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181. Effective Teaching Techniques and Tools for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adult Immigrants in ASL and English Bilingual and Bicultural College Programs (2009)
Phase Two
Series: Literacy for Deaf Immigrant Adults
Authors: Brent David Novodvorski
Collection: Research Materials
This is the second phase of a project aimed at improving best practices for helping immigrant deaf and hard of hearing adults in bilingual and bicultural (American Sign Language and English) literacy programs. The first phase of the project identified effective teaching approaches and tools and in the second phase, the teacher as researcher and the learners piloted them.
Researchers collected data through teacher and learner reflections at the end of each pilot session and an external evaluator interviewed the students about their participation in the project.
The project was funded by Calgary Learns: www.calgarylearns.com/.
Added: 2010-12-03
182. The effectiveness of work-experience programs in Canadian high schools (2009)
Lessons in Learning – October 22, 2009
Series: Lessons in Learning
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
Work-experience programs take many forms, including job shadowing, cooperative education, virtual work experience, and apprenticeships. At the heart of the efforts put into establishing these programs is the assumption that they offer such benefits as increased engagement in work and learning, improvements in academic achievement and high school graduation rates, and smoother transitions from high school into the labour force or post-secondary studies.
In 2009, the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), with support from the Ontario Ministry of Education, undertook an examination of these assumptions. The CCL’s researchers reviewed 35 international studies that looked into the effectiveness of high-school work-experience programs.
They found that evidence of the impact of work-experience programs on such measures of academic achievement as grade point average was inconclusive. However, the programs seemed to be associated with higher rates of high school completion, as well as improvements in self-esteem, engagement in the workplace and in school, leadership, and motivation.
The authors of this document point to lessons to be learned from the study, including the need to match students and placements carefully; prepare students in advance; and assign a coordinator to oversee the program.
Added: 2012-02-17
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183. The Effects of Disabilities on Literacy Skills (1999)
Authors: Costa Kapsalis
Collection: Research Materials
This study uses the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) to provide an initial exploration of the literacy skills of individuals with disabilities. One of the motivations of the study is to see if disabilities have a negative impact on literacy skills, thus introducing an additional barrier to employability.
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Added: 2004-04-02
184. The Electronic Learning Record: Assessment and Management of Skills and Knowledge (1999)
A Literature Review
Series: The Electronic Learning Record
Authors: Kathryn Barker, FuturEd
Collection: Research Materials
This literature review is part of ongoing work by FuturEd, a BC education and training consulting firm, on the concept of an electronic learning record or portfolio. An electronic learning record is a digitally generated and stored inventory of the skills and knowledge an individual acquires during his or her lifetime through formal and informal learning. This literature review sets the stage for a research project intended to examine the hypothesis that an individualized electronic learning record would help improve the effectiveness, efficiency and equity in training and employment environments.
This literature review includes the following sections:
- introduction
- cataloguing and assessing learning - focuses on learning records and skills and knowledge portfolios
- recognizing and managing learning - explores the concept of human capital
- references.
Added: 2007-10-22
185. The Electronic Learning Record: Assessment and Management of Skills and Knowledge (2000)
Research Report
Series: The Electronic Learning Record
Authors: Kathryn Barker, FuturEd
Collection: Research Materials
This document reports the results of a research project undertaken by Dr. Kathryn Barker of FuturEd for Literacy BC and the National Literacy Secretariat on the concept of an electronic learning record or portfolio. An electronic learning record is a digitally generated and stored inventory of the skills and knowledge acquired by an individual during their lifetime through either formal or informal learning. In her research, the author studied the benefits of a personal learning record and explored the hypothesis that a personal learning record improves the effectiveness, efficiency and equity in training and employment environments.
This report sets out the research questions addressed in this study, describes the data gathering processes used, and discusses outcomes and recommendations.
Added: 2007-10-22
186. Electronic Writing and Workplace Literacy (2002)
Authors: Heather Hemming, Lisa Langille, Sonya Symons
Collection: Research Materials
This paper discusses the importance of integrating electronic writing into workplace literacy programs, describes an approach to instruction based on reciprocal teaching, situated learning and strategy instruction, outlines the data analysis process used to assess the impact of the instruction, and discusses the findings.
Added: 2005-06-20
187. Embarking on a Collaborative Exploration of Learner Pathways: A Tool for Building both Relationships and Understanding across Programs and Services (2012)
Series: Exploring Learner Pathways/ Meeting at the LBS/ESL Intersections
Authors: Olga Herrmann
Collection: Learning Materials
This document is part of a research project that explores the experiences of adults who need both English as a Second Language (ESL) training and literacy education. It was carried out by Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy (MTML) in Ontario.
The document served as a discussion paper for those who took part in a one-day forum on the project in March 2012.
The author notes that it also serves as an information resource for literacy and basic skills (LBS) agencies and providers of language training, and as a tool for facilitating relationship-building opportunities within local and broader contexts.
Among the topics it touches on are service coordination; the nature of ESL literacy; and promoting collaboration.
Funders:
- Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), ON
Added: 2012-09-04
188. Embedding Literacy & Essential Skills: Lessons from our research (2012)
Authors: Tracy Defoe, Diana Twiss
Collection: Learning Materials
This document outlines a three-year research project that explored a variety of ways to think about Literacy and Essential Skills in the context of the workplace, and developed strategies to engage people in actively embedding literacy in the workplace.
The authors explain that the project grew in part out of the disappointment of setting up workplace programs, running them for a few years, and then watching them end as soon as the funding ran out. They decided that a new strategy was needed, one with a potentially sustainable approach that would seamlessly fit into the rhythms of the work environment.
Researchers focused on healthcare, corrections, and Aboriginal service organizations. Those three sectors were chosen because the client bases and entry level workers tended to have literacy challenges, the authors note.
They present four lessons they learned through the project. The first three lessons are to listen and learn; to engage people in finding opportunities to imbed literacy in the workplace; and to embed in every way possible. The fourth lesson is to repeat lessons one through three.
The document also includes a detailed explanation of the structure and methodology of the project.
Added: 2013-04-04
189. Embedding literacy and essential skills in workplace learning: Breaking the solitudes (2012)
Series: The Centre for Literacy Summer Institute
Authors: Jay Derrick
Collection: Research Materials
This literature review explores the concept of “embedded” workplace literacy and essential skills (WLES) education as a subset of general workplace learning. “Embedding” refers to various models that incorporate relevant learning activities into the teaching and learning of other workplace skills and knowledge.
The author defines and compares four models of how WLES may be connected to the workplace: decontextualized; technical; situated-restrictive; and situated-expansive. He concludes that the models provide one way of thinking about WLES in general at a higher level, and can contribute to discussions aimed at clarifying good practice and successful approaches.
The document was prepared as a background paper for The Centre for Literacy’s 2011 Summer Institute on workplace literacy and Essential Skills. The Montreal-based centre supports best practices and informed policy development in literacy and essential skills by creating bridges between research, policy and practice.
Added: 2012-07-04
190. Employee Retention, Labour Turnover and Knowledge Transfer (2004)
A Report from the Round Table Discussions with Selected Employment Groups
Authors: Clarence Lochhead, Alex Stephens
Collection: Research Materials
This report, commissioned by the Canadian Plastics Sector Council (CPSC), provides an analysis of best practices in worker retention and knowledge transfer strategies. It contains both a review of the literature on best practices and a number of case studies of best practices in Canadian plastics manufacturing firms.
The authors found that low turnover was not necessarily the result of a formalized retention strategy. Instead, many of the firms were using their own knowledge and creativity to develop innovative practices that were appropriate to their own unique circumstances.
At the same time, there were common principles upon which good retention practices are built. The firms studied all had a strategic understanding of their workforce skill requirements; emphasized the importance of responsive and open communications; and based their practices upon the principle of treating people fairly.
CPSC is a national association set up to explore and address emerging human resources issues in the plastics processing industry.
Added: 2012-02-07
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