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1. Wage Growth over the Past 30 Years: Changing Wages by Age and Education (2012)
Analytical Paper
Series: Economic Insights
Authors: René Morissette, Yuqian Lu, Garnett Picot
Collection: Research Materials
This analytical paper is based on data from Statistics Canada research aimed at providing information on how wage rates of Canadian workers have changed over the past three decades. Wages are expressed in 2010 dollars.
Specifically, the authors ask which groups of Canadian workers have experienced stronger real wage growth over the past three decades, and to what extent individuals’ acquisition of education, general work experience, and seniority within firms account for differences in real wage growth seen across groups of workers.
While the average wages of Canadian full-time workers grew faster during the 2000s than during the previous two decades, that wage growth was far from uniform. From 1981 to 1998, men and women aged 45 to 54 experienced faster wage growth than did their younger counterparts aged 25 to 34. The opposite was true from 1998 to 2011.
From 1980 to 2000, wages of males with bachelor degrees grew faster than those of males with trades certificates or high school diplomas, while the opposite trend prevailed in the 2000s, the authors note. Among workers with comparable work experience, pay differences across education levels widened during the first two decades, but narrowed during the 2000s.
The authors point out that the compression of wage differences in Canada across education levels since 2000 has coincided with three important economic shocks: a severe employment contraction in the computer and telecommunications industries between 2001 and 2004; a strong construction sector; and an increase in the world prices of oil and other commodities produced in Canada. While the first shock may have affected demand for university graduates, the other two probably contributed to employment growth in the construction, mining, and oil and gas extraction industries.
Added: 2012-12-20
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2. Wahida is at the Supermarket (2007)
Book 6
Series: Changing Lanes: English as a Second Language Reading Series
Authors: Sanja Pecelj
Collection: Learning Materials
This is the sixth in a seven-book series called Changing Lanes, aimed at adult English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. Books in the series can also be used in a low-level ESL classroom as a supplementary reading and writing resource.
Each book deals with one or more life skills. For instance, this book discusses buying a variety of food. In addition to reading material, each book contains learning activities.
While the books are similar in purpose and reading level, each can stand alone.
Books in the Changing Lanes have been aligned to the Canadian Language Benchmark ESL Literacy Phase 1 and 2.
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Added: 2009-11-27
3. Waking up to the possibilities of learning disabilities [Video – 7:45] (2012)
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Series: Learning Disabilities and Whole Life Learning Project
Authors: Doreen MacLean
Collection: Learning Materials
In this short video, a young woman explains how having a learning disability affected her during her school years.
Angela loves horses, singing, and writing songs. She also has dyslexia, a learning disability characterized by difficulty with reading.
At school, teachers assumed that because she had trouble reading, she wasn’t as smart as the other children and, as a result, placed her in less challenging classes. In spite of her learning disability, Angela actually graduated from high school a semester early.
She urges people with learning disabilities to be creative and to believe that they can do things. As well, she urges everyone to show empathy and to understand that others may be dealing with problems that aren’t obvious to a casual observer.
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Added: 2012-09-06
4. Walking Alongside: Youth-Adult Partnerships in Making Change (2006)
Series: Research in Practice Projects
Authors: Melanie Sondergaard
Collection: Research Materials
“Walking Alongside” was designed to explore how youth and adults can work together to make change in community. It grew out of the author's work as an adult practitioner supporting youth engagement in Hazelton, BC and her questions of how best to fill this role.
It includes:
- Introduction
- Drawing on the Literature and Other Inspiring Sources
- Methods
- Looking to the Data
- Discussion and Further Questions
- References
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Added: 2007-12-13
5. Want the Competitive Edge? Literacy in the Workplace (2007)
Authors: Literacy Ontario Central South (LOCS), Workforce Development Board
Collection: Research Materials
Literacy and basic skills are critical to the success of every business yet millions of Canadians do not have the literacy skills necessary to meet the increasing demands of the modern workplace.
This booklet, a joint project of the Workforce Development Board and Literacy Ontario Central South, explains and draws links between literacy, employability, essential skills, emotional intelligence and plain language, all essential components of effective workplaces. It includes information on the status of the literacy challenge in central and southern Ontario, local resources, free tools, case studies and best practices relevant to diverse and sometimes challenging situations.
Added: 2009-01-22
6. The War on Women in Alberta (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Alison Taylor
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author discusses the 1994 Alberta budget, and its potential and actual impact on women and other disadvantaged groups due to budget cuts to, and the restructuring of, public education.
Added: 2004-09-03
7. A Way Back (1999)
Collection of Stories and Oral Histories, A
Collection: Learning Materials
This booklet was written to record some Oral History stories and to encourage learners to believe in themselves and to become more involved in their own learning culture.
Added: 2002-10-22
8. The Way In (2006)
Word on the Prairie - Photo Essays of Real Lives
Authors: Literacy Alberta
Collection: Learning Materials
This book combines photos and personal essays by six individuals who have at some point in their lives been involved in literacy and learning programs. Each of these people found their way to literacy programs along different life paths. This book does not reflect the lives of all literacy students, but rather it is a ‘snapshot’ of these six people’s lives. Each chapter begins with a short personal history and includes the individual's thoughts on literacy and the importance of literacy in his or her life. In addition to the photo essays, this book also contains a section on facts about literacy in Canada.
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Added: 2008-03-19
9. Way To Go (1999)
A Job Search Survival Guide For Youth
Authors: Anne Marie Curtin
Collection: Learning Materials
The purpose of this book is to help youth between the ages of 16 and 25 to find employment.
There are also exercises to help you. They are fun, thought provoking and will give you the added job search edge over someone else. The more thought and effort you put into these exercises the more you increase your chances of successfully finding employment.
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Added: 2005-05-23
10. Way to Go! - Written for LBS Learners (2001)
What is the next step in my learning journey?
Authors: Marianne Paul, Yvonne Roussy, Lorri Sauvé
Collection: Learning Materials
This final issue of Way to Go! looks at the next step in your learning journey. It offers tips for researching your next step, and ideas for getting ready to take it.
Added: 2003-06-05
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