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11. AdLKC 2009 Annual Symposium: Keynote Speaker - Paul Cappon [Video - 29:50] (2009)
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Authors: Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC)
Collection: Research Materials
In this 30-minute video, Dr. Paul Cappon, president and CEO of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), presents the keynote address to the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre’s (AdLKC’s) fourth and final annual symposium, held in Montreal, Quebec, in June 2009.
Dr. Cappon notes that society puts great value on uncovering the origins of both chronic and transmissible diseases because evidence is key to understanding and, eventually, controlling disease. He argues that learning is just as important as healthcare to the destiny of society, but the importance of research in education isn’t as clearly recognized.
He urges governments to acknowledge that human infrastructure is a public good every bit as important as machines and buildings. He also encourages them to invest in tools to help Canadians assess themselves; promote partnerships with industry to improve workplace education and training; commit to clear, shared goals; and support mobility for students and professions.
A learning culture is important no matter what economic conditions prevail at any given time, he says. Knowing how to learn is the quintessential skill in a knowledge society.
During his presentation, Dr. Cappon switches back and forth between English and French. No subtitles are provided.
Added: 2011-09-23
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12. AdLKC 2009 Symposium: Linking Communities / Overcoming Barriers (2009)
Authors: Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC)
Collection: Research Materials
This document offers an account of the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre’s (AdLKC’s) fourth and final annual symposium, held in Montreal, Quebec, in June 2009.
The authors have provided summaries of 20 presentations that were offered in five concurrent sessions, focusing on such issues as non-formal adult learner programming at post-secondary institutions; adult learning in criminal justice settings; ethical issues in community-based research; and health and learning.
They have also summarized the discussions presented during three plenary sessions, which focused on equitable access to learning; learning strategies for a troubled economy; and the future of adult learning in Canada.
The authors have also included a list of symposium participants.
Added: 2011-05-24
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13. Adult Basic Education: Whose Responsibility? (1986)
Women's Education Des Femmes, Fall, Vol. 5, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Susan Witter
Collection: Research Materials
This article discusses the great need for Adult Basic Education (A.B.E.), which is intended to include education for adults who have not completed high school. It also poses questions about what agencies are and/or should be responsible for providing ABE programs across Canada. The author maintains that a united Federal/Provincial effort is needed to provide Adult Basic Education to all who need it.
Added: 2003-10-22
14. Adult Education for Abundance and Liberty for All (2006)
Celebrating 40 Years of the Adult Education and Literacy System of the United States
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
The author discusses 40 years of Adult Education in the United States. This year, they celebrate 40 years of Adult Literacy and Literacy System that was created by the Adult Education Act of 1966, and which continues today as Title 2: The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
How the Adult Education Act emerged from the adult basic education program of the War on Poverty illustrates how multiple interests were brought together to break through a barrier that had blocked the development of an Adult Education and Literacy System for decades.
Added: 2006-07-25
15. Adult Health and Learning in Canada (2010)
Reflections on a four-year project conducted under the auspices of the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre and the Canadian Council on Learning
Authors: B. Allan Quigley, Wendy L. Kraglund-Gauthier, Sue Folinsbee, Hélène Grégoire
Collection: Research Materials
This is the final report of the Adult Working Group established under the auspices of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) and the Health and Learning Knowledge Centre.
The authors note that the purpose of the report is to reflect on what they learned throughout the four-year project, not only in terms of the outcomes but also in terms of the process itself. They discuss what went well and what could have been done differently with the goal of helping others who might embark on similar projects in the future.
The authors have included sections describing the environmental scan carried out in the second year of the project and the public consultations that were conducted during the project’s third and fourth years.
They have also included an appendix that lists the group’s dissemination activities.
Funders:
- Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Added: 2011-04-19
16. Adult Learner Stories of Success (2013)
Authors: Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick (LCNB)
Collection: Learning Materials
This document contains the stories of 10 adult learners whose efforts have been recognized by the Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick (LCNB). All tell their stories in their own words.
The learners come from a variety of backgrounds. One is a recent immigrant, some are Aboriginal people, and one has spent time in jail. Many of them dropped out of school before graduating, and returned to the classroom to earn a General Education Development (GED) diploma.
Their goals included finding a job, setting a good example for their children and grandchildren, and being able to function better in a new language and culture.
Five of the writers are recipients of Sheree Fitch Adult Learner Scholarship Awards, initiated by the LCNB in recognition of the well-known writer and literacy advocate, who serves as the coalition’s honorary patron.
Three are winners of the Adult Learners’ Week in Canada Writing Contest, open to adult learners currently attending an adult learning program in New Brunswick, and two are recipients of Adult Learner Achievement Awards, which are presented to outstanding Adult Basic Education (ABE) learners as part of the annual Peter Gzowski Invitational (PGI) Golf Tournament for Literacy.
Added: 2013-05-10
17. Adult Learners and Digital Media: Exploring the usage of digital media with adult literacy learners (2012)
Authors: Christopher Greig, Janette Hughes
Collection: Research Materials
This document is housed on the AlphaPlus server.
This research report is based on a small-scale study undertaken to explore the attitudes and experiences of adult Canadians who are non-users or limited users of digital media and information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Twelve adult learners in two Ontario cities worked in small groups to produce their own digital texts using either Microsoft’s PhotoStory or a web-based interactive poster program called Glogster. Afterwards, they were interviewed about whether their experiences might help them build digital literacy skills and whether they might be able to apply these skills in their daily lives.
The results suggest a relationship between varying levels of literacy skills and ICT use. The higher the literacy level, the more likely adult learners are to be engaged with computers and digital media. Those less likely to engage with ICTs tended to have lower literacy levels.
Age is a factor in how individuals respond to digital media, as younger people are more likely to have grown up with a computer in the home. However, social class also affects the response to digital technology, the authors say, pointing to a 2010 Statistics Canada report showing that 94 percent of people in the top income bracket used the Internet, compared with only 56 percent of those in the lowest bracket.
Closing the gap between income groups could be accomplished by expanding publicly funded digital literacy classrooms and other spaces that offer access to the Internet and the opportunity to develop digital literacy skills.
Added: 2012-10-31
18. Adult learning and the world of work (2008)
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, June 2008, Vol. 5, No. 2
Series: Education Matters - Statistics Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
In this article, published by Statistics Canada, the authors use data from the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the 2003 Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) survey to get a picture of employer-sponsored training, and the characteristics of employees who engage in that training. The analysis offers an international perspective, with the situation in Canada being compared to that of Norway, Switzerland, and the United States.
The analysis shows that adult participation in organized forms of learning is reasonably high in Canada, though it falls short of the levels found in the other three countries. The great majority of adults surveyed reported job-related reasons for enrolling in courses and programs in 2002.
About half of those who did take part in training programs reported that their employers had sponsored the training. By extension, this means that half of the adults enrolled in training programs did that training on their own, without financial support from their employers, suggesting that many Canadian adults recognize the need for, and are active participants in, education and learning during their working lives.
The authors also note that employer support for training favours highly skilled workers in jobs with high skill requirements. That raises the question of how best to create education and training opportunities for those in need of skills upgrading.
Added: 2013-04-05
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19. Adult Learning and Education: Canada progress report for the UNESCO Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE) and the end of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2012)
Authors: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCU)
Collection: Research Materials
This report, published by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), monitors progress made towards fulfilling recommendations included in the final document of the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI), held in Belém , Brazil, in 2009.
The authors note that since 2009, a number of new initiatives have been undertaken across Canada. New adult education and literacy policies have been developed in Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Northwest Territories introduced its Aboriginal Languages Plan.
Since the United Nations Literacy Decade mid-term review, hundreds of activities and initiatives have been launched in Canada to improve the literacy levels of Canadians. Most notably, provincial and territorial literacy policies have either been introduced or are in development in all of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories.
Canada faces several challenges in its efforts to increase adult literacy and essential skills. Provinces and territories have identified a range of these, including assessment, data, and evaluation; non-formal learning and certification/credentials; coordination of program delivery; funding; lack of capacity; learning methods/delivery models/tools and resources; partnerships and citizen engagement; culturally appropriate programming; increased access; and learner recruitment.
Added: 2013-02-11
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20. Adult Learning and Meaning-making in Community-based Guided Autobiography Workshops (2010)
Authors: James E. Thornton, John B. Collins
Collection: Research Materials
In this study, commissioned by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), the authors explore the learning experiences of older adults. They point out that learning characterizes older adulthood as much as it defines the childhood years, but receives far less attention and systematic investigation.
The authors summarize initial findings from six guided autobiography workshop groups made up of older adults, mostly in their 60s and 70s. These workshops are designed to encourage participants to write and to tell their life stories.
The older adults who took part in this study were clear on the impact and value of their learning experiences. Their differing experiences reflected two kinds of learning: on one hand, learning that develops and expands into new interest areas and, on the other, learning that consolidates prior life events or current experiences.
The authors also include a review of literature on learning among middle-aged and older adults.
Funders:
- Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Added: 2012-01-03
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