Browse by keyword "Literacy statistics"
11. The Big Picture Up Close (2002)
Outcomes of a Province-Wide Consultation
Authors: Stacey Huget
Collection: Research Materials
This document outlines a province-wide consultation process that took place throughout British Columbia from September, 2000 to August, 2001. It is a comprehensive sense of what British Columbians thought and believed about “literacy and lifelong learning”.
Funders:
Added: 2002-07-11
12. The Big Picture: Literacy in Canada (2012)
Authors: Chris Harwood
Collection: Research Materials
Prepared by the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN), this presentation offers a comprehensive overview of the state of literacy in Canada. It is divided into four sections: literacy in Canada; literacy facts; challenges and barriers; and the role of the CLLN.
Among the specific topics dealt with are the nature of literacy; the nine Essential Skills; family literacy; and the literacy needs of immigrants.
In the final section, the author describes CLLN’s role in networking, government liaison, and learner development, and points to recent projects undertaken by the organization.
Added: 2012-11-09
13. Broken Words - Why Five Million Canadians are Illiterate (1987)
Southam Literacy Report, The
Authors: Peter Calamai
Collection: Research Materials
This booklet contains articles about literacy that originally appeared in newspapers across Canada during September, 1987. Many are based on the extensive findings of a national literacy survey of 2,398 Canadian adults commissioned by Southam Inc. While the survey provided the first real statistic about the state of literacy in the country, interviews with more than 100 literacy workers and learners also put a human face on a problem that affects one in four adults.
Added: 1990-01-01
14. Building on our Competencies: (2005)
Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey
Authors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Statistique Canada, Statistics Canada
Collection: Research Materials
This report presents the results of the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) that measured the proficiencies in literacy, numeracy and problem solving of the Canadian population. It shows the skills distributions of the population of each of the ten provinces and three territories and of specific subpopulations, such as immigrants, Aboriginal peoples and minority language groups.
The report also analyses the relationships between socio-demographic characteristics, such as age, education, type of work and income, and performance in literacy, numeracy and problem solving.
Funders:
Added: 2006-01-20
View complete record details...
See also:
15. Canadian Adult Basic Education and Literacy Activities (1976)
A Digest
Authors: Audrey M Thomas
Collection: Research Materials
This is the digest of a project undertaken for World Literacy of Canada from June 1975 to June 1976 to survey the Canadian literacy scene. Details of the full report of the project are given on the last page.
Added: 1990-01-01
16. Discovering the Strength of Our Voices (1991)
Women and Literacy Programs
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Betty-Ann Lloyd, Brenda Conroy
Collection: Research Materials
This report discusses a research project undertaken to:
• examine how gender and the power balance of the male/female relationship affect women's access to, and experience of, literacy programs and how it affects the impact of literacy programs on women
• determine how literacy programs and literacy practice might be changed to better respond to the reality of the lives of adult women learners, and
• share this information with women literacy students and workers, through print materials and in workshops, to foster the development of relevant, appropriate, and accessible literacy learning opportunities for women
• talk with women literacy students and workers who are currently involved in literacy programs
• develop key questions out of the "data" of the women's stories
• develop a research design to investigate these questions further using an action research model.
Added: 2003-10-07
17. The Economic Value of Volunteers in Community Literacy Agencies in Ontario (1998)
Collection: Research Materials
Community Literacy of Ontario has just released the findings of this project. Research was conducted through surveys and focus groups with volunteers in Anglophone community literacy agencies in Ontario.
Research highlights include:
Nearly 10,000 volunteers are involved in Anglophone community literacy agencies throughout Ontario. The Ontario training system gains nearly $9 million worth of work annually from literacy volunteers. Three quarters of literacy volunteers regularly incur out-of-pocket expenses. On average, literacy volunteers who have regular expenses spend $390.40 annually.
The annual estimated value of out-of-pocket expenditures in Anglophone community literacy agencies in Ontario is $2.2 million dollars. On average, volunteers have committed over three and a half years to literacy.
77% of literacy volunteers indicated they were acquiring skills which applied to other parts of their lives.
89% said that learning new skills was "very important" or "somewhat important". However, only 68% had acquired new skills during the course of volunteering with literacy agencies.
60% indicated that they would not give more time even if they received some compensation for their efforts.
75% noted they were "very satisfied" with their experience as volunteers.
A further 24% were somewhat satisfied.
28% of literacy volunteers felt that volunteers do not get recognition they deserve.
The single most important value of volunteering expressed was to help others help themselves. CLO wants to thank the literacy volunteers and literacy coordinators who assisted with the surveys and focus groups for this project.
Added: 2000-09-15
18. Encouraging Adults to Acquire Literacy Skills (1990)
Authors: Audrey M Thomas
Collection: Research Materials
This resource includes the following:
- Information on who are the low-literate adults?
- What is literacy and why is it important in our society?
- Why do low-literate adults not participate in programs?
- What participants say about coming to adult basic literacy programs?
- And what about dropouts?
- Learner recruitment and retention
- Useful resources
Added: 2002-07-29
View complete record details...
See also:
19. Enhancing the Basic Learning Skills of Older Nova Scotians (2003)
Context and Strategies
Authors: Nova Scotia Senior Citizens' Secretariat
Collection: Research Materials
This publication provides background information and statistics about older adults living in Nova Scotia, gives an overview of learning in later life, identifies the barriers to learning, and suggests strategies to overcome them. It also includes a list of the resources in a related document, Enhancing the Basic Learning Skills of Older Nova Scotians—A Resource Kit, and many other resources available to support older adult learning.
Funders:
Added: 2004-06-18
20. Fact Sheet - Literacy in Canada and Alberta (2012)
Series: Fact Sheets - Edmonton Social Planning Council
Authors: Edmonton Social Planning Council
Collection: Research Materials
This fact sheet brings together information from a variety of sources to provide a snapshot of literacy in Canada generally and in Alberta in particular.
The authors note that while Alberta teenagers tend to score better on tests of literacy skills than their counterparts in other parts of Canada, such skills can only be retained in adulthood if they are used regularly in the home, workplace and community.
Literacy is a predictor of economic success, the authors point out. However, the benefits of higher literacy rates are more than simply economic, with studies linking higher literacy rates to better physical and mental health.
For more information, please click here: http://www.edmontonsocialplanning.ca/
Added: 2012-11-02
© 2012 National Adult Literacy Database
Powered by Drupal
Powered by Drupal
This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s
Office of Literacy and Essential Skills.
Office of Literacy and Essential Skills.
Comments
Comments
If you found this particular resource to be useful, please include a comment.