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11. Final Report on Adults with Literacy Challenges and Adult Immigrants and Refugees: Summary (2007)
Series: Adult Working Group's Cross-National Consultations on Health and Learning
Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire
This document grew out of a Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) consultation organized by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2005. The meeting saw the establishment of working groups to concentrate on health-related issues for identified priority groups, including adults with low literacy skills and immigrants and refugees.
This report summarizes the information gained from consultations with the two target groups in communities in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
The authors provide an overview of the consultation process; describe the limitations of the process; and outline recommendations for overcoming barriers to learning and health.
Added: 2011-01-04
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12. Health and Learning Environmental Scan: 2006 (2007)
Series: Adult Working Group
Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Hélène Grégoire, Allan Quigley
In June 2005, the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) held a Health and Learning Knowledge Centre (HLKC) consultation in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the consultation, participants agreed to establish six working groups to address the work of HLKC. These working groups address life stages in health and learning and concentrate on settings, places, and communities where health and learning takes place.
The purpose of the Health and Learning Environmental Scan:2006 is to identify current knowledge initiatives and knowledge dissemination vehicles related to health and adult learning. The Scan focuses on the three central themes of the HLKC and the five priority areas of the adult working groups. The Scan also includes an appendix of important recommendations for the future and other information generated by participants before, during, and after the HLKC Vancouver Consultation in June 2005.
Added: 2008-12-02
13. How Public Libraries Can Promote Adult Literacy with the World Wide Web (2003)
Series: Feliciter - Vol.49 No.1 (2003)
Authors: Thomas Quigley
The author describes how libraries can improve their websites by making it easier for users to find information about adult literacy resources and services, both in the library and beyond.
Added: 2003-04-02
14. In from the margins: Promising practices and possibilities for health and learning (2009)
Forum reflections report
Series: In from the margins
Authors: Sue Folinsbee, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, Allan Quigley, Hélène Grégoire
This report provides a detailed account and analysis of a two-day forum entitled “In From the Margins: Promising Practices and Possibilities for Health and Learning,” held in Richmond, B.C., in March 2009.
The authors say they hope this report can be a resource for other organizations trying to address the health of marginalized adults and their families.
There is a companion piece to this document, entitled “In From the Margins: Promising Practices and Possibilities From a Working Forum for Health, Literacy and Early Childhood Professionals.” That document includes more than 30 promising practices submitted and approved by delegates who attended the two-day forum.
Added: 2010-11-01
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15. Information Literacy in Higher Education (2003)
Series: Feliciter - Vol.49 No.1 (2003)
Authors: Martha J. Whitehead, Catherine Quinlan
In recent years, academic librarians have begun to seek greater integration of information literacy into the programs of their institutions. This article contains observations from one academic library about what can hinder that integration and what can help.
Added: 2003-04-02
16. It Simply Makes Us Better (2002)
Learning from Literacy Research in Practice Networks
Authors: B. Allan Quigley, Mary Norton
This document is a resource for people interested in adult literacy research in practice, a term that refers to literacy research conducted by or with people directly engaged in adult literacy teaching and learning.
It is based on a study of 11 such networks or projects in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. The authors collected information about those networks through face-to-face and telephone interviews, an online survey, websites, and published documents.
From the information collected, they developed descriptions of each network and identified approaches and challenges to supporting research in practice.
Three of the networks, in the United Kingdom and Australia, are national in scope. Those in the United States are based in states or regions.
Added: 2002-09-23
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17. Literacy Service Plan - Georgian Triangle 2008-2009 (2009)
Increasing Skills In Your Community
Series: Literacy Service Plan
Authors: QUILL Learning Network
This document, prepared by the QUILL Learning Network, summarizes the 2008/2009 literacy service plan for Ontario’s Georgian Triangle region.
The authors provide an overview of the Literacy and Basic Skills program in Ontario, including a timeline of developments in adult literacy in that province. From there, they move on to look at programs within the specific context of the Georgian Triangle.
The authors set out the projected delivery of services for 2008-09 and look at current trends, opportunities and priorities.
They conclude with a selection of literacy success stories from the region.
Added: 2010-06-22
18. Literacy Service Plan - Grey & Bruce Counties 2008-2009 (2009)
Increasing Skills In Your Community
Series: Literacy Service Plan
Authors: QUILL Learning Network
This document, prepared by the QUILL Learning Network, summarizes the 2008/2009 literacy service plan for Ontario’s Grey and Bruce counties.
The authors provide an overview of the Literacy and Basic Skills program in Ontario, including a timeline of developments in adult literacy in that province. From there, they move on to look at programs within the specific context of the Grey-Bruce region.
The authors set out the projected delivery of services for 2008-09 and look at current trends, opportunities and priorities. They conclude with a selection of literacy success stories from the region.
Added: 2010-06-22
19. Literacy Service Plan - Huron & Perth Counties 2008-2009 (2009)
Increasing Skills In Your Community
Series: Literacy Service Plan
Authors: QUILL Learning Network
This document, prepared by the QUILL Learning Network, summarizes the 2008/2009 literacy service plan for Ontario’s Huron and Perth counties.
The authors provide an overview of the Literacy and Basic Skills program in Ontario, including a timeline of developments in adult literacy in that province. From there, they move on to look at programs within the specific context of the Huron and Perth counties area.
The authors set out the projected delivery of services for 2008-09 and look at current trends, opportunities and priorities. They conclude with a selection of literacy success stories from the region.
Added: 2010-06-22
20. Marginalized Women and Apprenticeship Training: Investigating a High-support Model (2009)
Authors: Georgia Quartaro, Jenny Horsman, Jaswant Kaur Bajwa, Anna Willats, Mandy Bonisteel
This study investigates the effectiveness of Residential Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Training (RHVACT) for Women at Toronto’s George Brown College, a pre-apprenticeship pilot project funded by the Government of Ontario’s Women’s Directorate, in helping to ease the barriers to employment in skilled trades for women trying to leave violent domestic situations.
This program focused on specific skill-building leading to certification and defined job opportunities rather than general readiness for employment. The women were provided with a wide range of support services, including supplies and equipment for the training program; referrals to medical care and legal support; counselling; help with childcare expenses; and curriculum support.
Of the 37 women who began, 22 completed the program. In general, the women who completed the program were younger; had better prior academic preparation; and were more likely to have driver’s licences than those who did not complete the program.
The research findings revealed two general elements of the course design and support that were found to be crucial: relationships developed with faculty and between peers that led students to feel connected and supported; and non-judgmental responses and attempts to meet every need that got in the way of students’ access to the program and their success in it.
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- Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Added: 2011-03-18
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