BCTF Information Services—Research & Reports

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.