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- Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010016030Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article, the first of three, gives an overview of this study of the determinants of elementary and high school mathematics and science performance, the economic returns of adult literacy, and the diffusion of science and technology (S&T) graduates into the work force.
Release date: 2001-12-19 - 2. Science and technology skills: participation and performance in elementary and secondary school ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-003-X20010016031Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article, the second of three, describes elementary and secondary school participation and performance in science and technology (S&T) courses.
Release date: 2001-12-19 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010016032Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article, the third and last of a series, examines science and technology (S&T) graduates, their postsecondary studies and their early careers.
Release date: 2001-12-19 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001178Geography: CanadaDescription:
The school performance of the children of immigrants in the Canadian school system is analyzed using data from the first three waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). School performance is measured in terms of ability at reading, writing, mathematics and overall aptitude. The parents' and teachers' assessments of the children's performances are used, as are the results of formal testing. On average, children of immigrants generally do at least as well as the children of the Canadian-born along each dimension of school performance. The children of immigrant parents whose first language is either English or French have especially high outcomes. The children of other immigrant parents have lower performance in reading, writing and composition but their performance in mathematics is comparable to that of the children of Canadian-born parents. It is also found that with more years in the Canadian education system, the performance of these children in reading, writing and mathematics improves and is equal to or greater than the performance of the children of Canadian-born parents by age thirteen in virtually all areas of performance.
Release date: 2001-11-14 - 5. Estimation of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector, 1999-2000 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X20010077914Description:
The higher education sector is composed of "all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of post-secondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments."
Release date: 2001-10-26 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045860Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study investigates in the relationship between socio-economic characteristics of the population and the rate at which different groups of workers take training, using the Adult Education and Training Survey.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045861Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study looks at why graduates decide to change jobs.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045862Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This study examines factors influencing academic performance of Grade 3 students in Ontario, using data from standardized tests administered in 1997 by the province's Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO).
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045863Geography: CanadaDescription:
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) compares and contrasts the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in elementary and secondary schools around the world in order to improve the education of young people in these two major areas.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Journals and periodicals: 89-574-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was a 22-country study conducted between 1994 and 1998. In every country nationally representative samples of adults aged 16-65 were interviewed and assessed at home. The goals of the survey were to create comparable literacy profiles across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries and to study the factors that influence literacy proficiency. One factor in particular was singled out for attention, namely the role of adult education and training in improving literacy skills and wider labor market outcomes. The monograph series includes studies by literacy scholars and experts drawing on the IALS database. This particular monograph was funded by the United States Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Other studies in the series were funded primarily by Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada.
Today the capacity of labor markets, firms and individuals to adjust to change, improve productivity and capitalize on technological innovation depends in large measure on the skills of the adult population. Improving the stock of skills available to the economy through investment in adult education and workplace learning is therefore an issue of considerable strategic importance.
This monograph presents 15 international indicators that allow readers to compare the volume of adult education participation in North America with that of other advanced industrialized nations. The data offer a comparative snapshot of the total adult education effort as well as the social distribution of adult education opportunities in the mid to late 1990s. The findings generally suggest that both Canada and the United States have mature adult education and training markets. However, the findings also indicate that there are major differences among countries in who gets trained, and how much. On most measures North America finds itself in an average position, ahead of emerging economies but behind the Nordic countries.
Release date: 2001-09-07
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- 1. Education in Canada ArchivedTable: 81-229-XDescription:
This publication is an annual review of statistics on Canadian education. It summarizes information on institutions, enrolment, graduates, teachers and finance for all levels of education and provides an analysis of the data. Ten-year time series are shown for most variables at the Canada level and five-year time series at the provincial level. The publication also provides demographic data from the census of Canada and educational attainment, labour force participation rates and unemployment rates of the adult population from the Labour Force Survey.
Release date: 2001-05-22
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- Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010016030Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article, the first of three, gives an overview of this study of the determinants of elementary and high school mathematics and science performance, the economic returns of adult literacy, and the diffusion of science and technology (S&T) graduates into the work force.
Release date: 2001-12-19 - 2. Science and technology skills: participation and performance in elementary and secondary school ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-003-X20010016031Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article, the second of three, describes elementary and secondary school participation and performance in science and technology (S&T) courses.
Release date: 2001-12-19 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20010016032Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article, the third and last of a series, examines science and technology (S&T) graduates, their postsecondary studies and their early careers.
Release date: 2001-12-19 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2001178Geography: CanadaDescription:
The school performance of the children of immigrants in the Canadian school system is analyzed using data from the first three waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). School performance is measured in terms of ability at reading, writing, mathematics and overall aptitude. The parents' and teachers' assessments of the children's performances are used, as are the results of formal testing. On average, children of immigrants generally do at least as well as the children of the Canadian-born along each dimension of school performance. The children of immigrant parents whose first language is either English or French have especially high outcomes. The children of other immigrant parents have lower performance in reading, writing and composition but their performance in mathematics is comparable to that of the children of Canadian-born parents. It is also found that with more years in the Canadian education system, the performance of these children in reading, writing and mathematics improves and is equal to or greater than the performance of the children of Canadian-born parents by age thirteen in virtually all areas of performance.
Release date: 2001-11-14 - 5. Estimation of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector, 1999-2000 ArchivedStats in brief: 88-001-X20010077914Description:
The higher education sector is composed of "all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of post-secondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments."
Release date: 2001-10-26 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045860Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study investigates in the relationship between socio-economic characteristics of the population and the rate at which different groups of workers take training, using the Adult Education and Training Survey.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045861Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study looks at why graduates decide to change jobs.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045862Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This study examines factors influencing academic performance of Grade 3 students in Ontario, using data from standardized tests administered in 1997 by the province's Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO).
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Articles and reports: 81-003-X20000045863Geography: CanadaDescription:
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) compares and contrasts the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in elementary and secondary schools around the world in order to improve the education of young people in these two major areas.
Release date: 2001-09-07 - Journals and periodicals: 89-574-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was a 22-country study conducted between 1994 and 1998. In every country nationally representative samples of adults aged 16-65 were interviewed and assessed at home. The goals of the survey were to create comparable literacy profiles across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries and to study the factors that influence literacy proficiency. One factor in particular was singled out for attention, namely the role of adult education and training in improving literacy skills and wider labor market outcomes. The monograph series includes studies by literacy scholars and experts drawing on the IALS database. This particular monograph was funded by the United States Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Other studies in the series were funded primarily by Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada.
Today the capacity of labor markets, firms and individuals to adjust to change, improve productivity and capitalize on technological innovation depends in large measure on the skills of the adult population. Improving the stock of skills available to the economy through investment in adult education and workplace learning is therefore an issue of considerable strategic importance.
This monograph presents 15 international indicators that allow readers to compare the volume of adult education participation in North America with that of other advanced industrialized nations. The data offer a comparative snapshot of the total adult education effort as well as the social distribution of adult education opportunities in the mid to late 1990s. The findings generally suggest that both Canada and the United States have mature adult education and training markets. However, the findings also indicate that there are major differences among countries in who gets trained, and how much. On most measures North America finds itself in an average position, ahead of emerging economies but behind the Nordic countries.
Release date: 2001-09-07
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- 1. Youth in Transition Survey - Project Overview ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 81-588-XDescription:
The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a longitudinal survey designed to provide policy-relevant information about school-work transitions and factors influencing pathways. YITS will provide vehicle for future research and analysis of major transitions in young people's lives, particularly those between education, training and work. Information obtained from, and research based on, the survey will help clarify the nature and causes of short and long-term challenges young people face in school-work transitions and support policy planning and decision making to help prevent or remedy these problems.
Objectives of the Youth in Transition Survey were developed after an extensive consultation with stakeholders with an interest in youth and school-work transitions. Content includes measurement of major transitions in young people's lives including virtually all formal educational experiences and most labour-market experiences. Factors influencing transitions are also included family background, school experiences, achievement, aspirations and expectations, and employment experiences.
The implementation plan encompasses a longitudinal survey for each of two age cohorts, to be surveyed every two years. Data from a cohort entering at age 15 will permit analysis of long-term school-work transition patterns. Data from a cohort entering at ages18-20 will provide more immediate, policy-relevant information on young adults in the labour market.
Cycle one for the cohort aged 15 will include information collected from youth, their parents, and school principals. The sample design is a school-based frame that allows the selection of schools, and then individuals within schools. This design will permit analysis of school effects, a research domain not currently addressed by other Statistics Canada surveys. Methods of data collection include a self-completed questionnaire for youth and school principals, a telephone interview with parents, and assessment of youth competency in reading, science and mathematics as using self-completed test booklets provided under the integration of YITS with the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). A pilot survey was conducted in April 1999 and the main survey took place in April-May 2000. Interviews were conducted with 30,000 students aged 15 from 1,000 schools in Canada. A telephone interview with parents of selected students took place in June 2000.
The sample design for the cohort aged 18-20 is similar to that of the Labour-Force survey. The method of data collection is computer-assisted telephone interviewing. The pilot survey was conducted in January 1999. In January-February 2000, 23, 000 youth participated in the main survey data collection.
Data from both cohorts is expected to be available in 2001. Following release of the first international report by the OECD/PISA project and the first national report, data will be publically available, permitting detailed exploration of content themes.
Release date: 2001-04-11
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