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The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our purpose is to encourage higher performance throughout Canada's public education system.
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| The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education has commissioned research under a wide range of themes to furnish new knowledge about school improvement in Canada. Many of these research areas have been selected for their potential to leverage large-scale progress. The publications arising are listed by theme and provide useful guidance for policy and practice.
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ASSESSMENT
Comparisons Between Paper and Computer-based Tests: Foundation Skills Assessment 2001-2006 Data, Jim Gaskill and Mike Marshall
This report compares the performance of students taking the Grade 7 FSA exam in British Columbia in computer-based and paper-based formats and offers quantitative evidence to guide future computer-based test administration.. May 2007. ISBN 978-0-9783018-1-1
Automated Essay Scoring: A Literature Review, Dr. Susan M. Phillips
The report examines the latest research on computer scoring of essays and the issues that it presents when considering implementation in K-12 schools in Canada. February 2007. ISBN 978-0-9737755-7-0
A Future in the Process of Arrival: Using Computer Technologies for the Assessment of Student Learning, Dr. Alan Taylor
This study examines the use of technology and its effectiveness in assessing student learning in Canada and abroad. May 2005, ISBN 0-97337755-1-3
Student Assessment in Canada, Dr. Alan Taylor and Dr. Teresita Tubianosa
The report provides a detailed description of assessment practices in the school system, based on a pan-Canadian survey conducted in early 2001. May 2001, ISBN 0965144-7-2
AT-RISK STUDENTS
Building Capacity and Forging Networks: The Literacy and Parenting Skills Facilitator Training Program, Kirsten Bennett et al.
An examination of the reach of the Literacy and Parenting skills (LAPS) facilitator training delivered in Western Canada to inform program delivery and effectiveness for further family literacy programming.
Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling, George Fulford et al.
The report presents promising practices found in a new set of schools from central, northern and Atlantic Canada, along with key success factors and recommendations.
Walking Tall in the Hall: Integrating the Arts in Aboriginal Settings, Blair Stevenson
Mapping the impact of ArtsSmarts projects in 16 schools working with aboriginal students. The study will be used to inform future program design. October 2006.
ArtsSmarts at Caslan School: A Longitudinal Case Study. Yvette Stack
A three-year case study documenting the effects of the infusion of arts and culture in a K-9 school struggling with chronic poor achievement, attendance, behaviour, and parental involvement. December 2006. ISBN 978-0-9737755-6-3
Moving Forward in Aboriginal Education. Norman Henchey
The proceedings of a national policy roundtable addressing systemic barriers in aboriginal schooling.February 2005. ISBN 0-937755-0-5
Sharing Our Success: Ten Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling. Principal Author: Dr. David Bell
The study examines school level practices associated with positive achievement for Aboriginal students. May 2004, ISBN # 0-9734046-3-9
Creating Equity and Quality: A Literature Review of School Effectiveness and Improvement. Dr. Terrence J. Wendel
This primer for schools and districts explores the link between student SES and school achievement. June 2000, ISBN 0-9685144-4-8
Twelve Secondary Schools in Low-Income Settings: Case Studies, Dunnigan, Gardner, Muhtadi, and Lessard
A study of Canadian public schools creating high achievement for low-income students. November 2001, ISBN 0-9689936-0-5 English/
ISBN 0-9689936-2-1 French
Schools That Make a Difference: Final Report, Dr. Norman Henchey
Analysis of the findings of a two-year study of twelve secondary schools in BC, Alberta and Quebec in urban low-income settings.
November 2001, ISBN 0-9685144-9-9 English/ISBN 0-9689936-1-3 French
Links to Literacy: Examining Phonemic Awareness Instruction in Kindergarten Classrooms, Sheridan Angerilli and Noralea Pilgrim
A comparative study of approaches to literacy in kindergarten classes, with one method including explicit text-linked instruction in phonemic awareness. February 2004, ISBN 0-9734046-2-0
Research in Progress:
An Evaluation of the ArtsSmarts Program in Caslan School
BREAKING TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES
Comparisons Between Paper and Computer-based Tests: Foundation Skills Assessment 2001-2006 Data, Jim Gaskill and Mike Marshall
This report compares the performance of students taking the Grade 7 FSA exam in British Columbia in computer-based and paper-based formats and offers quantitative evidence to guide future computer-based test administration.. May 2007. ISBN 978-0-9783018-1-1
Automated Essay Scoring: A Literature Review, Dr. Susan M. Phillips
The report examines the latest research on computer scoring of essays and the issues that it presents when considering implementation in K-12 schools in Canada. February 2007. ISBN 978-0-9737755-7-0
Walking Tall in the Hall: Integrating the Arts in Aboriginal Settings, Blair Stevenson
Mapping the impact of ArtsSmarts projects in 16 schools working with aboriginal students. The study will be used to inform future program design. October 2006.
ArtsSmarts at Caslan School: A Longitudinal Case Study. Yvette Stack
A three-year case study documenting the effects of the infusion of arts and culture in a K-9 school struggling with chronic poor achievement, attendance, behaviour, and parental involvement. December 2006. ISBN 978-0-9737755-6-3
A Future in the Process of Arrival: Using Computer Technologies for the Assessment of Student Learning, Dr. Alan Taylor
This report examines the use of technology and its effectiveness in assessing student learning in Canada and abroad. May 2005, ISBN 0-97337755-1-3
E-Learning: Studying Canada's Virtual Secondary Schools, Dr. Kathryn Barker
The final report of a two-year study examining the effectiveness of virtual schooling and drawing some comparisons with conventional delivery. February 2001, ISBN 0-9685144-6-4
LITERACY
Building Capacity and Forging Networks: The Literacy and Parenting Skills Facilitator Training Program, Kirsten Bennett et al.
An examination of the reach of the Literacy and Parenting skills (LAPS) facilitator training delivered in Western Canada to inform program delivery and effectiveness for further family literacy programming.
School Improvement in Action: Lessons in Sustainability, Cynthia Lewis
This study documents the results of the School Improvement Grants Program, an action research project in British Columbia to support efforts to raise literacy and math skills in public schools serving lower-income neighbourhoods. December 2006, ISBN 0-9737755-5-6
Meaningful Applied Phonics: A Longitudinal Early Literacy Study, Linda M. Phillips, Stephen Norris & Dorothy J. Steffler
This study evaluates the progress of primary students in an intensive phonics program with a matched group of students in Edmonton district classrooms using conventional approaches. May 2005, ISBN 0-9734046-9-8
Links to Literacy: Examining Phonemic Awareness Instruction in Kindergarten Classrooms, Sheridan Angerilli and Noralea Pilgrim
A comparative study of approaches to literacy in kindergarten classes, with one method including explicit text-linked instruction in phonemic awareness. February 2004, ISBN 0-9734046-2-0
MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE
Choice in Urban School Systems: The Edmonton Experience, Patrick Maguire
This study offers rare Canadian evidence on school choice policies and their impacts and research-based solutions to practical problems in the design and implementation of choice plans. ISBN 0937755-4-8
The Role of the School Principal: Present Status and Future Challenges in Managing Effective Schools, Susan Phillips, Patrick Renihan & Helen Raham
This literature review offers a rare comparative look at the roles and responsibilities of principals across 12 jurisdictions. March 2006,
ISBN 0-9737755-3-X
Parent and Teacher Views on Education:
A Policymaker's Guide, Neil Guppy, et al.
This 2005 national survey report examines parent and teacher views on education. The survey is the first national attempt to compare views on assessment and accountability, school choice, school climate and the teaching profession. November 2005,
ISBN 0-9737755-2-1
Moving Forward in Aboriginal Education. Norman Henchey
The proceedings of a national policy roundtable addressing systemic barriers in aboriginal schooling.February 2005. ISBN 0-937755-0-5
A Survey of School Planning Councils in British Columbia 2004, Don Cameron Associates
A provincewide survey of members of BC School Planning Councils conducted in June 2004. October 2004, ISBN 0-9734046-6-3
School Choice Under Open Enrollment, Dan Brown
Assesses how schools and districts responded to the open enrollment legislation introduced in 2002 by the BC government, providing more educational choices in the public school system. October 2004, ISBN - 0-9734046-7-1
Principal Portraits 2: A Look at Successful Secondary School Leadership and Management Practices in Alberta and British Columbia, Peter Coleman & Nancy Love
Case studies based on interviews with ten BC and Alberta public school administrators nominated for the Garfield Weston Outstanding Principals Awards (2003). ISBN 0-9734046-5-5
District Practices and Student Achievement: Lessons from Alberta, Patrick Maguire
This report examines district-level leadership and management practices that appear to positively affect student performance. December 2003, ISBN 0-9734046-1-2
A First Look at School Planning Councils in BC, Frances Thorsen
An analysis of survey findings and a review of the literature on school councils across Canada. September 2003, ISBN 0-9734046-0-4
Decentralization and Choice in Sweden's School System: Policy Implications for Canada, Helen Raham
The study examines the expansion of school choice in Sweden's non-municipal public schools.
July 2002, ISBN 0-9689936-6-4
The Public-Private Partnership that Built a 'Traditional' School, Dr. Daniel J. Brown
A B.C. case study, based on interviews with key figures associated with the partnership, offering conclusions and policy recommendations for districts contemplating PPP ventures. January 2001, ISBN 0-9685144-5-6
Principal Portraits, Nancy Love
Ten public school administrators nominated for the Garfield Weston Foundation Outstanding Principals Awards share their strategies for improving school achievement. November 2001, ISBN 0-9689936-3-X
Education K-12 Policy for Canadian Global Leadership, Helen Raham
This report examines systemic reforms in other nations for their policy implications for Canadian schools. January 2000, ISBN 0-9685144-8-0
The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools, Dr. Daniel Brown
The study presents a detailed portrait of the learning climate and outcomes in three alternative public schools of choice in BC. October 1999. ISBN 0-9685144-2-1
Canadian Charter Schools at the Crossroads, Dr. Lynn Bosetti et al
The final report of a two-year study examining Alberta's first public charter schools. February 2000, ISBN 0-9685144-3-X
The Pressure for Choice, Dr. Peter Coleman
An analysis of a series of traditional school proposals made to BC school boards to establish schools of choice within the public system. June 1998, ISBN 0-9685144-1-3
Achievement in Alberta's Charter Schools: A Longitudinal Study, Drs. Jose da Costa and Frank Peters
This report analyzes achievement in Alberta's charter schools over five years relative to provincial and district performance. October 2002, ISBN 0-9689936-8-0
Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems, Dr. Emilio Landolfi
The study examines innovative teacher compensation models and provides nine case studies illustrating implementation issues. September 2003, ISBN 0-9689936-9-9
PARENTS AND COMMUNITY
Building Capacity and Forging Networks: The Literacy and Parenting Skills Facilitator Training Program, Kirsten Bennett et al.
An examination of the reach of the Literacy and Parenting skills (LAPS) facilitator training delivered in Western Canada to inform program delivery and effectiveness for further family literacy programming.
Choice in Urban School Systems: The Edmonton Experience, Patrick Maguire
This study offers rare Canadian evidence on school choice policies and their impacts and research-based solutions to practical problems in the design and implementation of choice plans. ISBN 0937755-4-8
Parent and Teacher Views on Education:
A Policymaker's Guide, Neil Guppy, et al.
This 2005 national survey report examines parent and teacher views on education. The survey is the first national attempt to compare views on assessment and accountability, school choice, school climate and the teaching profession. November 2005,
ISBN 0-9737755-2-1
A Survey of School Planning Councils in British Columbia 2004, Don Cameron Associates
A provincewide survey of members of BC School Planning Councils conducted in June 2004. October 2004, ISBN 0-9734046-6-3
School Choice Under Open Enrollment, Dan Brown
Assesses how schools and districts responded to the open enrollment legislation introduced in 2002 by the BC government, providing more educational choices in the public school system. October, 2004, ISBN - 0-9734046-7-1
The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools, Dr. Daniel Brown
This report eresents a detailed portrait of the learning climate and outcomes in three alternative public schools of choice in BC. October 1999. ISBN 0-9685144-2-1
The Pressure for Choice, Dr. Peter Coleman
An analysis of a series of traditional school proposals made to BC school boards to establish schools of choice within the public system. June 1998, ISBN 0-9685144-1-3
A First Look at School Planning Councils in BC, Frances Thorsen
An analysis of survey findings and a review of the literature on school councils across Canada. September 2003, ISBN 0-9734046-0-4
SCHOOL CHOICE
Choice in Urban School Systems: The Edmonton Experience, Patrick Maguire
This study offers rare Canadian evidence on school choice policies and their impacts and research-based solutions to practical problems in the design and implementation of choice plans. ISBN 0937755-4-8
School Choice Under Open Enrollment, Dan Brown
Assesses how schools and districts responded to the open enrollment legislation introduced in 2002 by the BC government, providing more educational choices in the public school system. October, 2004, ISBN - 0-9734046-7-1
School Choice, Policies and Effects
An International Literature Review, Susan Phillips, Helen Raham and Katherine Wagner
A systematic review of the existing knowledge about the effects of school choice on student achievement.. June 2004, ISBN 0-9734046-4-7
Achievement in Alberta's Charter Schools: A Longitudinal Study, Drs. Jose da Costa and Frank Peters
Analyzes achievement in Alberta's charter schools over five years relative to provincial and district performance. October 2002, ISBN 0-9689936-8-0
The Pressure for Choice, Dr. Peter Coleman
An analysis of a series of traditional school proposals made to BC school boards to establish schools of choice within the public system. June 1998, ISBN 0-9685144-1-3
Canadian Charter Schools at the Crossroads, Dr. Lynn Bosetti et al
The final report of a two-year study examining Alberta's first public charter schools. February 2000, ISBN 0-9685144-3-X
Canada's Charter Schools: Initial Report, 1998, Dr. Lynn Bosetti et al
Nine detailed case studies of Alberta's first charter schools. Year one findings of a two-year study. October 1998, ISBN 0-9685144-0-5
The Impact of Parental Choice on Three Canadian Public Schools, Dr. Daniel Brown
This report presents a detailed portrait of the learning climate and outcomes in three alternative public schools of choice in BC. October 1999. ISBN 0-9685144-2-1
Decentralization and Choice in Sweden's School System: Policy Implications for Canada, Helen Raham
The study examines the expansion of school choice in Sweden's non-municipal public schools.
July 2002, ISBN 0-9689936-6-4
E-Learning: Studying Canada's Virtual Secondary Schools, Dr. Kathryn Barker
The final report of a two-year study examining the effectiveness of virtual schooling and drawing some comparisons with conventional delivery. February 2001, ISBN 0-9685144-6-4
Research in Progress:
The Expansion of Public School Choice in Urban School Districts
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
School Improvement in Action: Lessons in Sustainability, Cynthia Lewis
This study documents the results of the School Improvement Grants Program, an action research project in British Columbia to support efforts to raise literacy and math skills in public schools serving lower-income neighbourhoods. December 2006, ISBN 0-9737755-5-6
The Role of the School Principal: Present Status and Future Challenges in Managing Effective Schools, Susan Phillips, Patrick Renihan & Helen Raham
This literature review offers a rare comparative look at the roles and responsibilities of principals across 12 jurisdictions. March 2006,
ISBN 0-9737755-3-X
School Improvement In Action: Case Studies from British Columbia, Tom Fleming and Helen Raptis
Case studies from the School Improvement Grants Program, an action research project in British Columbia to support efforts to raise literacy and math skills in public schools serving lower-income neighbourhoods. January 2005, ISBN 0-9734046-8-X
Principal Portraits 2: A Look at Successful Secondary School Leadership and Management Practices in Alberta and British Columbia, Peter Coleman & Nancy Love
Case studies based on interviews with ten BC and Alberta public school administrators nominated for the Garfield Weston Outstanding Principals Awards (2003). ISBN 0-9734046-5-5
Schools That Make a Difference: Final Report, Dr. Norman Henchey
Analysis of the findings of a two-year study of twelve secondary schools in BC, Alberta and Quebec in urban low-income settings.
November 2001, ISBN 0-9685144-9-9 English/ISBN 0-9689936-1-3 French
Twelve Secondary Schools in Low-Income Settings: Case Studies, Dunnigan, Gardner, Muhtadi, and Lessard
A study of Canadian public schools creating high achievement for low-income students. November 2001, ISBN 0-9689936-0-5 English/
ISBN 0-9689936-2-1 French
Creating Equity and Quality: A Literature Review of School Effectiveness and Improvement. Dr. Terrence J. Wendel
This primer for schools and districts explores the link between student SES and school achievement. June 2000, ISBN 0-9685144-4-8
Principal Portraits, Nancy Love
Ten public school administrators nominated for the Garfield Weston Foundation Outstanding Principals Awards share their strategies for improving school achievement. November 2001, ISBN 0-9689936-3-X
District Practices and Student Achievement: Lessons from Alberta, Patrick Maguire
Examines district-level leadership and management practices that appear to positively affect student performance. December 2003, ISBN 0-9734046-1-2
Research in Progress:
School Improvement Grants Project
TEACHING PROFESSION
School Improvement in Action: Lessons in Sustainability, Cynthia Lewis
This study documents the results of the School Improvement Grants Program, an action research project in British Columbia to support efforts to raise literacy and math skills in public schools serving lower-income neighbourhoods. December 2006, ISBN 0-9737755-5-6
Parent and Teacher Views on Education:
A Policymaker's Guide, Neil Guppy, et al.
This 2005 national survey report examines parent and teacher views on education. The survey is the first national attempt to compare views on assessment and accountability, school choice, school climate and the teaching profession. November 2005,
ISBN 0-9737755-2-1
Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems, Dr. Emilio Landolfi
This report examines innovative teacher compensation models and provides nine case studies illustrating implementation issues. September 2003, ISBN 0-9689936-9-9
Teacher Quality in Canada, Dr. Susan Phillips
Examines factors related to the quality of the teaching force. September 2002, ISBN 0-9689936-7-2
Teacher Unions as Players in Education Reform, Karin Litzcke
This look at innovative American union leadership invites further dialogue about its implications for policy and practice in a Canadian context. July 2001, ISBN 0-9689936-4-8
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