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71. Bridging the Employment Gap - Ready for Work (2008)
Workforce Curricula for Learners with Low Level Literacy Skills
Series: Bridging the Employment Gap
Authors: Simcoe/Muskoka Literacy Network
Collection: Learning Materials
This manual is part of Bridging the Employment Gap for Learners with Low Level Literacy Skills, a two-phase project begun in 2001. Phase 1 of the project focused on students with the lowest level literacy and basic skills, especially the developmentally challenged population. In Phase 2, the focus was expanded to include all Essential Skills Level 1 learners. This project involved the development of job-specific sector manuals that include step-by-step learning activities for selected tasks in specified sectors.
There are, however, many non-sector-specific job-related skills needed by all employees. Ready for Work is the resource that has been developed to address these needs. Ready for Work should be used as a complement to the other five sector manuals: Clerical, Grounds Maintenance, Janitorial, Kitchen Help, and Retail.
The Ready for Work resource binder has three main sections: Essential Skills, Student Units, and Evaluation. The Essential Skills section includes a description of the nine essential skills and examples from the National Occupation Classification Profiles. The Student Units section is divided into "Before Applying for the Job" and "On the Job." The Evaluation section includes checklists for the student, employer and support worker.
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Added: 2009-03-02
72. Literacy horizons: A guide for literacy coordinators (2008)
Authors: Saskatchewan Literacy Network
Collection: Learning Materials
This handbook is intended as an introduction to the literacy field in Saskatchewan and would be a useful resource for any one new to literacy in that province. In addition to general information about literacy, this resource contains specific information about the Saskatchewan Literacy Network, the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network, and adult learning in Saskatchewan.
Added: 2009-03-06
73. The Development and State of the Art of Adult Learning and Education (ALE) (2008)
Report for Canada
Authors: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Collection: Research Materials
This is a report prepared by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada for the 6th International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI). CONFINTEA VI is a UNESCO-led intergovernmental conference for policy dialogue and assessment on adult learning and education, hosted by Brazil in May 2009.
The member states of UNESCO have been requested to prepare reports on developments in adult learning and education since 1997 (CONFINTEA V), including the current state of the art and future challenges. The focus of the report is on policies, research and effective practices in literacy, non-formal education, adult education and lifelong learning.
This document has been prepared according to the guidelines provided by UNESCO and includes the following sections:
- an introductory demographic overview
- four major themes: policy, legislation and financing; quality of adult learning and education; provision, participation and achievement; research, innovation and good practices; and adult literacy;
- expectations for CONFINTEA VI and the future of adult learning and education.
Added: 2009-03-27
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74. Connecting Literacy, Learning & Work (2008)
Authors: Christine Pinsent-Johnson
Collection: Learning Materials
This book is intended for those who work in adult literacy programs and are engaged in the on-going process of making connections between literacy, learning and work. It contains some research-based discussion, curriculum ideas, a few ready-to-use tools, interviews with instructors, and student photo stories. It is a book that tells a story about an adult literacy program that made changes to the way it thought about and taught literacy for adults who want to make changes to their working lives. Although there is one story, it is told from many perspectives: those of the students, the instructors, the program managers, published research and the author.
Added: 2009-05-20
75. Dual Credits: To what extent do they ease the transition to Post-secondary for adult learners in Manitoba? (2008)
The Research Report
Collection: Research Materials
This study examines dual credits and the extent to which they ease the transition to post-secondary for adult learners in Manitoba. The study focuses specifically on the dual credit enrolment of adult learners in a Manitoba adult learning centre. It examines how dual credits and their relationship to barriers affect the transition for adult learners who move to post-secondary, the policy and procedures used in administering the dual credit program and the benefits and challenges of dual credit enrolment.
Two focus group interviews were conducted with participants who graduated, with dual credits and went on to post-secondary studies. Their feedback related to the impact of dual credits upon their transition to post-secondary. These were combined with a review of the literature. Implications related to the impact of the dual credits are summarized. The study concludes with recommendations for further research.
Added: 2009-05-29
76. Awakening the Giant Within: Reflections on Strategies for Recruiting Francophone Adults to French-Language Literacy Programs (2008)
Summary
Authors: Célinie Russell
Collection: Research Materials
The purpose of this study was to discover strategies for encouraging adult francophones with poor literacy skills to articulate a need for literacy training and strategies that education centres can use to answer that need adequately. A literature review identified several obstacles to participating in adult education programs: a lack of interest in adult education, a very low value placed on education, and a belief that the expected payback from adult education does not justify the effort it requires. A literature search identified the one-stop access approach and integrated training programs as two possible ways of overcoming obstacles to participation in adult education and providing the types of training that are in greatest demand.
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- Ontario Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Added: 2009-06-10
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77. Survey of French-language research on adult learning in Canada: 1997-2007 (2008)
Authors: Claudie Solar, Nicole Tremblay
Collection: Research Materials
This document is a survey of the state of French-language research on adult learning in Canada based on the 227 research data entries selected. These entries provide access either to documents easily accessible online or to print materials available from the CDÉACF.
Part two reports on an analysis of adult learning. It is structured according to the various categories in the grid used to classify the research. These are presented in descending order of occurrence. Part three, which is relatively short, provides a quantitative view of the research in question, in terms of populations studied and types of learning.
Added: 2009-06-12
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78. Will Employers Want Aging Boomers? (2008)
Discussion Paper Series
Authors: Gordon B.T. Mermin, Richard W. Johnson, Eric J. Toder
Collection: Research Materials
This report examines the current employer demand in the United States for older workers and explores how demand may be changing over time. It discusses the personal and social benefits of increased work by older adults, the reasons why baby boomers are likely to try to work longer than earlier generations, and whether employers appear to want older workers. The report also displays the occupations at which older workers are most likely to be employed today. Later sections of the report examine how changes in the nature of work, demands for different occupations, the characteristics of older workers, and overall labour force growth will affect the future demand for older workers. The report concludes with policy recommendations.
Added: 2009-06-18
79. Library preschool storytimes: Developing early literacy skills in children (2008)
Authors: Judy MacLean
Collection: Research Materials
Public libraries have traditionally offered early literacy programming to preschool children in the form of story times. Do public library story times prepare children to be ready to learn when they enter school? Is there scientific research to support these intuitive beliefs? Are public libraries really setting the stage for future successes in learning? This report delves into literature reviews and research to answer these questions and more. The report also explains how libraries can promote pre-reading skills through preschool story times.
Added: 2009-06-24
80. Getting Online: The GO Project (2008)
A Research Report on Online Learning for Canadian Literacy Practitioners
Authors: Lynn Best, Joanne Kaattari, Deborah Morgan, Vicki Trottier, Diana Twiss
Collection: Research Materials
This document outlines national project designed to research trends, technologies, and promising practices in online and distance learning in the field of literacy in Canada. The project includes A Research Report on Online Learning for Canadian Literacy Practitioners, a Promising Practices manual, an online course, and self-directed training modules on the GO website.
With funding from Government of Canada, the GO Project team set out to identify ways in which organizations outside of the literacy field and literacy practitioners themselves accessed training and support in a national and provincial landscape. This report is the culmination of their research and an analysis of their findings.
Added: 2009-07-03
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