Browse by keyword "Women's education"
81. Living and Learning: The Choice to be Playful (1991)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1991 - Vol. 8, No. 3/4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Lanie Melamed
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author examines how play fits into the story of women's lives. Where do they find it, how does it work for them, and what difference does it make in the way they learn?
Added: 2004-09-09
82. Mairi St. John Macdonald and Joan Brown Hicks: A Conversation (1989)
Women's Education des femmes, 1979-1989 - Vol. 7, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Christina Starr
Collection: Research Materials
Mairi St. John Macdonald was the first national president of CCLOW, from 1979-1982. Joan Brown Hicks was CCLOW's president from 1985-1986.
This article features conversations among the author and these former presidents of CCLOW.
Added: 2004-07-30
83. Making Connections (1997)
Literacy and EAL Curriculum from a Feminist Perspective
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Kate Nonesuch
Collection: Research Materials
This book arose out of the ongoing work of the Literacy Committee of the CCLOW Board. It is a book of curriculum for women in literacy and English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) programs.
The book contains chapters on various themes, such as herstory, role models, self esteem, cross-cultural awareness, roles, everyday life, safer sex and work, as well as chapters organized around the genres of poetry and song and one organized around women's ways of learning.
Added: 2003-10-17
84. Math is a (Wo) man's Subject (1991)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer 1991 - Vol. 9, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: M. Elaine Harvey
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author, a secondary school mathematics teacher for many years, discusses how she modified both her teaching and curriculum in response to a growing feminist awareness.
Added: 2004-09-02
85. Men's Studies, Women's Studies and Feminism (1986)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1986 - Vol. 5, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Christine Overall
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author talks about women's studies in the university setting, its values and goals, its place in the university curriculum, and what it offers students. She also discusses the transition from men's studies to women's studies, and the essential connection of women's studies with feminism.
Added: 2004-09-02
86. Mentorship and Women (1985)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1985 - Vol. 4, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Cobina Herrington, Lisa Harney
Collection: Research Materials
The British Columbia Mentorship Program was established to provide women with a support network in the work world and to recognize the importance of professional role models in helping women achieve their career goals.
Added: 2004-08-27
87. A Model for Feminist Workplace Education (1993)
Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1993 - Vol. 10, No. 3/4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Jan Kutcher, Eleanor C. Ross
Collection: Research Materials
This article describes the University Preparation Course in Women's Studies, a non-credit program sponsored by the Corporation of the City of Toronto and the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. Designed for women employees who have not had the opportunity to attend university, it addresses the important equity goal of increasing the representation of women in management by providing access to higher education in the workplace.
Added: 2004-08-27
88. Mother Wit (1990)
Women's Education des femmes, June 1990 - Vol. 8, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Bonnie Wood
Collection: Research Materials
This paper provides a review of the transcripts of the CCLOW research proposal, "Women's Learning and Women's Work" .
Added: 2004-08-27
89. Mr. Brown's Math Class and Other Stories of Exclusion (1991)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer 1991 - Vol. 9, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Magda Lewis
Collection: Research Materials
The answer to the question of whether equal access to education translates into equal outcomes for girls and boys—for women and men—is not a forgone conclusion. It seems that while for most men education fulfills their aspirations, for the women sitting next to them—completing the same assignments, listening to the same lectures, reading the same materials—hopes and aspirations vaporize in the face of social reality.
Added: 2004-08-27
90. A Ms. Infinity Conference: Notes North of 60 (1991)
Women's Education des femmes, Summer 1991 - Vol. 9, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Madeleine Sauvé
Collection: Research Materials
This article is about the second Ms. Infinity conference, in Whitehorse, Yukon. Over 120 women were involved, with a full third of students coming to Whitehorse from rural communities.
Ms. Infinity Conferences across the province of BC and the Yukon expose young women in grades 9 and 10 to interesting and exciting career options and positive female role models, who are pursuing dynamic careers and education in science and technology. Ms. Infinity attempts to defy stereotypes of science careers and women scientists.
Added: 2004-08-27
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