Arts Research Monitor
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FAQs about new subscription service
Arts Research Monitor, BlogBelow are answers to some key questions about our new subscription service (via Substack). Statistical insights on the arts will now be distributed as a “newsletter” at statsinsights.hillstrategies.com. Through a subscription model, I will continue t… View this resource
Since 2002, the Arts Research Monitor has provided synopses of qualitative and quantitative research findings in the arts and culture. Because of funding changes, we are distributing our new work at statsinsights.ca.
International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey
Arts Research MonitorThis report provides a detailed examination of the results of Canadian adults with regard to their “prose”, “document”, “numeracy” and “problem-solving” skills in 2003. As noted in Volume 4, No. 3 of th… View this resource
Human Capital and Canadian Provincial Standards of Living
Arts Research MonitorFull report available at:http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=89-552-MIE2006014 Prepared on behalf of Statistics Canada, this report by two University of Ottawa economists makes a statistical link between literacy and per capita income lev… View this resource
Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey
Arts Research MonitorFull report available at http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=89-617-XIE This report highlights the “clear association between literacy and earnings”, based on a 2003 survey of the literacy skills of 23,000 Canadian adults. Overall, “Canad… View this resource
School Libraries and Student Achievement in Ontario
Arts Research MonitorThis Ontario report provides the first Canadian results showing a link between trained library staff and students’ reading enjoyment and achievement. The data on school libraries and teacher-librarians (taken from People for Education’s s… View this resource
To Educate the Whole Child, Integrate the Arts: A Report on National Public Opinion Research
Arts Research Monitor(“National Survey Report”) This report contains a number of recommendations regarding specific messages, themes and audiences for an arts education communications strategy. The report notes that belief in the positive impacts of arts education is wid… View this resource
