Education in Canada: In pursuit of educational quality and equity (original) (raw)

The Education System of Canada

Global Education Systems

The contemporary system of education in Canada is intertwined in the conflicts and compromises made in the formation of the country. A diversity of approaches to education exists based on provincial and territorial political mandates, policies, and priorities. With multiple jurisdictional authorities having exclusive control of education, the education system can be best thought of as a system of systems. Federal policies of multiculturalism and bilingualism, English and French, are present in the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education systems. There are over 70 Indigenous languages spoken in Canada. Indigenous language revitalization, along with minority language revitalization, has become a national

Education Inequalities in Canada

While it can easily be documented that the Indigenous peoples of Canada have had to deal with unfair policies in terms of their children’s educational treatment over the last century, it can also be shown that several incoming ethnic communities have suffered similar circumstances. This paper will demonstrate that parallel restrictive educational policies and practices foisted on Canada’s First Nations by the Canadian government during the past century parallel those suffered by Mennonites, Doukhobors, and Hutterites. In most cases public sentiment has demonstrated a consensus of nonchalance pertaining to unfair regard for these groups by the Canadian government.

A forecast of change in the Canadian education system

1994

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Developing High-Quality Public Education in Canada: The Case of Ontario

This chapter is part of a larger book project titled "Global Education Reform: How Privatization and Public Investment Influence Education Outcomes" (Adamson, Astrand & Darling Hammond, 2016). The book contrasts 3 pairs of educational systems from geographically and culturally similar countries: US/Canada, Sweden/Finland, Chile/Cuba with remarkably different approaches to education reform (Private/Public) Canada, and in particular Ontario, offers an illustrative example of a high-quality public education system. Since the launching of its whole system reform strategy in late 2003, Ontario continues to demonstrate that significant improvements in student achievement and equity can be made in a large and diverse public education system. Sustained improvement in the province has been the result of a thoughtful and evolving strategy based on three key principles: a relentless focus on a few ambitious goals, collective capacity building linked to results, and a progressive partnership with the teaching profession. Specific initiatives have embodied these key principles, based on continuous learning from implementation. The chapter is organized in four sections. First we consider the promise of high-quality public education. Second, we report on Ontario's educational accomplishments between 2003 and 2014. Third, we consider the policies and strategies that were used to reach a high degree of success. Finally, we take a retrospective look at the political shifts in Ontario between 1995 and 2015. The chapter emphasizes how a large public education system can achieve widespread and possibly sustainable success through deliberate policy means and strategic actions to build capacity and ownership across the system.

Education Research in the Canadian Context

International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership

This special issue of the International Journal of Education Policy & Leadership (IJEPL), Research in the Canadian Context, marks a significant milestone for the journal. Throughout our twelve-year history, we have sought to publish the best research in leadership, policy, and research use, allowing authors to decide the topics by dint of their research. While this model still serves as the foundation for IJEPL content, we decided to give researchers a chance to engage in deeper conversations by introducing special issues. In our first special issue, researchers discuss their work within the scope of education policy, leadership, and research use within the Canadian context. While many aspects of leadership, teaching, and learning can be seen as similar across contexts, there are also issues of particular concern within national, regional, provincial, or local spheres, particularly when looking at policy and system changes. The researchers featured in this issue provide an important...

EDUCATION IN CANADA - REST OF WORLD

Pct. population with tertiary education: 52.6% Tertiary education spending per student: 23,225(2ndhighest)MorethanhalfofCanadianadultshadreceivedtertiaryqualificationin2012−theonlycountryotherthanRussiawhereamajorityofadultshadsomeformofhighereducation.Canada’seducationexpenditureof23,225 (2nd highest) More than half of Canadian adults had received tertiary qualification in 2012 - the only country other than Russia where a majority of adults had some form of higher education. Canada’s education expenditure of 23,225(2ndhighest)MorethanhalfofCanadianadultshadreceivedtertiaryqualificationin2012−theonlycountryotherthanRussiawhereamajorityofadultshadsomeformofhighereducation.Canada’seducationexpenditureof23,226 per student in 2011 trailed only the United States’ expenditure. Canadian students of all ages appear to be very well-educated. Secondary school students outperformed the majority of countries in mathematics on the PISA in 2012. And nearly 15% of adults in the country performed at the highest level of literacy proficiency, versus an OECD average of 12%.