Ontario's Primary Class Size Reduction Initiative: Report on Early Implementation

Autor/in	Bascia, Nina
Institution	Canadian Education Association
Titel	Ontario's Primary Class Size Reduction Initiative: Report on Early Implementation
Quelle	(2010), (122 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	1-896660-46-0
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Class Size; Primary Education; Elementary Schools; Literature Reviews; Statistical Analysis; Program Effectiveness; School Districts; Trend Analysis; Administrator Role; Principals; Student Experience; Teaching Experience; Parent Participation; Faculty Development; Teaching Methods; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Decision Making; Classroom Environment; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Surveys; Educational Policy; Labor Relations; Governance; Language Usage; Special Education; Leadership; Financial Support; Boards of Education; Middle Management; Parent School Relationship; Literacy Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Conditions; Interpersonal Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Classroom Observation Techniques; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Klassengröße; Primarbereich; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Statistische Analyse; School district; Schulbezirk; Trendanalyse; Principal; Schulleiter; Studienerfahrung; Elternmitwirkung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Grouping; Gruppenbildung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Lehrerverhalten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Arbeitsbeziehung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Sprachgebrauch; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Führung; Führungsposition; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausschuss; Mittlere Führungskraft; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Kanada
Abstract	Reduction in the size of classes from Kindergarten to Grade 3 was a major Liberal Party campaign promise in Ontario's 2003 provincial election. It was intended to demonstrate a new government's commitment to improving public education. By the 2008-09 school year, the provincial government's goals had been achieved: over 90% of all primary classes had 20 or fewer students, and "all" primary classes had 23 or fewer students. The provincial government has much to be proud of. The speed and totality of success in achieving primary class size (PCS) reduction has been remarkable. Through a contribution agreement with the Ministry of Education, the Canadian Education Association contracted with a team of researchers from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in 2007 and 2008 to conduct the study that resulted in this report. The report is based on reviews of the research on class size reduction, analyses of statistical data collected by the Ministry of Education over a five-year period, and research across the province in eight school boards, 24 schools and 84 classrooms. This report focuses on the benefits and consequences of Ontario's primary class size reduction initiative in its early days. Its primary purposes are to reveal strengths and challenges and to provide recommendations that will increase the potential of PCS to achieve provincial goals for high-quality education. Two appendices are included: (1) Research Methodology; and (2) Consent Letters and Interview Protocols. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01