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101. Filling the Gap - Keeping Good Work Going (2004)
Research Findings and Recommendations Regarding Voluntary Sector Project Sustainability in Atlantic Canada
Authors: Bruce Pearce
Collection: Research Materials
Many organizations struggle to keep good work going beyond the initial pilot project or startup phase. The Brother T.I. Murphy Learning Resource Centre Inc. (the Murphy Centre) of St. John's, Newfoundland, carried out a research project to explore the theme of project sustainability in the voluntary, community-based sector in Atlantic Canada.
This report, and the research underlying it, are intended to help nonprofit, voluntary organizations in Atlantic Canada make project sustainability a practical, rather than a theoretical, endeavour.
Added: 2005-06-09
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102. First Sites Report: Collective Consultation on Workforce/Workplace Literacy (2003)
Authors: Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC)
Collection: Research Materials
This is a report on a workplace/workforce initiative carried out in Ontario carried out to determine how the initiative was progressing, what was working, what was not working, and what could be done in the future for other networks and their agencies who undertake this initiative.
The initiative was undertaken by the Ontario Literacy Coalition, now called Essential Skills Ontario. For more information, click here: http://www.essentialskillsontario.ca/.
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Added: 2004-01-01
103. First Steps Towards a Pan-Canadian Literacy Electronic Conferencing System (2004)
Authors: First Steps Steering Committee, Comité de direction de Premiers pas
Collection: Research Materials
This document is also available in French.
Prospect Point Consulting Inc.(PPCI) was retained by the First Steps Steering Committee to assist it in conducting research into the feasibility and affordability of establishing a national electronic collaboration and conferencing system for the Canadian literacy community. This report details the research undertaken by PPCI and the results of that research.
The First Steps research and recommendations represent an important milestone in the development of a literacy electronic infrastructure for the Canadian literacy field.
For more information about First Steps, contact:
Linda Mitchell
Literacy BC
601-510 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8
Telephone: (604)684-0624
Toll free in BC: 1-800-663-1293
Fax: (604)684-8520
Email: info@literacy.bc.ca
Website: http://www.literacy.bc.ca
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Added: 2004-04-28
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104. For My Child - Phase 1: Cohort 1 (2005)
A Study of the Impact of French-Language Family Literacy Programs on Francophone Families in Linguistic Minority Settings in Ontario
Series: For My Child
Authors: Sophie LeTouzé, Coalition francophone pour l'alphabétisation et la formation de base en Ontario
Collection: Research Materials
To better equip Francophone parents to act as their children’s first teachers and to support them in this role, a number of French-language literacy centres have provided family literacy programs in several Francophone communities in Ontario. This document presents the results of a research study that evaluates the impact of family literacy programs on Francophone parents and children in Ontario. In this study, the researchers assess the changes observed in literacy habits and in use of French among parents and children who have been involved in a French-language literacy program. They also analyze the various models adopted by these programs, identify the challenges that they must meet and the factors for their success, and document their best practices.
Added: 2008-02-21
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105. For My Child - Phase 2: Cohorts 2 and 3 (2006)
A Study of the Impact of French-Language Family Literacy Programs on Francophone Families in Linguistic Minority Settings in Ontario
Series: For My Child
Authors: Sophie LeTouzé
Collection: Research Materials
To better equip Francophone parents to act as their children’s first teachers and to support them in this role, a number of French-language literacy centres have provided family literacy programs in several Francophone communities in Ontario. This document presents the results of a research study that evaluates the impact of family literacy programs on Francophone parents and children in Ontario. In this study, the researchers assess the changes observed in literacy habits and in use of French among parents and children who have been involved in a French-language literacy program. They also analyze the various models adopted by these programs, identify the challenges that they must meet and the factors for their success, and document their best practices.
This study is being conducted over a five-year period. Within this period, researchers plan to assess five cohorts of Francophone families who participate in the family literacy programs offered at the seven French-language literacy centres. Each cohort will participate in a program composed of 8 to 10 workshops. This report deals with the second cohort of families who participated in these workshops.
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Added: 2008-02-21
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106. For My Child - Phase 3: Cohorts 4 and 5 (2007)
A Study of the Impact of French-Language Family Literacy Programs on Francophone Families in Linguistic Minority Settings in Ontario
Series: For My Child
Authors: Sophie LeTouzé
Collection: Research Materials
To better equip Francophone parents to act as their children’s first teachers and to support them in this role, a number of French-language literacy centres have provided family literacy programs in several Francophone communities in Ontario. This document presents the results of a research study that evaluates the impact of family literacy programs on Francophone parents and children in Ontario. In this study, the researchers assessed the changes observed in literacy habits and in use of French among parents and children who have been involved in a French-language literacy program. They also analyzed the various models adopted by these programs, identified the challenges that they must meet and the factors for their success, and documented their best practices.
This study was conducted over a five-year period, during which researchers assessed five cohorts of Francophone families who participated in the family literacy programs offered at French-language literacy centres. Each cohort participated in a program composed of 8 to 10 workshops. This report deals with the last two cohorts of families who participated in these workshops.
Added: 2008-06-26
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107. The Fourth-Grade Plunge: An Example of How Evidence-Based Adult Literacy Research Has Influenced K-12 Instructional Guidance (2003)
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
This article provides examples of how research into Kindergarten - Grade 12 literacy has been used to inform ideas about adult literacy. The author suggests that there is a need for research to promote further understanding of the life span changes that affect reading.
Added: 2003-04-28
108. From Books as Coasters to Bedtime Stories (2006)
Family Literacy in Alberta's Next Generation
Authors: Pivotal Research Inc.
Collection: Research Materials
Pivotal Research partnered with the Centre for Family Literacy in Edmonton, Alberta, to research family literacy in the workplace. The purposes of the research were to identify current family literacy practices and the implications for Alberta’s next generation and to understand the human stories behind literacy statistical data.
The report looks at Family Literacy Experiences, Achievements and Expectations in relation to the workplace, and also includes suggestions for further directions for research and a "Call to Action" for family literacy in Alberta's next generation.
Added: 2006-08-31
109. From Coast to Coast: A Thematic Summary of Canadian Adult Literacy Research (2003)
Authors: Pat Campbell
Collection: Research Materials
The purpose of this report is to identify major themes within the Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research in English in an effort to determine areas of coverage and gaps in Canada's body of research. The secondary purpose of this report is to provide the key findings for the research conducted within each theme.
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Added: 2003-01-01
110. From International Competitiveness to International Inequality (2000)
New Perspectives on Social Justice From the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
This article discusses some of the implications of the report entitled "Benchmarking Adult Literacy in America: An International Comparative Study" by Albert Tuijnman of the Institute of International Education, Stockholm University
Added: 2000-01-01
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