Canada's Composite Learning Index: A Path Towards Learning Communities

Autor/inn/en	Cappon, Paul; Laughlin, Jarrett
Titel	Canada's Composite Learning Index: A Path Towards Learning Communities
Quelle	In: International Review of Education, 59 (2013) 4, S.505-519 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-013-9374-0
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Municipalities; Educational Environment; Benchmarking; Measures (Individuals); Computer Oriented Programs; Lifelong Learning; Educational Indicators; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Magistrat; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Messdaten; Computerprogramm; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Kanada
Abstract	In the development of learning cities/communities, benchmarking progress is a key element. Not only does it permit cities/communities to assess their current strengths and weaknesses, it also engenders a dialogue within and between cities/communities on the means of enhancing learning conditions. Benchmarking thereby is a potentially motivational tool, energising further progress. In Canada, the Canadian Council on Learning created the world's first Composite Learning Index (CLI), the purpose of which is to measure the conditions of learning nationally, regionally and locally. Cities/communities in Canada have utilised the CLI Simulator, an online tool provided by the Canadian Council on Learning, to gauge the change in overall learning conditions which may be expected depending on which particular indicator is emphasised. In this way, the CLI has proved to be both a dynamic and a locally relevant tool for improvement, moreover a strong motivational factor in the development of learning cities/communities. After presenting the main features of the CLI, the authors of this paper sum up the lessons learned during its first 5 years (2006-2010) of existence, also with a view to its transferability to other regions. Indeed, the CLI model was already adopted in Europe by the German Bertelsmann foundation in 2010 and has the potential to be useful in many other countries as well. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10