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BCTF Research Reports

The BCTF Research Department publishes reports on a variety of educational and labour issues. Print copies of the reports are distributed to staff, local officers, and several libraries in B.C., including UBC's Education Library, SFU's WAC Bennett Library, the University of Victoria's Curriculum Lab, and the Vancouver Public Library. This page lists the printed reports and links to online documents on our website.

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Subject Headings

Administrators    Special Education 
Charter Schools    Special Education—Other reports 
Demographics    Student/Educator Ratio 
Economic Climate    Surveys 
Education Funding    Teacher Research 
Education Issues    Teachers Teaching On Call 
Employment    Technology 
Enrolment    Violence in Schools 
ESL    Women 
Salaries    Working and Learning Conditions 
School-based Budgeting    Year Round Schools 
School Governance     

 

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Report title  Number  Online
format(s)
 
Administrators     
Teacher-Administrator Ratios: A Decade of Change 2009-TD-01 PDF 
Change in FTE Teachers, Administrative Officers, Other Professionals, Educational Assistants, and Clerical Positions:2006-07 to 2007-08 2008-TD-01 PDF 
Teacher-Administrator Ratios, 2001-02 to 2006-07 2007-TD-02 PDF 
Teacher/Administrator Ratios, by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-02 HTML | PDF 
Teacher, Administrator Officer, and Student numbers, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-01 HTML | PDF 
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF 
Teacher and Administrator Fact Sheet as at September 30, 2003 2004-TD-01 HTML | PDF 
Charter Schools   
Ten Problems With Charter Schools; Bibliography 95-EI-06 HTML 
Demographics   
Teacher-Administrator Ratios: A Decade of Change 2009-TD-01 PDF 
Change in FTE Teachers, Administrative Officers, Other Professionals, Educational Assistants, and Clerical Positions:2006-07 to 2007-08 2008-TD-01 PDF 
FTE Students, teachers, admin, 2001-02 to 2006-07 2007-SD-01 PDF 
Educator turnover: An overview of educators nearing retirement age, at June 2007 2007-TD-03 PDF 
French language instruction in BC: An overview of student and teacher data 2007-TD-01 PDF 
Teacher turnover in BC, 2001–2011 2006-TD-02 HTML | PDF 
Full-time-equivalent teachers, 2001-02 to 2005-06 2006-TD-01 HTML | PDF 
British Columbia school-age-population projections, to 2013 2005-SD-02 HTML | PDF 
Full-time-equivalent Student Enrolment by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-SD-01 HTML | PDF 
Teacher/Administrator Ratios, by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-02 HTML | PDF 
Teacher, Administrator Officer, and Student numbers, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-TD-01 HTML | PDF 
Age Profile of Teachers and Educators in B.C., September 30, 2003 2004-TD-02 HTML | PDF 
Teacher and Administrator Fact Sheet as at September 30, 2003 2004-TD-01 HTML | PDF 
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF 
Demographic overview: Teacher workload issues and stress survey, Spring 2001 2001-WLC-05 HTML | PDF 
G.I. Joe meets Barbie, software engineer meets caregiver: Males and females in BC's public schools and beyond 2000-SD-03 PDF 
Enrolment Trends in British Columbia School Districts, 1994 to 2009 2000-SD-02 PDF 
Economic Climate   
Inter-city teacher-salary comparisons, 2005–07 2005-TS-01 HTML | PDF 
Education Funding   
International students in BC, 2011-12 2012-EF-03 PDF 
BC international student revenue grows again 2012-EF-02 PDF 
2012-13 Operating Grants - Too little to offset district budget shortfalls 2012-EF-01 PDF 
Announced changes to the funding formula for 2012-13: What do they really mean? 2011-EF-04 PDF 
Personalized Learning? Is there anything new in the Ministry of Education Service Plan for 2011-12? 2011-EF-03 PDF 
Budget Update: Budget 2011 not enough to resolve funding crisis 2011-EF-02 PDF 
BC international-student K-12 enrolment and tuition fees in decline: Update, 2009-10 2011-EF-01  PDF 
Education funding in crisis: Will the 2010-11 budget make a difference? 2010-EF-02 PDF 
Budget Update: 2009-10 Operating Grant estimates: What changed between March estimates and the autumn recalculation? 2010-EF-01 PDF 
Education Program Funding: A comparison of the September 2009 Budget Update to the February 2009 budget estimates 2009-EF-03 PDF 
Cancellation of the Annual Facility Grant creates more shortfalls for school districts 2009-EF-02 PDF 
"More shortfalls than ever" - Growing evidence that the funding formula does not cover the costs of public education 2009-EF-01 PDF 
Estimated funding required to restore the loss of specialist teachers since 2001–02, and to meet Bill 33 provisions for class size and composition 2008-EF-01 PDF 
BC international student revenue and FTE enrolment, 2001–02 to 2005–06 2007-EF-01 HTML | PDF 
School-generated funds in BC, 2005–06 2006-EF-02 HTML | PDF 
School-generated funds, 2004-05 2006-EF-01 HTML | PDF 
Locally-generated revenue, by district, 1998–99 and 2003–04 2005-EF-03 HTML | PDF 
Real Per-pupil Operating Funding in the B.C. Public Education system, 1990–91 to 2005–06 2005-EF-02 HTML | PDF 
Real Per-pupil Operating Funding, by district, in the B.C. Public Education system, 2001-02 and 2004-05 2005-EF-01 HTML | PDF 
Education Issues     
Adult education: An essential element in a poverty reduction plan to improve economic opportunities for low income individuals and families RR2013-02 PDF  
"It takes a village to raise a child": Educational futures in the troubled 'village' of British Columbia 2012-EI-03 PDF 
Poverty and education - A teacher's perspective: A summary report of focus group research 2012-EI-01 PDF 
The rights and responsibilities of teacher professional autonomy: A BCTF discussion paper 2011-EI-03 PDF 
The dearth (or is it the death?) of discourse in the United States: What does Diane Ravitch say about educational change, and why is there so little response? 2011-EI-02 PDF 
Professional Development/Professional Growth and Engagement: What's wrong with the BCPSEA picture? 2011-EI-01 PDF 
Poverty and Education Report - Students are not to blame: Understanding the structural causes of family poverty 2009-EI-01  PDF 
The international debate on educational and teacher leadership and its relevance to the BCTF 2008-EI-01  PDF 
Recent literature on Professional Learning Communities: Informing options for Canadian teacher unions? 2007-EI-02  PDF 
Reconciling teacher unionism’s disparate identities: A view from the field 2002-EI-01 HTML | PDF 
Split-Grade and Multi-Age Classes: A Review of the Research and a Consideration of the B.C. Context 2000-EI-02 HTML | PDF 
How Does Working Part-Time Influence Secondary Students' Achievement and Impact Their Overall Well-Being? 99-EI-02 HTML | PDF 
Employment   
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A BCTF Research Survey, Spring 1999 99-WLC-05 HTML | PDF 
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A Report 94-WLC-03 PDF 
Enrolment   
Full-time-equivalent Student Enrolment by District, 2001–02 to 2004–05 2005-SD-01 HTML | PDF 
Teacher, Administrative Officer, and Student numbers, 2001-02 to 2004-05 2005-TD-01 HTML | PDF 
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF 
Enrolment Trends in British Columbia School Districts, 1994 to 2009 2000-SD-02 PDF 
ESL   
ESL Learners with Special Needs in British Columbia: Identification, Assessment and Programming   PDF 
Salaries   
Teacher salary comparisons--Inter-city differences: 2010-11 and 2011-12 2012-TS-02 PDF 
2011 Canadian teacher salary rankings: Provinces and territories 2012-TS-01 PDF 
Teacher salaries in BC, July 1, 2010 2011-TS-01 PDF 
Teacher Salaries, July 1, 2007 2007-TS-01 PDF 
B.C. teachers’ salaries as of June 30, 2004: endrate minima and maxima 2005-TS-02 HTML | PDF 
Inter-city teacher-salary comparisons, 2005–07 2005-TS-01 HTML | PDF 
Teacher and Administrator Fact Sheet as at September 30, 2003 2004-TD-01 HTML | PDF 
B.C. teachers' salaries, minima and maxima: July 1, 2001 2003-TS-01 HTML | PDF 
B.C. Teachers' Salaries as of 2001: Endrate Salary Minima and Maxima 2001-TS-01 HTML | PDF 
School-based Budgeting   
School-based Budgeting/Site-based Management 96-EI-04 HTML 
School Governance     
Staff Committee Research Report 97-EI-03 HTML | PDF 
Special Education   
Recent developments in Special Education/Inclusion, January 2013 RR2013-01 PDF 
B.C. teachers’ views of Special Education issues 2002-WLC-01 PDF 
Who are the "Problem Kids"? 2000-IM-01 F HTML | PDF 
Special Education — Other reports 
 Inclusion: Always a journey, never a destination? PDF file; Acrobat Reader required. (2005)
Challenge of Specialist Support Teachers (2004)
Priorities and strategies for action on inclusive education PDF file; Acrobat Reader required. (2004)
Identification, Assessment and Programming for ESL Learners with Special/Additional Needs - five Case Studies (2003)
Teaching to diversity subsite, BC projects section  
  • The BCTF Case Studies: Partners for Inclusion 1994
 
Student/Educator Ratio   
Changes in Specialist Teachers and Student Enrolment: 2001-02 to 2007-08 2008-WLC-01 PDF 
FTE Students, teachers, admin, 2001-02 to 2006-07 2007-SD-01 PDF 
Student/Teacher and Student/Administrator ratios 2001-02 to 2003-04 2004-WLC-03 HTML | PDF 
Surveys   
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A BCTF Research Survey, Spring 1999 99-WLC-05 HTML | PDF 
Teacher Research   
A teacher union’s collaborative research agenda and strategies: One way forward for Canadian teacher unions in supporting teachers’ Professional Development? 2005-TR-01  HTML | PDF 
Developing Pro-Active Research Roles for Teacher Unions 97-TR-01 HTML 
Teachers Teaching On Call     
Teachers Teaching on Call survey - Preliminary Findings Summary 2008-WLC-02  PDF 
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A BCTF Research Survey, Spring 1999 99-WLC-05 HTML | PDF 
Teachers On Call in British Columbia: A Report 94-WLC-03 PDF 
Technology   

Distributed Learning enrolment in BC private schools grows rapidly—and public funding for private DL schools is boosted 

RR2013-04rev  PDF 
Ministry plans for replacing BCeSIS RR2013-03 PDF 
Personalized Learning? Is there anything new in the Ministry of Education Service Plan for 2011-12? 2011-EF-03 PDF 
The working conditions of BC teachers working in Distributed Learning: Investigating current issues, concerns, and practices 2007-EI-01 PDF 
Distributed Learning in British Columbia Schools 2006-07 2006-EI-01 HTML | PDF 
Online education is not the same as home schooling 2004-EI-01 HTML | PDF 
Distributed Learning in B.C., 2002-03 2003-EI-02 PDF 
Developments with Distributed Learning 2002-EI-03 HTML | PDF 
Violence in Schools   
Teaching in the '90s, Report #3: Teacher Perceptions of Violence in B.C. Schools 94-WLC-01 PDF 
Women   
G.I. Joe meets Barbie, software engineer meets caregiver: Males and females in BC's public schools and beyond 2000-SD-03 PDF 
Working and Learning Conditions   
The prevalence of stress-related disorders in BC school districts 2009-WLC-01  PDF 
The rising tide of stress in Canada: Time for governments to act in support of schools and society 2008-WLC-03  PDF 
Changes in Specialist Teachers and Student Enrolment: 2001-02 to 2007-08 2008-WLC-01 PDF 
Teacher-librarians in BC 1997-98 to 2006-07 2007-WLC-01 PDF 
Education staffing cuts—Year 2: A threat to B.C.'s top-ranked public education 2004-WLC-02 HTML | PDF 
Library services staffing data, 1995–96 to 2003–04 2004-WLC-01 HTML | PDF 
The good, the bad, and the indifferent: A comparison of elementary and secondary teachers’ workload and stress issues 2003-WLC-01 PDF 
Demographic overview: Teacher workload issues and stress survey, Spring 2001 2001-WLC-05 HTML | PDF 
“How I spent my summer vacation”: Time-use data from the Spring 2001 BCTF Worklife of Teachers Workload issues and stress survey 2001-WLC-04 HTML | PDF 
What do British Columbia’s teachers consider to be the most significant aspects of workload and stress in their work? 2001-WLC-03 HTML | PDF 
"I love teaching English, but..." A study of the workload of English teachers in B.C. secondary grades 2001-WLC-02 HTML | PDF 
Teacher workload and stress: An international perspective on human costs and systemic failure 2001-WLC-01 HTML | PDF 
Teaching in the '90s, Report #3: Teacher Perceptions of Violence in B.C. Schools 94-WLC-01 PDF 
Teaching in the '90s, Report #2: Changing Sources of Stress 93-WLC-06 HTML 
Teaching in the '90s, Report #1: Changing Teaching Practice: Teachers' Aspirations Meet School Realities 93-EI-05 HTML 
Year-Round Schools   
Revisiting the issue of year-round schools 2012-EI-02 PDF 
Year-Round Education: Is it Worth the Hassle? A BCTF Perspective 96-EI-05 HTML 
School Organization Alternatives: A Consideration of Year Round, Shift, and Extended Day Options 96-EI-03 HTML 
Do Year-Round Schools Improve Student Learning? 95-EI-03 HTML 
The Cost Effectiveness of Year-Round Schooling 95-EI-02 HTML 
 
 
 

Updated March 4, 2013 

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