Canadian Council on Learning | Conseil Canadien sur l'Apprentissage

Question Scans by Title

1. What factors account for increases and decreases in student enrolment at post-secondary institutions? (see Question 1 overview)
   
   
2. Who is not attending post-secondary education and why? (see Question 2 overview)
   
   
3. How does gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status impede access to post-secondary education, and what options exist for overcoming impediments to access? (see Question 3 overview)
   
   
4. What factors account for the differences in access to post-secondary education between applicants residing in rural and urban areas? (see Question 4 overview)
   
   
5. What are the factors that facilitate and impede post-secondary access and participation of Aboriginal students? (see Question 5 overview)
   
   
6. What factors facilitate Aboriginal post-secondary success? (see Question 6 overview)
   
   
7. Which financial assistance policies will facilitate access to and completion of post-secondary education for Aboriginal and low SES applicants? (see Question 7 overview)
   
   
8. What are the costs and benefits of using delivery mechanisms such as online learning to improve access to post-secondary education? (see Question 8 overview)
   
   
9. At what point(s) do debt loads become a deterrent to the pursuit of post-secondary education? (see Question 9 overview)
   
   
10. What are the factors affecting the levels of grants and loans to post-secondary education students? (see Question 10 overview)
    
    
11. Are lower income families averse to financing post-secondary education by borrowing? (see Question 11 overview)
    
    
12. How is quality post-secondary education measured? (see Question 12 overview)
    
    
13. How is the efficiency of post-secondary institutions determined? (see Question 13 overview)
    
    
14. By what criteria might research and innovation in the public and private post-secondary sector be measured? (see Question 14 overview)
    
    
15. Are there examples of post-secondary institutions that have improved their performance as a consequence of using accountability information? (see Question 15 overview)
    
    
16. Is it possible to accurately forecast labour-market needs? (see Question 16 overview)
    
    
17. Is there a shortage of university and college instructors looming for British Columbia? (see Question 17 overview)
    
    
18. Can British Columbia obtain a sufficient supply of well qualified labour through recruitment from other jurisdictions, including jurisdictions outside Canada? (see Question 18 overview)
    
    
19. Is the post-secondary education system over-managed or under-managed? (see Question 19 overview)
    
    
20. Do research obligations of tenure-tracked faculty negatively affect the quality of undergraduate education? (see Question 20 overview)
    
    
21. How does post-secondary education contribute to the social well-being of British Columbians? (see Question 21 overview)
    
    
22. Are there targeted occupational or sectoral strategies that are effective in facilitating the retention of older workers in the labour market? (see Question 22 overview)
    
    
23. What are the most effective strategies to enhance learner access to Adult Basic Education and literacy programs, especially for individuals from groups with special barriers? (see Question 23 overview)
    
    
24. What Evidence is there from Canadian and International Jurisdictions that Adult Basic Education Programs Provide Positive Employment and / or Further Education Outcomes for Learners? (see Question 24 overview)
    
    
25. How are students and adults with disabilities proceeding with the attainment of their goals in educational and employment environments? (see Question 25 overview)
    
    
26. What is the literature on inter-provincial and inter-occupational mobility and the mechanisms that can help improve efficient labour flows (e.g. province-to-province, between occupations and industries)? (see Question 26 overview)
    
    
27. How can government structure an employer tax credit to assist in increasing the number of skilled workers in particular industries or occupations (e.g. construction trades and/or emerging industries)? (see Question 27 overview)
    
    
28. Is there evidence that student financial aid programs are effective in addressing student needs? (see Question 28 overview)
    
    
29. Given the goal of creating an early learning program that enables all children to have a good foundation for academic success, especially those children from disadvantage households, should scarce resources be spent on full-day kindergarten or on a part-time program for all four year olds? (see Question 29 overview)
    
    
30. How can labour market dynamics inform student financial aid policies or shorter programs (2 years or less)? (see Question 30 overview)
    
    
31. Are there other labour market adjustment strategies that support workforce development, especially among target groups (e.g. immigrants, youth, and aboriginal peoples)?  (see Question 31 overview)
    
    
32. Are there targeted sectoral approaches that may be adopted in BC to gather labour demand and supply information directly from industry? (i.e. How can government better measure aspects of labour supply to accurately forecast skills imbalances?) (see Question 32 overview)
    
    
33. What are some models of employers and post-secondary institutions collaboration in addressing workforce development needs, and what are the criteria for success? (see Question 33 overview)
    
    
34. What are the costs and benefits of hosting International PSE students, as identified by the research evidence? (see Question 34 overview)
    
    
35. What information can be gathered about enrolment trends for International students in North America, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia? (see Question 35 overview)
    
    
36. What are government and university funding policies for International Students? (see Question 36 overview)
    
    
37. How are the concepts: retention; attrition; persistence; graduation rate; course success/failure rates defined in the PSE literature? (see Question 37 overview)
    
    
38. What are the Barriers and Facilitators to Societal Participation in the Host Country for International PSE Students? (see Question 38 overview)
    
    
    
    

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