2.
• Related article: (2017, Aug. 20). Teachers lack confidence to talk about residential schools, study says. CBC News.

Bullying

• Waasdorp, T.E., Pas, E.T., Zablotsky, B., & Bradshaw, C.P. (2017). Ten-year trends in bullying and related attitudes among 4th- to 12th-graders. Pediatrics, 139(6).
• Related article: Kamenetz, A. (2017, Mar. 11). School bullying is down. Why don't students believe it? NPR.

Child and Adolescent Health/Development

• Breslau, J., et al. (2017). Sex differences in recent first-onset depression in an epidemiological sample of adolescents. Translational Psychiatry, 7.
• Related article: Cha, A.E. (2017, May 31). More than a third of teenage girls experience depression, new study says. The Washington Post.

Educational Indicators - International

• Stewart, W. (2016, Nov. 25). Education rankings: Hitting a home run or swing and a miss? Times Educational Supplement.

Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning

• Bolstad, R. (2017). Digital technologies for learning: Findings from the NZCER national survey or primary and intermediate schools 2016. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

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

• Alphonso, C. (2017, Aug. 9). Ontario children gain learning benefits from full-day kindergarten: Study. The Globe and Mail.

Learning & Teaching Styles/Strategies

• Goodwin, B., & Hein, H. (2017). Research Matters/Learning styles: It's complicated. Educational Leadership, 74(7): 79-80.

Merit Pay

• Pham, L.D., Nguyen, T.D., & Springer, M.G. (2017). Teacher merit pay and student test scores: A meta-analysis. Working paper. Vanderbilt University.

Professional Development

• Campbell, C. (2017). Developing teachers' professional learning: Canadian evidence and experiences in a world of educational improvement. Canadian Journal of Education, 40(2).
• Darling-Hammond, L., Hyler, M.E., & Gardner, M. (2017). Effective teacher professional development. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
• Related article: Gordon, L. (2017, June 6). Teachers' training needs improvement so students benefit, new report says. EdSource.

School Boards/Districts

• Arnott, K. (2017). Canada's school boards: Fighting to keep the 'public' in public education. Education Today, 29(1): 20-23.

School Meals

• Anderson, M.L., Gallagher, J., & Ramirez Ritchie, E. (2017). School lunch quality and academic performance.
• Related article: Anderson, M.D. (2017, Mar. 22). Do healthy lunches improve student test scores? The Atlantic.

Self-regulation

• Duckor, B. (2017). Got grit? Maybe.... Phi Delta Kappan, 98(7): 61-66.
• Vandevelde, S., Van Keer, H., & Merchie, E. (2017). The challenge of promoting self-regulated learning among primary school children with a low socioeconomic and immigrant background. The Journal of Educational Research, 110(2): 113-139.

Social Emotional Learning

• Taylor, R.D., Oberle, E., Durlak, J.A., & Weissberg, R.P. (2017). Promoting positive youth development through school-based social and emotional learning interventions: A meta-analysis of follow-up effects. Child Development, 88(4): 1156-1171.

Students at Risk

• Nichols, N., et al. (2017). Child welfare and youth homelessness in Canada: A proposal for action. Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press.

Teacher Stress/Wellness

• Kim, J., Youngs, P., & Frank, K. (2017). Burnout contagion: Is it due to early career teachers' social networks or organizational exposure? Teaching and Teacher Education, 66: 250-260. [preview only]

Ability Grouping/Tracking/Streaming

• Bavis, P. (2016). Detracked - and going strong. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 37-42.

Child & Adolescent Health/Development

• Alberta Teachers' Association. (2016). Creating a compassionate classroom.

Cyberbullying

• Hango, D. (2016). Cyberbullying and cyberstalking among Internet users aged 15 to 29 in Canada. Insights on Canadian Society. December. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-006-X.

Educational Indicators - International

• Berliner, D.C. (2015). The many facets of PISA. Teachers College Record, 117(1): 1-20.

Gender Equity

• Bian, L., Leslie, S.-J., & Cimpian, A. (2017). Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children's interests. Science, 355(6323): 389-391.
• Related story: Yong, E. (2017, Jan. 26). 6-year-old girls already have gendered beliefs about intelligence. The Atlantic.

Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth

• Doull, M., et al. (2016). Are we leveling the playing field? Trends and disparities in sports participation among sexual minority youth in Canada. Journal of Sport and Health Science.
• Thoreson, R. (2016). "Like walking through a hailstorm": Discrimination against LGBT youth in US schools. Human Rights Watch.

Inclusion

• Kauffman, J.M., & Badar, J. (2016). It's instruction over place - not the other way around! Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 55-59.

Professional Autonomy

• Costello, M., & Costello, D. (2016). The struggle for teacher professionalism in a mandated literacy curriculum. McGill Journal of Education, 51(2): 833-856.

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

• Easton, L.B. (2016). Strategic accountability is key to making PLCs effective. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 43-48.

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.
• Related article: Glatter, H. (2017, Mar. 20). What if students only went to school four days a week? The Atlantic.
• 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

• Goddard, Y.L., Goddard, R.D., & Tschannen-Moran, M. (2007). A theoretical and empirical investigation of teacher collaboration for school improvement and student achievement in public elementary schools. Teachers College Record, 109(4): 877-896.

Teacher Education

• Perlaza, A.M., & Tardif, M. (2016). Pan-Canadian perspectives on teacher education: The state of the art in comparative research. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 62(2): 199-219.

Teacher Recruitment & Retention

• Klein, R. (2016, Nov. 29). Pushing back against teacher attrition. Teachers College Record.

Teacher Workload

• Merritt, E.G. (2016). Time for teacher learning, planning critical for school reform. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 31-36.

Teaching & Learning Conditions

• Banerjee, N., Stearns, E., Moller, S., & Mickelson, R.A. (2017). Teacher job satisfaction and student achievement: The roles of teacher professional community and teacher collaboration in schools. American Journal of Education, 123(2). [abstract only]
• Related article: Will, M. (2017, Feb. 16). Study: Teacher satisfaction, collaboration are keys to student achievement. Teaching Now [Education Week blog].

Testing - U.S.

• Sternberg, R.J. (2016). Testing for better and worse. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(4): 66-71.

Vouchers

• Carnoy, M. (2017). School vouchers are not a proven strategy for improving student achievement. Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute.

21st Century Learning

• Branigan-Pipe, Z. (2016). 21st century learning, 20th century classroom. Education Canada, 56(3).

• Chrystal, F., Oliver, S., & D'Amico, T. (2016). Building a future-ready school: How the Ottawa Catholic School Board broke out of the box. Education Canada, 56(3).

• Hurley, S. (2016). Building capacity: Head meets heart in Canada's newest school designs. Education Canada, 56(3).

Aboriginal Education

• Panina-Beard, N. (2016). Learning from and with Aboriginal learners: Rethinking Aboriginal education in Canada. National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, 113(2): 465-492.

Education - Finland

• Pakkila, T. (2016). Teachers drive curriculum change in Finland. ATA Magazine, 97(1).

Education - Public Opinion/Polls

• (2016). Why school? The 48th annual PDK Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(1): NP1-NP32.

• Peterson, P.E., Henderson, M.B., West, M.R., & Barrows, S. (2017). Ten-year trends in public opinion from the Ed Next poll. Education Next, 17(1): 8-28.

Educational Indicators - International

• Perry, N., & Ercikan, K. (2015). Moving beyond country rankings in international assessments: The case of PISA. Teachers College Record, 117(1): 1-10.

Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning

• Kim, M., Jung, E., de Siqueira, A., & Huber, L. (2016). An investigation into effective pedagogies in a flipped classroom: A case study. International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 32(2).

Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth

• Arenas, A., Gunckel, K.L., & Smith, W.L. (2016). 7 reasons for accommodating transgender students at school. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(1): 20-24.

• Greytak, E.A., Kosciw, J.G., Villenas, C., & Giga, N.M. (2016). From teasing to torment: School climate revisited, a survey of U.S. secondary school students and teachers. New York: GLSEN.

• Related article: Blad, E. (2016, Sept. 28). LGBT students bullied at higher rates than their peers, poll finds. Rules for Engagement [Education Week blog].

Poverty and Children

• First Call BC. (2016). 2016 BC child poverty report card.

Professional Autonomy

• Shirley, D. (2016). From prescription to professionalism. ATA Magazine, 97(1).

Racism/Racist Incidents

• Anderson, M.D. (2016, Oct. 11). How the stress of racism affects learning. The Atlantic.

• Levy, D.J., Heissel, J.A., Richeson, J.A., & Adam, E.K. (2016). Psychological and biological responses to race-based social stress as pathways to disparities in educational outcomes. The American Psychologist, 71(6): 455-73. [abstract only]

School Connectedness

• Berkowitz, R., Moore, H., Astor, R.A., & Benbenishty, R. (2016). A research synthesis of the associations between socioeconomic background, inequality, school climate, and academic achievement. Review of Educational Research.

• Related article: Lonsdorf, K. (2016, Nov. 1). How a happy school can help students succeed. NPR.

• Kraft, M.A., Marinell, W.H., & Shen-Wei Yee, D. (2016). School organizational contexts, teacher turnover, and student achievement: Evidence from panel data. American Educational Research Journal, 53(5): 1411-1449. [abstract only]

School Libraries/Librarians

• Will, M. (2016, Nov. 8). As information landscape changes, school librarians take on new roles. Education Week, 36(12): 25-28.

Students at Risk

• Gaetz, S., O'Grady, B., Kidd, S., & Schwan, K. (2016). Without a home: The National Youth Homelessness Survey. Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press.

Teacher Supply and Demand

• UNESCO. (2016). The world needs almost 69 million new teachers to reach the 2030 education goals. UIS Fact Sheet no. 39.
• Related article: Hodal, K. (2016, Oct. 5). UN warns universal education goal will fail without 69 million new teachers. The Guardian.

Teacher Unions

• Lovenheim, M.F., & Willen, A. (2016). The long-run effects of teacher collective bargaining. CESifo Working Paper No. 5977. Munich: Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute.
• Related article: Hess, R. (2016, Oct. 4). The costs of teacher collective bargaining. Rick Hess Straight Up [Education Week blog].

Teacher Workload

• Sellen, P. (2016). Teacher workload and professional development in England's secondary schools: Insights from TALIS. London: Education Policy Institute.
• Related article: Richardson, H. (2016, Oct. 10). Many teachers 'working 60-hour week.' BBC News.

Testing - U.S.

• Pizmony-Levy, O., & Saraisky, N.G. (2016). Who opts out and why? Results from a national survey on opting out of standardized tests. Teachers College, Columbia University.

21st Century Learning

• Winthrop, R., & McGivney, E. (2016). Skills for a changing world: Advancing quality learning for vibrant societies. The Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution.

Aboriginal Education

• McCorkle, K. (2016). A different kind of choice: Weighing the pitfalls and profits of education outside the first nation. Education Canada, 56(2).

• Moon, M., & Berger, P. (2016). Indigenous student success in public schools: A "we" approach for educators. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 62(1): 1-18.

Bullying

• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2016). Preventing bullying through science, policy, and practice. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.

Child & Adolescent Health/Development

• Tobin, M. (2016). Childhood trauma: Developmental pathways and implications for the classroom. Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).

Cyberbullying

• Felmlee, D., & Faris, R. (2016). Toxic ties: Networks of friendship, dating, and cyber victimization. Social Psychology Quarterly, 79(3): 243-262. [abstract only]

• Related article: Kazi, J. (2016, Aug. 24). Cyberbullying more common with teens' current or former friends, study says. Digital Education [Education Week blog].

Developing Nations

• UNESCO. (2016). Leaving no one behind: How far on the way to universal primary and secondary education? Policy Paper 27/Fact Sheet 37.

Education Funding

• Clemens, J., Emes, J., & Van Pelt, D.N. (2016). Education spending and public student enrolment in Canada, 2016 edition. Fraser Institute Research Bulletin.

• Related article: Van Pelt, D., & Clemens, J. (2016). Reality of education spending in British Columbia. Fraser Institute.

• Hemingway, A. (2016, Aug. 24). What's the real story behind BC's education funding crisis? CCPA-BC Policy Note.

Education - British Columbia

• Jacquet, M., & D'Amico, L. (2016). No time to lose: How to build a world-class education system state by state.

Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Health risks among sexual minority youth.

Professional Development

• Calvert, L. (2016). The power of teacher agency. JSD, 37(2): 51-56.

School to Work Transition

• Gaylor, L., & Nicol, J.J. (2016). Experiential high school career education, self-efficacy, and motivation. Canadian Journal of Education, 39(2).

Social Media - Safety/Privacy

• Poth, C., McCallum, K., & Tang, W. (2016). Teacher e-professionalism: An examination of Western Canadian pre-service teachers' perceptions, attitudes, and Facebook behaviours. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 62(1): 39-60.

Teacher Collaboration

• Killion, J. (2016). Establish time for learning: Finding time to collaborate takes creativity and commitment. JSD, 37(3): 26-31.

Teacher Effectiveness

• Gabriel, R. (2016). The evolution of quality teaching and four questions for change. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(8): 50-53.

• National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. (2016). What matters now: A new compact for teaching and learning. A call to action.

• Related article: Will, M. (2016, Aug. 10). 20 years after groundbreaking report on teaching, a new report asks: What now? Teaching Now [Education Week blog].

• National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. (2016). What matters now: A new compact for teaching and learning. The evidence base.

Year Round Schools/Education

• Augustine, C.H., et al. (2016). Learning from summer: Effects of voluntary summer learning programs on low-income urban youth. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.

• Related article: Brown, E. (2016, Sept. 7). New evidence that summer programs can make a difference for poor children. The Washington Post.

Ability Grouping/Tracking/Streaming

• Card, D., & Giuliano, L. (2016). Can tracking raise the test scores of high-ability minority students? NBER Working Paper No. 22104. The National Bureau of Economic Research. [abstract only]

• Loveless, T. (2016). The 2016 Brown Center report on American education: How well are American students learning? Part II: Tracking and Advanced Placement. The Brown Center on Education Policy, The Brookings Institution.

Charter Schools

• Sass, T.R., et al. (2016). Charter high schools' effects on long-term attainment and earnings. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Early View version.

Early Childhood Education

• Friedman-Krauss, A., Barnett, W.S., & Nores, M. (2016). How much can high-quality universal pre-K reduce achievement gaps? Center for American Progress.

Educational Accountability

• Ingersoll, R., Merrill, L., & May, H. (2016). Do accountability policies push teachers out? Educational Leadership, 73(8): 44-49. [hard copy in library]

Homophobia/Heterosexism - Youth

• Arredondo, M., et al. (2016). Documenting disparities for LGBT students: Expanding the collection and reporting of data on sexual orientation and gender identity. Discipline Disparities: A Research-to-Practice Collaborative. The Equity Project at Indiana University, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.

• Related: Blad, E. (2016, Mar. 27). Data lacking about how LGBT students are treated at school, researchers say. Rules for Engagement blog [Education Week].

Professional Autonomy

• OECD. (2016). Supporting teacher professionalism: Insights from TALIS 2013. Paris: OECD Publishing.

Professional Development

• Calvert, L. (2016). Moving from compliance to agency: What teachers need to make professional learning work. Oxford, OH: Learning Forward and NCTAF.

• Related: Brenneman, R. (2016, Mar. 10). Who's the best deliverer of teacher PD? Report says teachers still lack input. Teaching Now blog [Education Week].

Professional Learning Communities

• DuFour, R., & Reeves, D. (2016). The futility of PLC lite. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(6): 69-73.

School Connectedness

• Kraft, M.A., Marinell, W.H., & Yee, D. (2016). School organizational contexts, teacher turnover, and student achievement: Evidence from panel data. The Research Alliance for New York City Schools.

• Related: Zimmerman, A. (2016, Mar. 24). School conditions matter for student achievement, new research confirms. Chalkbeat New York.

Self-Regulation

• Hoffman, J. (2016). Self-regulation update: An interview with Stuart Shanker. Education Canada, 56(1).

Teacher Collaboration

• Johnson, S.M., Reinhorn, S.K., & Simon, N.S. (2016). Team work: Time well spent. Educational Leadership, 73(8):24-29. [hard copy in library]

Teacher Education

• Cochran-Smith, M., et al. (2016). Holding teacher preparation accountable: A review of claims and evidence. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center.

Teacher Effectiveness

• Papay, J.P., & Kraft, M.A. (2016). The myth of the performance plateau. Educational Leadership, 73(8): 36-42. [hard copy in library]

Teacher Evaluation/Dismissal

• Danielson, C. (2016). Creating communities of practice. Educational Leadership, 73(8): 18-23. [hard copy in library]

• Donaldson, M.L. (2016). Teacher evaluation reform: Focus, feedback, and fear. Educational Leadership, 73(8): 72-76. [hard copy in library]

Teacher Workload

• Alberta Education. (2015). Alberta teacher workload study.

Teaching as a Profession

• American Society for Quality. (2016, Feb. 17). Parents, educators inclined to steer children away from STEM teaching careers: ASQ survey.