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British Columbia, argued before the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2010, appealed ultimately to the Supreme Court of Canada and ruled on November 10, 2016. We find that smaller classes can improve teacher-student interactions and individualized instruction, decreasing time spent on discipline issues, leading to better student behaviour, attitude, and efforts. Smaller classes generally have greater advantages for younger students, and effects are more observable in class sizes of less than 20. Small classes may shrink achievement gaps, decrease dropout rates, and increase high school graduation rates, and appear to enhance academic outcomes, particularly for marginalized groups. Researchers have detected class size effects many years later. Small classes have been found to boost teachers’ morale and job satisfaction. While some studies have found effects at the secondary and post-secondary level, results are generally inconclusive at this level. Finally, some researchers have argued that class size reductions are an inefficient use of funds which might be better spent elsewhere in the system. The paper concludes with a brief reflection on the process of providing this research for Supreme Court case.  \nKeywords: class size, teachers unions, working conditions, labour conditions, research use, court litigation  \nIntroduction  \nIn April 2010, the BCTF asked us to conduct a literature review on class size research to be used as background in their court case challenging the legality of the Liberal Government’s stripping of class size and composition language from their collective agreement (Bill 22, passed in 2002). The literature review was used in the preparation of an affidavit provided by the lead author in the case of British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v. British Columbia, argued before the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2010, appealed ultimately to the Supreme Court of Canada and ruled on November 10, 2016. This paper includes an update of the original research review and reflections on the process of providing research for the case.  \nThe impacts of class size have been debated in academic literature for over a century, dating back to the early 1900s (Glass & Smith, 1979), and continue to attract attention from education policymakers, parents, educators, and researchers alike. Recent literature related to class size, which is referred to as the number of students regularly in a classroom with a qualified teacher (Achilles et al., 2002), is frequently couched in the politically loaded context of “smaller class size” or “class size reduction”(CSR).  \nThere are a wealth of studies, including a number of comprehensive reviews, devoted to the effects of class size. The general consensus is that smaller classes promise to facilitate increased student-teacher interactions, benefit students at risk, and improve students’ academic achievement and students’ engagement (Blatchford et al., 2003; Finn & Achilles, 1990; Finn et al., 1991; Glass & Smith, 1978, 1979; Iversen & Bonesrønning, 2013; Konstantopoulos & Chung, 2009; Molnar et al., 1999; Shin & Chung, 2009; Smith & Glass, 1980; Wenglinsky, 1997). Some research suggests that smaller classes may also have beneficial effects on achievement at the secondary level (Krassel & Heinesen, 2014) and even in the post-secondary context (De Paola et al., 2013). However, there have been criticisms that smaller classes are not cost-effective and actually play little role in improving students’ ou","cbCaiujIUlubE2se","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiujIUlubE2se","pdf",466171,"English","# Introduction\n# Method","[{\"question\":\"What was the document’s purpose in the court case context?\",\"answer\":\"To provide an updated literature review on class size research to support the BCTF’s positions, summarized as expert information for an affidavit used in the legal proceedings.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the research describe the potential impact of smaller class sizes?\",\"answer\":\"Smaller classes are linked to stronger teacher–student interactions, more individualized instruction, reduced discipline time, and improvements in student behaviour, attitudes, and effort.\"},{\"question\":\"Are the findings consistent across educational levels and cost considerations?\",\"answer\":\"At secondary and post-secondary levels, results are described as generally inconclusive, and some studies argue class size reductions may be inefficient funding compared with other system uses.\"}]","Class Size and Teacher Work - Research Provided to the BCTF in their Struggle to Negotiate Teacher Working Conditions | PDF",1792083992,48]