Background: This study explores the patterns of use and co-use of tobacco and cannabis among Ontario adolescents over 3 decades and if characteristics of co-users and single substance users have changed. Methods: Co-use trends for 1981-2011 were analyzed using the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey,…

Research Findings: This study assessed public perceptions of child care and its providers in a Canadian province where government funding for child care includes subsidies and a voluntary accreditation process. In 2007-2008, 1,443 randomly selected adults in Alberta, Canada, completed a telephone survey. Individuals were eligible to participate if…

This paper is an update of research report 2011-TS-02. It presents tables that show the minimum and maximum salaries for BC's Category 5 and Category 6, or equivalent, for provinces and territories. A sample of school districts is included for those provinces/territories with multiple collective agreements.

This research report, which is an update of research report 2011-TS-03, shows the salary difference for each step of British Columbia's (BC) Category 5 or comparable qualifications. Salaries for Vancouver public school teachers are compared to teacher salaries in Toronto (elementary), Ottawa (secondary), and Edmonton. Salaries for Prince George…

This paper examines the results of the repeated administration of the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) in a large introductory physics course at a midsize, metropolitan Canadian university. We compare the results to those obtained previously in comparable courses at the University of British Columbia (Canada) and the…

The British Columbia (BC) post-secondary system is a geographically dispersed network of colleges, institutes, university colleges, and universities. The success of such a diverse system depends on students' ability to move easily through the system, accessing the institutions, programs of study, and courses that they need and, where appropriate,…

Neither a review of the literature nor three data displays (showing career paths, general influence patterns, and predecessor and successor influence patterns) yield a generative or explanatory theory by which to understand data collected on the professional career paths of Alberta (Canada) educational administrators. The data came from a survey…

Report of a research project aimed at determining the availability and use of occupational information in Alberta, Canada, secondary schools. (JOW)

Discusses a questionnaire that assesses what teachers want negotiated and the bargaining tactics they would approve; presents findings from an application of the questionnaire; and relates the findings to other research, to general bargaining theory, and to trends in the development of collective bargaining in education. (Author/IRT)

Under the School Act of 1970, Alberta school superintendents ceased being agents of the provincial government and became employees of local governmental units. This study takes stock of the superintendent's role and position as it evolved during the 1971-75 period and identifies ways to clarify and strengthen the position. In particular, the study…

The report provides a source of data on the financial support received by full-time graudate students in each of four divisions within each Ontario university. No interinstitutional comparisons are made. (Author/MSE)

Describes the English program in the public elementary and secondary schools of Saskatchewan, Canada. (RB)

A survey of 394 Ontario (Canada) community college faculty found that 34% were involved in paid consulting arrangements in at least one project during a specified one-year period. Variation occurred by academic division and gender. Basic questions about this phenomenon are raised, and further research is recommended. (Author/MSE)

This study examines the characteristics and work environments of approved family day home providers in Alberta. Family day home agency coordinators from across Alberta completed questionnaires, as did approved providers who contracted with 12 agencies in central Alberta. Typical providers were married, had children, and had lived in their present…

The report provides a source of data on the financial support received by full-time graduate students in each of four divisions within each Ontario university. Incomes of Ph.D. students registered for all three terms of the academic year have been included in separate tables. No interinstitutional comparisons are made. (Author/MSE)