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91. Building a Pan-Canadian Strategy on Literacy and Essential Skills: Recommendations for the Federal Government (2002)
Authors: Canada's National Literacy Organizations
Collection: Research Materials
In this paper, six Canadian national literacy organizations urge the federal government to work with stakeholders to develop a national, or pan-Canadian, strategy for adult literacy and essential skills development.
Added: 2002-11-08
92. Building the Right Partnerships (2004)
Authors: Peter Calamai
Collection: Research Materials
Peter Calamai addressed the Second Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health on October 19, 2004 in Ottawa. In his address, he discussed adult literacy, including literacy levels Canada, literacy and health relationships and the importance of forging partnerships between the public health field and the literacy movement.
Added: 2004-11-26
93. Building Basic Skills for Adults in Small Remote Communities (2002)
Final Report to the Office of Learning Technologies Project #99561
Authors: Contact North
Collection: Research Materials
Residents of many rural and remote communities throughout Canada are not within realistic reach of face-to-face basic skills training, yet they are often in the most acute need of such training. These individuals are at a disadvantage because literacy programs and tutor support are rarely available in these communities. Through the research project presented in this paper, entitled "Building Basic Skills for Adults in Small Remote Communities," researchers examined the feasibility of developing and assessing literacy and numeracy skills at a distance, using audiographics and teleconferencing technology. The target group for this project was primarily adults whose opportunities were severely limited by their current need for literacy upgrading.
This report includes an executive summary, introduction, description of the project, project findings, conclusion, and several appendices that contain assessment tools for basic skills programs.
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- Office of Learning Technologies - OLT
Added: 2008-05-09
94. Building Community Literacy From The Ground Up (2003)
Authors: Leona Gadsby, Jennifer Cliff-Marks
Collection: Research Materials
Since 1996, communities in the Canadian Columbia Basin of British Columbia (East and West Kootenay Regions, Valemount, and Revelstoke) have been planning, developing, and delivering family literacy programs with encouragement and widespread support. During those years, a total of seventeen communities have agreed to work together and to support each other.
This manual relates the story of the development of family literacy programs and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. It provides an example of community and program development that may be useful to other communities wishing to build cooperative movements around specific community issues.
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Added: 2005-04-12
95. Building Culture and Community (2000)
Family and Community Literacy Partnerships in Canada's North
Authors: Kim Crockatt, Suzanne Smythe
Collection: Research Materials
This paper describes the work of the Nunavut Literacy Council, with a focus on Cambridge Bay, a village of 1 500 people located on the tip of Victoria Island, sixty kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut.
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Added: 2005-02-09
96. Building Skills for a Safe Workplace: Competency Management at Keyera Energy (2009)
Series: Good Practices in Action – Conference Board of Canada Case studies
Authors: Vadim Kukushkin, The Conference Board of Canada
Collection: Research Materials
Keyera Energy provides services and products to oil and gas producers in western Canada, and markets related products throughout North America.
To ensure a safe and healthy work environment, Keyera developed the online Competency Management and Development System (CMDS), which ensures that workers understand their job requirements and maintain reliable records of achieved skills. While the primary focus of the CMDS is industrial training, it also addresses such essential skills as reading, writing, computer literacy and interpersonal relations.
The system has not only met Keyera’s specific needs but has also received industry-wide recognition and is currently used by 38 energy companies, which together form the CMDS user consortium.
For more information on The Conference Board of Canada, please visit: http://www.conferenceboard.ca.
Added: 2010-11-23
97. Building Union Capacity to Coordinate Worker Education and Training Projects (2002)
Lifelong Learning Action Research Project Report
Authors: Labour Education Centre, Centre for the Study of Education and Work
Collection: Research Materials
This report is the result of a collaborative research project of the Labour Education Centre and the Centre for the Study of Education and Work at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. This research is part of a broader project which is funded by Human Resources Development Canada and is intended to better equip unions to develop and manage worker education and training projects. The report will be useful to current and future project coordinators as well as others interested in worker education and training and labour education.
The project report provides a snap shot of union management of worker education and training projects, and of the supports needed for coordinators of such union work to strengthen their effectiveness. For this project, 150 people from 90 worker education and training projects in English-speaking Canada were contacted. Though not representative of the union movement as a whole, the study draws on a substantial sub-set of unionists active in this field.
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Added: 2009-02-09
98. Bullying in Canada - how intimidation affects learning (2008)
Lessons in Learning – March 20, 2008
Series: Lessons in Learning
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
Bullying in schools can cause serious and lasting harm to both the victim and the perpetrator, and has been linked to such problems as substance abuse, aggression, and social withdrawal.
The authors of this document examine research about the effectiveness of intervention programs in ending bullying.
Their analysis suggests that intervention programs that utilize a whole-school approach often produce significant reductions in rates of bullying and victimization. To be effective, bullying prevention programs must be integrated into the school culture, with the entire school community committed to the creation of a safe environment in which to learn and grow.
Programs administered at the classroom level and those with a single focus – such as conflict resolution skills, peer mediation strategies, or social skills development – appear to be largely ineffective. Researchers argue that these types of interventions fail, in part, because bullying is a complex socio-cultural phenomenon that relies on power imbalances, rather than a social skills deficit on the part of the bully.
Added: 2012-08-16
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99. The Business Case for Essential Skills in Construction (2010)
Authors: Construction Sector Council (CSC)
Collection: Research Materials
The research behind this report establishes a link between Essential Skills upgrading during early apprenticeship training and return on training investment for employers. The report contains three major sections: the impact of offering Essential Skills training for apprentices; the impact on return on training investment; and lessons learned from applying Essential Skills interventions.
The study concluded that there are substantial benefits for apprentices from ES upgrading. ES participants were significantly more likely to pass their apprenticeship exams; achieved higher final grades in technical training than non-participants; and were positive about their experience.
Researchers also looked at whether there was a net economic benefit to investing in ES upgrading.
You can purchase a hard copy of this document on the Construction Sector Council’s website at http://www.csc-ca.org.
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Added: 2012-07-23
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100. The Business Case for Investing in Canada’s Remote Communities (2011)
Authors: Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Collection: Research Materials
This document, published by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, argues that Canada’s collective economic well-being and international competitiveness could hinge on the adoption of public policies that promote the economic development of many of the country’s remote communities.
Many of those communities are difficult to reach and have challenging geographies, harsh climates, limited infrastructure, and sparse populations. At the same time, they are also home to vast natural resources that are in demand around the world.
If all Canadians are to fully benefit from the potential of these communities, the federal government must take the lead in developing a long-term strategy for their development.
The business case for private-sector involvement in such development depends on the availability of a skilled workforce and strong infrastructure, including transportation links and broadband telecommunications. Those needs must be considered in the development of government policy in this area.
The authors point to a special role for Aboriginal people in the development of remote communities, where many of them live. The Aboriginal population is relatively young and quickly growing, in comparison with the population as a whole, and could provide a solution to projected labour shortages.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is a network of more than 420 chambers of commerce and boards of trade, representing 192,000 businesses of all sizes in all sectors of the economy and in all regions of the country.
Added: 2012-08-09
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