Education


Education Survey

The Canadian-Content Conundrum:

Majority (53%) of Canadians Say We Should Stop Worrying about Imposing Canadian Content Rules
And, Reviewing the Reviewers: Four In Ten (40%) Canadians Would Be Swayed by a Review That Said a Show or Event Was Lousy or Not Worth Going to See and Would Avoid It
Education Survey

Canada at the Games: History in the Making

One half of Canadians (52%) believe the Vancouver Olympic Games are more a defining national moment than the 1972 Hockey Summit Series.
Three Quarters (74%) Believe the 2010 Olympic Games are Canada's Games, Not Vancouver's (22%) or British Columbia's (4%)
Education Survey

Canada's North Poll:
One in Three (31%) Canadians Score a `D' (18%)
or Fail (13%) a simple True or False Quiz
About Canada's Arctic

Just 16% pass with flying colours (grade of A) as national average is 12.7 out of 20 questions correct, Totalling 64% Average (Grade of C)
Education Survey

Canadian Post-Secondary Education (1)

Universities, Colleges, and Institutes Get Good Marks for Quality of Education They Provide, But Obtain Mixed Reviews on Change Over Past Decade Public
Education Survey

Two in ten (20%) Canadians say they will attend an official Remembrance Day service on November 11th this year -
Up from 16% in 2008

Approximately 13 million Adult Canadians (54%) say They have a Direct Relative Who Has Served as a
Member of the Canadian Forces During a War/Conflict or is Currently Serving in the Canadian Forces
Education Survey

Parents of Above Average Students Are More Likely to Use Praise to Motivate their Children Academically

Above Average Students also Spend More Time on Homework and Are More Likely to Use Support Materials
Education Survey

Dominion Institute's new Canadian Icons Survey Reveals Some Not-So-Familiar Faces

Only Four in Ten (41%) Canadians Can Identify Sir John A Macdonald and Only One Half (49%) Can Identify the Governor General based on their Picture. Meanwhile, Terry Fox (88%) and Celine Dion (87%) are the Most Recognizable.
Education Survey

Three quarters (72%) of Working Canadians Believe that Current Levels of Adult Literacy in Canada
are a Problem

Only Eight in Ten (79%) `Strongly Agree' that If They Were to Lose Their Job Today, They Possess the Necessary literacy Skills
to Secure a New Job
Education Survey

Albertans on Environmental Education

Albertans Support Environmental Action Projects in K to 12 Education