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31. McGill Students for Literacy: A Feminist Assessment (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Stephanie Garrow, Lynda Stokes
McGill Students for Literacy (MSL) is an independent literacy organization founded and operated by McGill University students. Its mandate is to train McGill students to tutor adults and youth in basic literacy skills and to promote awareness of illiteracy issues. MSL's tutoring services are free and all of the students involved work as volunteers.
As a final research project for an interdisciplinary seminar on Women's Studies, the authors conducted a feminist evaluation of MSL. They wanted to know the barriers to learning that women faced and whether or not MSL was meeting the needs of woman students, as well as the needs of tutors and administrators. This article is a summary of that evaluation, and of the situations of women involved in the program.
Added: 2004-08-05
32. Lady Bountiful: The White Woman Teacher in Multicultural Education (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Sheila Cavanagh, Helen Harper
This article discusses the white female as a teacher in multicultural education.
Added: 2004-08-25
33. 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
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
34. The Role of Librarians in the Inclusive University (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 1
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Margot Schenk
In this article, the author discusses the role of librarians in an inclusive university. A library is designed volume by volume as an ever-changing, growing entity. Materials are intended to represent the values and interests of men and women, persons of diverse cultural and ethnic origins, differently abled persons, and persons of different sexual orientations. The shape of the library collection, access to the collection, and the place of the library in our institutions also must be considered in order for a library to be inclusive. However, the author suspects many of our university library collections are somewhat exclusive.
Added: 2004-09-09
35. Attending to Resistance: An Ethnographic Study of Resistance and Attendance in an Adult Basic Education Classroom (1994)
Authors: Arleen Lyda Pare
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
36. Participatory Literacy Practices (1994)
Having a Voice, Having a Vote
Authors: Patricia Mary Campbell
This document was a thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Education to the Graduate Department of Adult Education, University of Toronto.
The purpose of the research was to study participatory literacy practices in five adult literacy programs situated throughout Alberta.
Added: 2001-08-27
37. Putting the pieces together: Toward a coherent transition system for Canada's labour force (1994)
Authors: Canadian Labour Force Development Board
Although many studies and reports have addressed transition into employment issues, none has addressed the entire range of issues or proposed any comprehensive models. In this report, we have developed a coherent Canadian model for transition into employment.
The CLFDB consulted with constituencies and governments across the country to find agreement on the model and, more importantly, decided by consensus what changes are needed in Canada to make this model a reality. The concept of employability Transition into employment is a process. Its success depends on a complex set of factors, including characteristics of the labour market as well as those of individuals. The concept of employability captures what is at stake in the transition process.
Added: 2006-04-26
38. I Had a Little Trouble on the Way to a Ph.D. (1994)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1994 - Vol. 11, No. 1
Authors: Sandra Monteath
In this article, the author relates the struggles she experienced while working on her Ph.D. in Education.
Added: 2004-07-29
39. Guidelines and Support Materials for the Acquisition of Computer-Based Adult Literacy Systems (1994)
Authors: Secrétariat national à l'alphabétisation (SNA), National Literacy Secretariat (NLS)
Deciding whether or not to introduce a computer-based system into an adult literacy program elicits many questions. Does the approach used by the technology support the educational goals and philosophy of the unit? What changes occur in classroom practices? What will be the effects on the learners? Is the expense of setting up a computer-based system worth it? If trouble arises, who is there to help?
These guidelines are intended to assist potential purchasers as they consider the acquisition of a computer-based adult literacy system.
This publication is based on a report by Mary L. Crowley, Technology Analyst.
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Added: 2005-02-15
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40. Claiming the Right to Learn (1994)
Adult Basic Education to the Year 2000
Authors: Toronto Board of Education
In a report published in 1985, the Toronto Board of Education put forward a model of cooperatively provided adult basic education involving the board and community groups.
This document, published in 1994, looks at what had been accomplished since 1985 and sets out a vision of accessible lifelong educational opportunities for adults in Toronto. The ideas outlined in this document were gathered from adult learners, instructors, staff, community literacy workers, and volunteers from across the city in a variety of board-sponsored settings.
Among the initiatives described are strategies for strengthening community outreach; reviewing intake, assessment and referral procedures; obtaining better support services for learners; better integrating students with disabilities; and improving the process of program evaluation.
Added: 2011-03-22
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