Conference 2001 / Conférence 2001

Presented jointly by
the John Deutsch Institute, Statistics Canada
and the Western Research Network on Education and Training

Présentée conjointement par
l’Institut John Deutsch, Statistique Canada
et le Réseau de Recherche de l'Ouest sur l'Éducation et la Formation

Location/lieu:

Statistics Canada, Simon Goldberg Conference Centre Statistique Canada, Centre de conférence Simon Goldberg

9:15	Continental Breakfast / Petit déjeuner continental
9:45	Welcome and Introductory Remarks / Accueil et mot de présentation
Session 1	Chair/Président:     Scott Murray, Statistics Canada
10:00 – 11:45	Gilles Fournier, Conseil des Ministres de l’Éducation, Canada School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP): Bridging the Gap to Jurisdictional Assessments        Discussant/Commentateur:    Jane Gaskell, Department of Education Studies,        Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia and WRNET Robert Crocker, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland A Decade of SAIP: What have we learned; What do we need to know?        Discussant/Commentateur:    Satya Brink, Child, Youth and Social        Development Studies, Applied Research Branch, Human Resources and        Development Canada Victor Glickman, Edudata Canada, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, and WRNET Do Education Systems Count? The Role of Administrative and Assessment Data        Discussant/Commentateur:    Penny Milton, Canadian Education Association
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch (Buffet in Statistics Canada Main Building cafeteria) Déjeuner (Buffet dans la cafétéria de l’Édifice principal de Statistique Canada)
Session 2	Chair/Président:     Thomas Williams, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
12:45 – 2:30	Vàn Hap Guy Hô, Ministère de l’Éducation, Québec Carte socio-économique de la population scolaire        Discussant/Commentateur:    Mario Lajoie, Service de soutien à la pédagogie,        Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est, Ottawa Nelly McEwen, School Improvement Branch, Alberta Learning Improving Educational Performance in Alberta [revised version]        Discussant/Commentateur:    Céline Saint-Pierre, Conseil Supérieur de        l’Éducation, Québec Richard Jones, National, International and Special Projects, Education Quality and Accountability Office, Toronto TIMSS in Ontario: Providing Information for Educational Improvement        Discussant/Commentateur:    Daniel Parent, Department of Economics,        McGill University, Montréal
2:30 – 3:00	Break / Pause
Session 3	Chair/Président:     Robert Wilson, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University
3:00 – 4:45	Huguette Bernard, Faculté des sciences de l’éducation, Université de Montréal L’évaluation de l’enseignement universitaire: succès ou échec        Discussant/Commentateur:    Ging Wong, Policy Research Initiative,        Privy Council Office Ana Ferrer, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, and WRNET Sheepskin Effects and the Returns to Education        Discussant/Commentateur:    Thomas Williams, School of Policy Studies,        Queen’s University Thomas Lemieux, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, and WRNET The Causal Effect of Education on Earnings in Canada [final version]        Discussant/Commentateur:    Todd Rogers, Centre for Research in Applied        Measurement and Evaluation, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
4:45 – 5:30	Facilitated Discussion / Discussion orchestrée        Facilitator/Modérateur:    Benjamin Levin, Ministry of Education, Training and        Youth, and Ministry of Advanced Education, Manitoba and WRNET
7:00	Dinner/Dîner:    Crowne Plaza Hotel, Penthouse Moderator/Modérateur: Todd Rogers, Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta Speakers/Conférenciers: John Bishop, School of Industrial and Labour Relations, Human Resource Studies, Cornell University School Choice, Exams and Achievement Lorna Earl, Theory and Policy Studies and International Centre for Educational Change at OISE University of Toronto

Location/lieu:

Statistics Canada, Simon Goldberg Conference Centre Statistique Canada, Centre de conférence Simon Goldberg

8:30 – 9:00	Continental Breakfast / Petit déjeuner continental
Session 4	Chair/Président:     Miles Corak, Statistics Canada
9:00 – 10:45	David Robitaille, Department of Curriculum Studies, University of British Columbia The Relevance of TIMSS for Policy Making in Education [revised version]        Discussant/Commentateur:     Christopher Worswick, Department of Economics,        Carleton University, and Statistics Canada Darren Lauzon, Statistics Canada Gender Differences in Large Scale, Quantitative Assessments of Mathematics and Science Achievement [revised version] [Tables and Figures]        Discussant/Commentateur:    Marjorie Clegg, Quality Assurance Division,        Ottawa-Carleton District School Board David Green, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, and WRNET Literacy Skills, Non-Cognitive Skills and Earnings: An Economist's Perspective        Discussant/Commentateur:    Jerry Paquette, Faculty of Education, University        of Western Ontario
10:45 – 11:00	Break / Pause
Session 5	Chair/Présidente:     Jane Gaskell, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, and WRNET
11:00 – 12:45	Bill Warburton, Ministry for Human Resources, British Columbia, and WRNET Should the government sponsor training for the disadvantaged? [revised version]        Discussant/Commentateur:    Judith Wright, Ministry of Education, Ontario Don Klinger, Faculty of Education, Queen's University Oops, that was a mistake: Examining the effects and implications of changing assessment policies [revised version]        Discussant/Commentateur:    Joan Green, Educational Consultant Lorna Earl, Theory and Policy Studies and International Centre for Educational Change at OISE, University of Toronto Data, Data Everywhere (And We Don't Know What To Do): Using Data for Wise Decisions in Education [revised version]        Discussant/Commentateur:     Harvey Weiner, Canadian Teachers Federation
12:45 – 1:45	Lunch (Buffet in Statistics Canada Main Building cafeteria) Déjeuner (Buffet dans la cafétéria de l’Édifice principal de Statistique Canada)
Session 6	Chair/Présidente:     Satya Brink, Child, Youth and Social Development Studies, Applied Research Branch, Human Resources and Development Canada
1:45 – 3:00	Craig Riddell, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, CIAR and WRNET Is There Under- or Over-Investment in Education?        Discussant/Commentateur:    Robert Wilson, Faculty of Education,        Queen's University Benjamin Levin, Ministry of Education, Training and Youth, and Ministry of Advanced Education, Manitoba, and WRNET Knowledge and Action in Education Policy and Politics        Discussant/Commentateur:     Doug Giddings, Consultant
3:00 – 4:15	Panel and Discussion / Panel et discussion Taking Stock / Future for Empirical Research in Canadian Education Faisons le point / Perspective pour la recherche empirique sur l'éducation au Canada Moderator/Modérateur:    Patrice de Broucker, Études sur la famille et le travail, Statistique Canada, et WRNET Judith Wright, Ministry of Education, Ontario Robert Maheu, Ministère de l’Éducation, Québec Thomas Lemieux, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, and WRNET
4:15 – 4:30	Closing Comments / Commentaires de clôture
4:30	End of Conference / Fin de la conférence