Statistics Canada: 26 Percent of Canadians Use Internet for Learning

Statistics Canada reported this week that:

“Just over one-quarter (26 percent) of adult Canadians, an estimated 6.4 million people, logged on to the Internet for the purposes of education, training, or school work during 2005. Nearly 80 percent of all full- and part-time students did so. “

I love the last line of this report:

“While more definitive research on this matter is required, these findings suggest that the Internet is a valuable tool with the potential to help overcome the barrier of distance when it comes to education. “

I get a sense that a Statistics Canada report on Hurricane Katrina would have included:

“While more definitive research on this matter is required, the apparent cause of the destruction was high winds and flooding.”

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