Browse by keyword "Literacy research"
101. Literacy Resource Directory: Prevention Activities in Quebec (2004)
Authors: Laubach Literacy of Canada - Quebec / Literacy Volunteers of Quebec
Collection: Research Materials
LLC-Q/LVQ has strived to create a resource directory that reflects prevention activities and initiatives in the Quebec English literacy community.
Many of the organizations listed have adult literacy as their mandate, and have many activities to achieve that end. The scope of this directory is to list only the prevention initiatives. LLC-Q/LVQ has not evaluated any of these activities. Instead, we leave this up to you as you assess your needs.
The information printed was provided by the individual organizations that responded to our questionnaire. Information was collected and cross-referenced through web searches, brochures, questionnaires and follow-up telephone conversations to verify and clarify information. Every effort was made to be accurate.
We sincerely apologize for any errors or omissions.
It is our hope that the resources listed here will serve as a starting point to steer people in the right direction to find the resources they need in the area of prevention.
Added: 2005-11-23
102. Literacy scores, human capital and growth across fourteen OECD countries (2004)
Series: International Adult Literacy Survey
Authors: Serge Coulombe, Sylvie Marchand, Jean-François Tremblay
Collection: Research Materials
Analysis of data from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) has demonstrated that directly assessed literacy and numeracy skills have a significant impact on a range of social and labour market outcomes observed at the individual level impacts that come on top of those attributable to educational attainment.
This paper estimates the impact that the level and distribution of directly assessed skill has had on rates of productivity growth and overall economic growth over the period 1960-1995 for a group of fourteen highly developed OECD economies.
Added: 2004-06-22
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103. Literacy Volunteers - Value Added - Research Report (2005)
Series: Literacy Volunteers - Value Added
Authors: Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO)
Collection: Research Materials
The Literacy Volunteers: Value Added Research Report represents the results of six months of research conducted in 2005 by Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) with literacy agencies and volunteers to better understand the economic and social value that volunteers bring to Anglophone community-based literacy programs throughout the province of Ontario.
Community Literacy of Ontario is a provincial literacy network of 105 Anglophone community-based literacy
agencies. Based in Barrie, CLO has been supporting its agencies throughout the province since 1994.
Added: 2005-12-30
104. Literacy Volunteers - Value Added - Toolkit (2005)
Series: Literacy Volunteers - Value Added
Authors: Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO)
Collection: Research Materials
The purpose of this toolkit to provide you with practical resources and tools (both new and updated versions) that will help your agency with its volunteer management needs.
More specifically, we have designed the kit to help you:
- Plan your volunteer needs strategically now and in the future
- Identify the volunteer positions your program will need to understand what motivates volunteers and how to use that knowledge to recruit and retain volunteers
- Recruit volunteers effectively
- Manage your volunteer program well so that your volunteers are happy,productive and committed to your program
- Make your work a little easier!
Added: 2005-12-30
105. Lives of Change: An Ethnographic Evaluation of Two Learner Centred Literacy Programs (1994)
Authors: Hanna Arlene Fingeret, Jane Dawson et al, Pat Dyer, Anne Morley, Allison Tom
Collection: Research Materials
Results of research that evaluates the effectiveness of the City of
Vancouver Municipal Workplace Language Program and the Invergarry Adult
Learning Centre program were released at a Press Conference at
Vancouver City Hall on April 11.
Started in 1992 and funded by the National Literacy Secretariat, the
research is important for two reasons. First, if offers an evaluation
of the learner-centred approach. This approach is flexible enough to
respond to the needs of learners from a variety of cultural backgrounds
and ability levels. Both the Invergarry and Vancouver Municipal
Workplace programs draw upon diverse populations for their learners.
Secondly, ethnography gives literacy academics, practitioners and
administrators a practical approach for conducting educational
research. This is important because it presents a more fully developed
picture of how language programs affect learners, teachers and others
who are involved in the program, than does research based on broad
statistical analyses or anecdotal material.
ORDERING_INFORMATION:
Copies of these reports are available from:
Literacy B.C.
1122-510 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 1L8
(604) 687-5077
(604) 687-5076
Added: 2002-07-10
106. Looking Back, Looking In: Reports from Bearing Blossoms...Sowing Seeds (2001)
A Gathering about Literacy Research in Practice
Authors: Mary Norton, Helen Woodrow
Collection: Research Materials
This book is the result of a "Gathering", Bearing Blossoms…Sowing Seeds about literacy research in practice sponsored by the Literacy Coordinators of Alberta, in partnership with the Centre for Research on Literacy, University of Alberta, and The Learning Centre Literacy Association, Edmonton.
Fifty-eight participants from across Canada, from the UK, from the USA and from Australia brought their hearts and minds to the "Gathering". Participants included literacy and ABE teachers and facilitators, staff in literacy organizations and government offices, university professors and self-employed consultants. During four days of workshops, inquiry groups, discussion sessions, rounds and chats, participants shared and built knowledge about literacy research in practice.
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Added: 2001-01-01
107. Making a Case for Literacy (2000)
The State of Adult Literacy and Adult Basic Education in the NWT - A Summary of Research
Authors: Lutra Associates Ltd.
Collection: Research Materials
The NWT Literacy Council wanted to find out about adult literacy and adult basic education in the NWT. In order to do the research they asked a few questions. Here's an example of a few questions :
What is literacy in today's world?
How do NWT adults get help to improve their literacy?
What can we do to influence the future of adult literacy and adult basic education in the NWT?
In other sections of the report, the researchers looked at who is responsible for adult literacy and adult basic education in the Northwest Territories, for example. As well, they gave recommendations such as: Develop and implement a policy for literacy and adult basic education.
For this research, the use of other reports and interviews was very helpful. For more information : NWT Literacy Council, http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/.
Added: 2002-04-17
108. Measuring Adult Literacy and Life Skills: New Frameworks for Assessment (2005)
Series: International Adult Literacy Survey
Authors: T. Scott Murray, Marilyn Binkley, Yvan Clermont
Collection: Research Materials
The objective of this report is to document key aspects of the development of the International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL). The ALL survey was meant to build on the success of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) assessments by extending the range of skills assessed and by improving the quality of the assessment methods employed.
This report documents several successes including:
-the development of a new framework and associated robust measures for problem solving;
-the development of a powerful numeracy framework and associated robust measures;
-the specification of frameworks for practical cognition, teamwork and information and communication technology literacy.
The ALL study breaks new ground, offering a wealth of data on adult skills. Readers are encouraged to celebrate our successes, to learn from our mistakes and to reflect on the central importance of what has been measured to the lives of our citizens.
Added: 2005-03-24
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109. Measuring Non-Academic Outcomes In Adult Literacy Programs: A Literature Review (2005)
Authors: Tracy Westell
Collection: Research Materials
This literature review on measuring non-academic outcomes in adult literacy programs is meant to provide information and, possibly, direction for the research team involved in a project to measure non-academic outcomes in learners from community based programs in Ontario.
The author has gathered over 100 references related to this topic, some of which are very relevant and some of which are only peripherally so.
Added: 2006-06-23
110. Measuring Success - International Comparisons and Bottom Lines (2005)
Authors: Western Canada Workplace Essential Skills Training Network (WWestNet)
Collection: Research Materials
On June 3, 2005, Sue Turner, on behalf of the Western Canada Workplace Essential Skills Training Network (WWestnet), welcomed delegates to Measuring Success: International Comparisons and Bottom Lines. Sue explained that the conference sessions would feature the preliminary findings of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) and
would also review the findings of the first International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003.
Added: 2006-05-30
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