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1. Adult Literacy in the United States (1994)
A Compendium of Quantitative Data and Interpretive Comments
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht, William B. Armstrong
Collection: Research Materials
This report provides information about methods of assessing adult literacy skills and programs. The authors use theoretical examples as well as extensive quantitative data from World War 1 (1917) up to the present.
Added: 2005-04-23
2. Background Information on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) (1994)
Series: International Adult Literacy Survey
Authors: National Literacy Secretariat (NLS), Secrétariat national à l'alphabétisation (SNA)
Collection: Research Materials
This page links to background information about the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), which measured the prose, document, and quantitative literacy of adults in twelve countries: Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
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Added: 1994-01-01
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3. Draft White Paper Released (1994)
Collection: Research Materials
The Draft White Paper outlines an Agenda For Change to Alberta's public adult learning system. It sets four goals for the future of adult learning in Alberta: to foster individual responsibility in a learner-centered system, to ensure responsiveness and accountability to learners and taxpayers, to enable Albertans to participate in a changing economy and work force, and to promote access to affordable, quality learning opportunities. The paper then goes on to suggest 24 strategies to reach those goals.
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Added: 1994-01-01
4. Keeping You Informed, Summer '94 (1994)
Collection: Research Materials
This is the third in a series of "Keeping You Informed" newsletters, which report on the strategic planning process of Advanced Education and Career Development in Alberta. This document reports on a series of consultations held throughout the process known as "Adult Learning, Access Through Innovation."
Added: 1994-01-01
5. How to Estimate the Economic Contribution of Volunteer Work (1994)
Authors: David Ross
Collection: Research Materials
It is sometimes useful for a voluntary organization to be able to calculate the value of volunteer time donated to it or to the voluntary sector as a whole. Such calculations can gain public good will by showing the hard dollar value of the voluntary sector's contribution to the community. They can also help potential contributors and funding agencies appreciate the cash value of the non- money resources contributed to a project by the local community. This booklet is designed to help voluntary organizations calculate the value of volunteer time in a community.
Added: 1994-01-01
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6. NALS Raises Vital Equity Issues (1994)
Authors: Stephen Reder
Collection: Research Materials
This article is a summary of Stephen Reder's panel presentation at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Twenty-third Annual Legislative Weekend on September 16, 1993 in Washington, DC. The National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) from 1992 involved a random sample of about 26,000 adults in the United States. The NALS reported that 75-80% of Black adults in the US are functioning at the two lowest proficiency levels, compared to 38-43% of White adults. Correspondingly higher concentrations of non-employment, low income, poverty, welfare utilization, and incarceration are found among Black adults in these data as well.
Added: 1994-01-01
7. Locus of Control and Course Completion in Adult Basic Education (1994)
Authors: Maurice C. Taylor, Marvin W. Boss
Collection: Research Materials
The relationship between locus of control and course completion in an adult basic education program was investigated. Instruction was individualized; each learner was tutored by an adult volunteer. Those learners who completed the program were significantly more internally controlled than those who did not complete the program.
Added: 1994-01-01
8. Locus of Control and Course Completion of Adult Basic Education Literacy Program Participants (1994)
Authors: Maurice C. Taylor
Collection: Research Materials
For this report, the relationship between locus of control and course completion in an adult basic education program was investigated. Instruction was individualized; each learner was tutored by an adult volunteer. Learners were referred by social service agencies or were encouraged to participate by friends and family or through radio and television advertisements. As hypothesized, adult learners who completed the literacy program were significantly more internally controlled than those learners who did not complete the program. In addition, the dropout group included a much higher proportion of learners referred by social service agencies.
Added: 1994-01-01
9. A Springboard to Tomorrow: (1994)
Creating Volunteer Programs for Young People that Encourage the Development of Skills
Authors: Janet Lautenschlager
Collection: Research Materials
The ultimate aim of this book is to encourage more youth involvement in Canadian voluntary organizations. Given their mandate to promote volunteerism at the community level, volunteer centres are seen as the primary target audience.
The information provided in this guide will, hopefully, also prove useful to voluntary organizations interested either in developing a volunteer program specifically for young people or in integrating more youth volunteers into existing programs. The suggestions are relevant both to young people who approach an organization on their own and to students who are involved in community work as part of a school-based program.
Added: 1994-01-01
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10. Volunteering for Work Experience (1994)
Authors: Lorraine Street
Collection: Research Materials
What can volunteering offer people who are looking for paid employment? That is the central theme of this article, which briefly outlines the connection between volunteering and employment.
In order to answer the question, this article explores the following issues: What is volunteer work? What are the benefits of volunteering? Why should people who are looking for a job consider doing volunteer work? How can volunteer centres and the agencies they serve work with people who volunteer primarily as a way of enhancing their chances of finding employment?
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