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| Description: | This article examines the school achievement of a sample of students at the age of 9 to determine whether their academic success was linked to three school readiness measures assessed four years earlier when they were 5 years old. Examines the effect of gender, income. Includes: % of 9 year old children had repeated a grade, was receiving additional help or tutoring, were enrolled in a special education program | |||||||||||||||
| Pub Date: | 11/24/2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 11/24/2008 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39266728 | |||||||||||||||
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% of parents agree that "In our modern, global village, greater competition means we have to be that much more prepared to enter the
workforce", % agree that, "It's even more important for my child to excel in order to compete for scholarships." % of parents who indicate their child is behind his or her classmates say their child is receiving modified instruction within school, or supplemental assistance outside of school. % of students at a private tutoring company are working at an advanced level in math and reading programs, % are working at or above grade level. |
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| Pub Date: | 6/9/2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 6/11/2008 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39266297 | |||||||||||||||
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| Description: | Article segments the Canadian clients of an Internet-based tutoring service. (% high school students, % post-secondary, % elementary students), Monthly fee charged. | |||||||||||||||
| Pub Date: | 4/7/2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location Type: | Offline | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 4/7/2008 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39265435 | |||||||||||||||
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| Description: | Survey to gauge the opinions, perceptions, and beliefs of Canadians about various aspects of learning in Canada. Results examine attitudes concerning Canada's elementary and secondary schools and covers Homework (amount of homework assigned, household stress), Tutoring (who hires tutors and why, effectiveness), Language-immersion programs (French immersion, English immersion, % enrolled in, Reasons for enrolling), Bullying (prevalence, attitudes towards how it is addressed). | |||||||||||||||
| Pub Date: | 11/26/2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency: | Annual | |||||||||||||||
| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 11/27/2007 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39262230 | |||||||||||||||
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The main intent of this survey was to examine the nature and extent of commercial activity in Canadian schools, and to determine the degree to which public funding is being replaced by alternative funding sources such as school fundraising. Includes % of schools where Ads are present in: Hallways & cafeterias, Uniforms, Buses, Supplies, Website, % with Cola Contracts, % with Food and Other Contracts, % with Sponsorships or Partnerships in: Tutoring, Academic courses, Athletic programs, Extracurricular, Technology courses, Staff % with Incentive Programs (Campbell's, Grocery Receipts, Recycling, School or staff receive incentives) % with Sponsored Educational Materials (Scholastic, Pizza Hut, Mr. Christie), % Subscribe to Magazines (What!, WOW, Kidsworld), % of Schools sell services, % have user fees for: Supplies, Programs, Trips, Teams, Clubs. % Fundraising for Academics, Athletics, Clubs, Library books, Textbooks, Supplies, Trips, Technology, % of schools have Charitable Tax Number Who Makes Decisions About Fundraising: Parents/ School council, Principal/Admin, Provincial government, School board, Staff, Students, Amount of Money Raised Results segmented by province/region, elementary and secondary schools, and language (French & English) |
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| Pub Date: | 5/15/2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada, provinces | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 5/16/2006 | |||||||||||||||