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11. A Policy Conversation About Workplace and Workforce Literacy Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1995)
Series: Policy Conversation Series
Authors: Words That Matter Inc, Joanne Godin
This is a report on the National Literacy Secretariat's "Policy Conversation on New Technologies and Literacy." It provides background information about the NLS and an overview of some new technologies. It also explains the policy conversation process, which was intended to obtain information and opinions from the public about whether or not a policy on literacy and technology is needed and if it is, what some of its components might be.
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Added: 2002-08-19
12. Isolating the Barriers and Strategies for Prevention (1995)
A Kit about Violence and Women's Education for Adult Education and Adult Learners
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Anne Elliott, Patricia Williams
Most of us believe that the right to education, from kindergarten through high school, is fundamental. However, not everyone is able to fully enjoy that right; not everyone is able to obtain an education that is empowering, relevant, safe and useful. Women who have lived in violent homes, who have been subjected to physical or sexual abuse, who have experienced systemic violence such as that experienced by many women at residential school, did not receive an education that was safe, empowering, relevant or useful.
This kit about violence and women's education was designed for adult educators and learners. It's main concern is to look at how violence affects a woman's education and her ability to learn. Violence has many faces; it can be of a physical nature, emotional, sexual, racist or concerning one's spirituality. The Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW) established a national working group to oversee this project, with women from all parts of the country contributing to the pilot workshops.
In the document are sections on describing the barriers to women's education, sharing our experiences, creating a better learning environment and resources such as workshop guidelines, a guide to survivor's language, as well as publications, kits and videos to be used as references.
This kit is designed for adult educators and is CCLOW's way of sharing some of our experiences and ideas gathered from documents we have produced in the past and workshops we have conducted across the country . We also hope it will encourage you to think about the issues raised here, to use the ideas and techniques discussed by our authors, to share this material with your learners, to adapt and/or expand these ideas so they suit your learners, and to collect materials from your community.
The kit is available at a cost of $8 plus $2 postage & handling & GST, from CCLOW, 47 Main Street, Toronto, ON M4E 2V6, Tel. (416) 699-1909, Fax (416) 699-2145. E-mail : cclow@web.apc.org
ISBN 0-921283-13-X (96.11.04)
Added: 2003-10-09
13. The National Project on Sharing Resources: (1995)
Developing Models of Collective Fundraising for National Women's and Girls' Organizations
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Mary Chrow, Suzanne Gibson, Ratna Omidvar
This Executive Summary discusses a project developed to research models, strategies, and structures for collaborative fundraising and resource development within the women's sector.
Women's groups face enormous barriers to securing adequate funding. Traditional funding sources give predominantly to gender neutral services and programming. Government funding is dwindling, presenting major challenges for the financial future for national equality-seeking women's groups.
Women's groups recognize the need to employ new fundraising strategies and reach new markets. However, they are caught in a vicious cycle. The largest obstacles to launching new fundraising initiatives include lack of staff and volunteer time and the lack of financial resources. This project was envisioned as the first step toward breaking that cycle.
Added: 2003-10-17
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14. Academic Freedom and Diversity in Canadian Universities (1995)
Women's Education Des Femmes, Fall, Vol. 11, No. 4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Shahrzad Mojab
This paper was presented at the Canadian Studies Conference on "The Canadian University in the Twenty-first Century” in 1994. The author discusses diversification among faculty, staff and student populations in universities in Canada and in other Western industrial states, as well as academic freedom, as it relates to rights of students, faculty and staff to challenge existing power relations.
The paper is presented in English, with a summary provided in French.
Added: 2003-10-22
15. Administrative Pimping for Fame and Profit: Part 2 (1995)
Women's Education Des Femmes, Spring, Vol. 11, No. 3
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Pamela J. Milne
This is an article about the University of Windsor's employment equity positive action plan and a perceived lack of public recognition concerning its success.
The article is presented in English and includes a summary written in French.
Added: 2003-10-22
16. Principles of Good Practice in Workplace/Workforce Education (1995)
Authors: Carol MacLeod
In November 1995, ABC CANADA and the National Literacy Secretariat (NLS) hosted a national think tank on principles of good practice in workplace/workforce education.
This report contains the results of the think tank:
• how we went about discussing the issues,
• a list of good practice statements that might form the basis of your own good practice document, and
• some ideas about how you might go about conducting a similar process in your organization.
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Added: 2003-11-03
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17. A Collaborative Response to the Green Paper on Social Security Reform (Report summary) (1995)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1995 - vol. 11 no. 3
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), CFWEC/CCEA, CRIAW/ICRF, NOIVMC/ONFIFAMVC
This article is a summary of the recommendations from a brief prepared by CCLOW, Canadian Farm Women's Education Council, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, and National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada.
Added: 2004-02-18
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18. A Chip on Her Shoulder?: New Technologies, Gender, and In/Equity (1995)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1995 - Vol. 11, No. 3
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Mary Bryson, Suzanne de Castell
In this article, the authors discuss their views on the equity or inequity between genders in relation to technology.
The article is written in English with a summary provided in French.
Added: 2004-03-26
19. Education and Women in the Media: The Australian Context (1995)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1995 - Vol. 11, No. 3
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Julie James Bailey
In this article, the author discusses women working in the Australian media.
Added: 2004-04-01
20. Help! (Not-so-good Materials for Learning to Read) (1995)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1995 - Vol. 11, No. 3
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Minke S. Venema
In this article, the author, in her role as a tutor for an adult literacy student, relates her experience dealing with inappropriate primary adult reading material. She discusses the sexist views and gender stereotyping found throughout the four books she was asked to use to teach a retired tradesman to read.
Added: 2004-07-29
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