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41. Application of Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf to Adult Literacy Instruction in the Hearing Community (2005)
Authors: Michael Sweeney
Collection: Research Materials
This document is a thesis submitted to the University of Athabasca by a student completing a Master of Distance Education degree. The intent of the research project described in this paper was to determine if the Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) could be used to improve access to adult literacy services and the quality of instruction that is provided to rural residents. Although TDDs have been available since the 1960s, they have been used for educational purposes only within the hearing-impaired community. This study examined how those who can hear could use the technology. A case study was conducted at a literacy agency that provides basic literacy instruction. Staff members, instructors, and students participated in both the design and the conduct of learning activities.
This paper includes an introductory chapter with background information, literature review, methodology, results and discussion, and conclusions and recommendations.
Added: 2008-05-05
42. Apprenticeship - Building a skilled workforce for a strong bottom line (2006)
Return on Apprenticeship Training Investment for Employers - A Study of 15 Trades
Authors: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF)
Collection: Learning Materials
This study, commissioned by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF), examines the costs and benefits to employers of apprenticeship training.
The study involved a national survey of employers across 15 trade areas, carried out in 2005-2006. The trades included automotive service technician; bricklayer; carpenter; construction electrician; cook; heavy duty equipment technician; millwright; insulator; machinist; mobile crane operator; motor vehicle body repairer; refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic; sheet metal worker; sprinkler system installer; and tool and die maker.
According to the cost-benefit analysis presented in this report, apprenticeship training is a worthwhile investment, returning on average $1.38 for each $1 invested in an apprentice.
Roundtable discussions with employers backed up the accuracy of the cost-benefit analysis. However, the authors note that organizational and regional differences will affect the applicability of the results.
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Added: 2011-12-02
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43. Approaches to Service Coordination (2011)
Authors: Norman S. Rowen
Collection: Research Materials
This document offers a description and comparative analysis of possible approaches to service coordination for Employment Ontario (EO) to help achieve the vision of a comprehensive system that breaks down barriers between programs and better integrates the supports that clients require to be successful in their training.
The author and his team examined four possible approaches to service coordination: case management, inter-agency cooperation, integrated programming, and community‐wide planning. They consulted a broad range of Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) practitioners throughout the province; reviewed literature on best practices in Canada and in other countries; and conducted interviews with representatives from Workforce Literacy and Essential Skills (WLES) projects. Based on their findings, the author concludes that coordinating services using a case management approach is likely to be most effective, and the challenges to adopting this approach can, on balance, be addressed with current resources
Added: 2013-02-21
44. Assessing Apprenticeship Outcomes (2011)
Building a Case for Pursuing and Completing an Apprenticeship
Authors: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF)
Collection: Research Materials
The goal of this project was to assess the outcomes of apprentices, and compare those outcomes with the outcomes of individuals who did not complete an apprenticeship; graduates of other college programs; and individuals who did not pursue any postsecondary training.
The authors analysed several surveys of provincial college graduates as well as the National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) and the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Only the four provinces that collected and were able to share relevant data were included: British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
For the purpose of comparing college outcomes, the authors identified four distinct groups: apprenticeship completers; trades program completers; graduates of selected applied and technical programs; and all college completers, excluding trades programs.
The findings showed that individuals who complete apprenticeships are more likely to be working, both immediately after graduation and several years later; have better earning potential, in both the short and long term; and report higher levels of job security and satisfaction.
This document was prepared by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF), a national non-for-profit organization that promotes apprenticeship as an effective means of training and education.
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Added: 2011-03-18
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45. Assessment Tools in the Workplace (2005)
A Report on Pre-employment Testing Practices - Part 1 and Part 2
Series: Workplace Literacy Special Initiative
Authors: Kingston Literacy, Literacy Link Eastern Ontario (LLEO)
Collection: Learning Materials
This report is based on a research project that analyzed five pre-employment tests to determine the skill level required to complete them successfully. Three of the tests were commercially available ones, while the others had been prepared in-house by individual employers. All were being used by employers in eastern Ontario.
In particular, the researchers were interested in how well the tests assessed Essential Skills (ES) and whether they demanded an ES level beyond the ability of an entry-level candidate.
The project also involved a review of literature about pre-employment testing.
Based on their findings, the authors encourage employers to choose pre-employment tests carefully to make sure the skills being tested match the skills required for the job in question. They urge employers not to rely solely on such tests to screen would-be employees, but to use them simply as part of the selection process.
They also point out that pre-employment testing is on the rise, a fact that has important implications for literacy practitioners. Instructors must ensure that adult learners develop test-taking skills as well as literacy skills.
Added: 2011-10-05
46. At Risk: A Socio-economic Analysis of Health and Literacy Among Seniors (1998)
Series: The Monograph Series
Authors: W. Craig Roberts, Gail Fawcett
Collection: Research Materials
More and more research demonstrates that social, demographic and economic factors and practices affect the health of a population. However, much less is known about literacy skills and practices among those with higher health risks. Understanding these relationships is important, since weak literacy skills may impede good health care practices and healthy lifestyle decisions. Literacy can therefore be considered an important policy issue for health promotion: enhancing literacy can help to achieve health promotion goals, and understanding literacy practices and patterns can assist in more effectively directing health messages to target populations.
Using Canadian data from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), this research paper compares the health-related characteristics of seniors with their literacy skills and practices. The findings support the view that literacy skills and practices may serve as "barriers" in the attainment of good health.
This highlights paper is a summary from the fifth in a series of monographs using data from the IALS. For more information, contact : Nancy Darcovich, Statistics Canada, at (613) 951-4585. The document is also available on the National Literacy Secretariat Website at : http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/nls/ials/atrisk/cover.htm (98.12.29)
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Added: 1998-01-01
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47. Attending to Resistance: An Ethnographic Study of Resistance and Attendance in an Adult Basic Education Classroom (1994)
Authors: Arleen Lyda Pare
Collection: Research Materials
This thesis was submitted to the University of British Columbia for a Master of Arts in the Faculty of Education. It is the result of a study undertaken to explore the relationship between student attendance and student resistance in an Adult Basic Education (ABE) classroom.
Added: 2005-06-14
48. Attrition in the Minto Literacy CASP (2002)
Authors: Joan B. Perry
Collection: Research Materials
The scope and nature of attrition encountered in adult literacy programs was explored in context of the Minto Community Academic Services Program (CASP), a New Brunswick community-based program offering academic and intermediate adult upgrading services.
Studies in ABE programs, attrition statistics, CASP reports, and the Minto CASP program's student termination list were reviewed in an effort to better understand attrition. The program's origin and outcomes were explored in the hope of finding strategies for student retention
Added: 2005-03-02
49. Augmented Education: Effectiveness of a new employment training and support model for people with mental illness (2009)
Authors: Joan Nandlal, Monica Bettazzoni, Tony Priolo, Susan McGurk, Nina Flora, Colin Perrier
Collection: Research Materials
This report describes the findings of a study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of an augmented education program in helping individuals with mental illnesses graduate from college, and find and keep jobs over a two-year period. Augmented education is a model that combines elements of supported employment such as job coaching with supported education, which might include the opportunity to do make-up tests or access to additional teaching labs.
The study was a joint project of George Brown College and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. Information was gathered from 123 students who began the program between April 2004 and April 2008 and agreed to participate in the study. Information was collected from students at program entry; program completion; 12 months after completing the program; and at 24 months after completion. As well, interviews were held with 13 key informants, including program instructors and staff and student employers.
The results suggest that the graduates of the augmented education program were able to get and keep jobs in the industry in which they had trained.
Participation in the program appeared to have little or no effect on participants’ clinical functioning as assessed by hospitalizations and change in mental health status.
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- Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Added: 2012-12-07
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50. Awakening the Giant Within: Reflections on Strategies for Recruiting Francophone Adults to French-Language Literacy Programs (2008)
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Authors: Célinie Russell
Collection: Research Materials
The purpose of this study was to discover strategies for encouraging adult francophones with poor literacy skills to articulate a need for literacy training and strategies that education centres can use to answer that need adequately. A literature review identified several obstacles to participating in adult education programs: a lack of interest in adult education, a very low value placed on education, and a belief that the expected payback from adult education does not justify the effort it requires. A literature search identified the one-stop access approach and integrated training programs as two possible ways of overcoming obstacles to participation in adult education and providing the types of training that are in greatest demand.
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- Ontario Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Added: 2009-06-10
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