Abstract
A Snapshot State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada
Highlights
This is the sixth annual State of the Nation: K –12 Online Learning in Canada report
While it is undeniable that these annual publications have improved the state of affairs in this respect, there are still significant gaps in the availability of data related to K –12 distance education in Canada, in particular regarding the amount of Canadian research focused on K –12 distance education
The 2012 edition of the State of the Nation: K –12 Online Learning in Canada report began by quoting the history of K –12 distance education in Canada and concluded that “after five years of increased exposure to and focus on K –12 online learning, what we know of the history of K –12 distance education has remained fairly consistent and accurate” (Barbour, 2012, p. 13)
Summary
Over the past fourteen years, there has been little federal funding for the development and research of K –12 online learning in Canada....With limited government, foundation, and private support for education research, K –12 online learning programmes have not received financial support for research and evaluation. In its sixth year, not a lot has changed in the state of K –12 online and blended learning in Canada. During the 2011–12 school year there were 284,963 or 5.2% K –12 students enrolled in one or more distance education courses. British Columbia continues to have the most structured regulatory regime, while Quebec and Saskatchewan continue to have no regulation at all for K –12 distance education. This sixth edition of the State of the Nation: K –12 Online Learning in Canada report represents the first year that K –12 distance education programmes that fall under federal jurisdiction are accurately represented. During the 2011–12 school year, there were five FNMI K –12 distance education programmes that operate under agreements signed between the education authorities that manage these programmes and AANDC, as well as provincial Ministries of Education in some instances
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