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This annual large-sample survey was designed by the Canadian Council on Learning in consultation with Statistics Canada, and was also administered by the statistical agency. It asked more than 5,000 Canadians about four aspects of learning throughout the lifespan:
While it is important to learn math and our ABCs at school to be successful in life, Canadians believe it is just as important to cultivate a love for learning. Canadians are more likely to participate in work-related adult training if they enjoyed their initial experiences with schooling. Canadians think that early childhood learning should focus on attitudes—such as fostering a positive attitude toward learning—rather than on school readiness. The No. 1 reason Canadians report taking work-related training as adults is to perform more effectively in their current jobs, far ahead of earning more money or getting a better job.
While it is important to learn math and our ABCs at school to be successful in life, Canadians believe it is just as important to cultivate a love for learning.
Canadians are more likely to participate in work-related adult training if they enjoyed their initial experiences with schooling.
Canadians think that early childhood learning should focus on attitudes—such as fostering a positive attitude toward learning—rather than on school readiness.
The No. 1 reason Canadians report taking work-related training as adults is to perform more effectively in their current jobs, far ahead of earning more money or getting a better job.
The information available through the links above is based on preliminary analysis of the survey results.
Statistics Canada conducted telephone interviews with 5,266 Canadians between April 25 and May 20, 2006.
All respondents had previously participated in Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. Those with recent experience in specific domains (e.g., had recently participated in work-related learning, had a child in school, etc.) were asked to respond to a more detailed set of questions within that domain.
Note: Statistics Canada collected the data for the Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning, but the analysis and opinions expressed in CCL publications related to the survey are solely those of the Canadian Council on Learning.