Canadian Council on Learning | Conseil Canadien sur l'Apprentissage

Question Scans by Topic

• Aboriginal learning
• Adult learning
• Early childhood learning
• Kindergarden to grade 12 (K-12)
• Literacy
• Post-secondary education (PSE)
• Work and learning

Aboriginal Learning

• What are the factors that facilitate and impede post-secondary access and participation of Aboriginal students? (Overview)
  
  
• What factors facilitate Aboriginal post-secondary success? (Overview)
  
  
• Which financial assistance policies will facilitate access to and completion of post-secondary education for Aboriginal and low SES applicants? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there other labour market adjustment strategies that support workforce development, especially among target groups (e.g. immigrants, youth, and aboriginal peoples)? (Overview)

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Adult Learning

• What factors account for increases and decreases in student enrolment at post-secondary institutions? (Overview)
  
  
• Who is not attending post-secondary education and why? (Overview)
  
  
• How does gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status impede access to post-secondary education, and what options exist for overcoming impediments to access? (Overview)
  
  
• What factors account for the differences in access to post-secondary education between applicants residing in rural and urban areas? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the factors that facilitate and impede post-secondary access and participation of Aboriginal students? (Overview)
  
  
• What factors facilitate Aboriginal post-secondary success? (Overview)
  
  
• Which financial assistance policies will facilitate access to and completion of post-secondary education for Aboriginal and low SES applicants? (Overview)
  
  
• At what point(s) do debt loads become a deterrent to the pursuit of post-secondary education? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the factors affecting the levels of grants and loans to post-secondary education students? (Overview)
  
  
• Are lower income families averse to financing post-secondary education by borrowing? (Overview)
  
  
• Can British Columbia obtain a sufficient supply of well qualified labour through recruitment from other jurisdictions, including jurisdictions outside Canada? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there targeted occupational or sectoral strategies that are effective in facilitating the retention of older workers in the labour market? (Overview)
  
  
• 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? (Overview)
  
  
• What Evidence is there from Canadian and International Jurisdictions that Adult Basic Education Programs Provide Positive Employment and / or Further Education Outcomes for Learners? (Overview)
  
  
• How are students and adults with disabilities proceeding with the attainment of their goals in educational and employment environments? (Overview)
  
  
• 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)? (Overview)
  
  
• 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)? (Overview)
  
  
• Is there evidence that student financial aid programs are effective in addressing student needs? (Overview)
  
  
• How can labour market dynamics inform student financial aid policies or shorter programs (2 years or less)? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there other labour market adjustment strategies that support workforce development, especially among target groups (e.g. immigrants, youth, and aboriginal peoples)? (Overview)
  
  
• 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?) (Overview)
  
  
• What are some models of employers and post-secondary institutions collaboration in addressing workforce development needs, and what are the criteria for success? (Overview)
  
  
• How are students and adults with disabilities proceeding with the attainment of their goals in educational and employment environments? (Overview)

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Early childhood learning

• 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? (Overview)

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Kindergarden to grade 12 (K-12)

• 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? (Overview)

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Literacy

• 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? (Overview)
  
  
• What Evidence is there from Canadian and International Jurisdictions that Adult Basic Education Programs Provide Positive Employment and / or Further Education Outcomes for Learners? (Overview)

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Post-secondary education (PSE)

• What factors account for increases and decreases in student enrolment at post-secondary institutions? (Overview)
  
  
• Who is not attending post-secondary education and why? (Overview)
  
  
• How does gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status impede access to post-secondary education, and what options exist for overcoming impediments to access? (Overview)
  
  
• What factors account for the differences in access to post-secondary education between applicants residing in rural and urban areas? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the factors that facilitate and impede post-secondary access and participation of Aboriginal students? (Overview)
  
  
• What factors facilitate Aboriginal post-secondary success? (Overview)
  
  
• Which financial assistance policies will facilitate access to and completion of post-secondary education for Aboriginal and low SES applicants? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the costs and benefits of using delivery mechanisms such as online learning to improve access to post-secondary education? (Overview)
• At what point(s) do debt loads become a deterrent to the pursuit of post-secondary education? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the factors affecting the levels of grants and loans to post-secondary education students? (Overview)
  
  
• Are lower income families averse to financing post-secondary education by borrowing? (Overview)
  
  
• How is quality post-secondary education measured? (Overview)
  
  
• How is the efficiency of post-secondary institutions determined? (Overview)
  
  
• By what criteria might research and innovation in the public and private post-secondary sector be measured? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there examples of post-secondary institutions that have improved their performance as a consequence of using accountability information? (Overview)
  
  
• Is it possible to accurately forecast labour-market needs? (Overview)
  
  
• Is there a shortage of university and college instructors looming for British Columbia? (Overview)
  
  
• Can British Columbia obtain a sufficient supply of well qualified labour through recruitment from other jurisdictions, including jurisdictions outside Canada? (Overview)
  
  
• Is the post-secondary education system over-managed or under-managed? (Overview)
  
  
• Do research obligations of tenure-tracked faculty negatively affect the quality of undergraduate education? (Overview)
  
  
• How does post-secondary education contribute to the social well-being of British Columbians? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there targeted occupational or sectoral strategies that are effective in facilitating the retention of older workers in the labour market? (Overview)
  
  
• How are students and adults with disabilities proceeding with the attainment of their goals in educational and employment environments? (Overview)
  
  
• Is there evidence that student financial aid programs are effective in addressing student needs? (Overview)
  
  
• How can labour market dynamics inform student financial aid policies or shorter programs (2 years or less)? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there other labour market adjustment strategies that support workforce development, especially among target groups (e.g. immigrants, youth, and aboriginal peoples)? (Overview)
  
  
• 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?) (Overview)
  
  
• What are some models of employers and post-secondary institutions collaboration in addressing workforce development needs, and what are the criteria for success? (Overview)
  
• What are the costs and benefits of hosting International PSE students, as identified by the research evidence? (Overview)
  
  
• What information can be gathered about enrolment trends for International students in North America, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia? (Overview)
  
  
• What are government and university funding policies for International Students? (Overview)
  
  
• How are the concepts: retention; attrition; persistence; graduation rate; course success/failure rates defined in the PSE literature? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the Barriers and Facilitators to Societal Participation in the Host Country for International PSE Students? (Overview)

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Work and Learning

• At what point(s) do debt loads become a deterrent to the pursuit of post-secondary education? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the factors affecting the levels of grants and loans to post-secondary education students? (Overview)
  
  
• Are lower income families averse to financing post-secondary education by borrowing? (Overview)
  
  
• Is it possible to accurately forecast labour-market needs? (Overview)
  
  
• Can British Columbia obtain a sufficient supply of well qualified labour through recruitment from other jurisdictions, including jurisdictions outside Canada? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there targeted occupational or sectoral strategies that are effective in facilitating the retention of older workers in the labour market? (Overview)

• What Evidence is there from Canadian and International Jurisdictions that Adult Basic Education Programs Provide Positive Employment and / or Further Education Outcomes for Learners? (Overview)
  
  
• How are students and adults with disabilities proceeding with the attainment of their goals in educational and employment environments? (Overview)
  
  
• 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)? (Overview)
  
  
• 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)? (Overview)
  
  
• How can labour market dynamics inform student financial aid policies or shorter programs (2 years or less)? (Overview)
  
  
• Are there other labour market adjustment strategies that support workforce development, especially among target groups (e.g. immigrants, youth, and aboriginal peoples)? (Overview)
  
  
• 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?) (Overview)
  
  
• What are some models of employers and post-secondary institutions collaboration in addressing workforce development needs, and what are the criteria for success? (Overview)
  
  
• How are students and adults with disabilities proceeding with the attainment of their goals in educational and employment environments? (Overview)
  
  
• What are the Barriers and Facilitators to Societal Participation in the Host Country for International PSE Students? (Overview)

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