Browse by keyword "Book reviews"
1. The bottom line, No. 10 (1998)
September 1998
Series: WWestNet's The bottom line
Authors: Western Canada Workplace Essential Skills Training Network (WWestNet)
An article in this issue focuses on the political issues underlying the development and delivery of essential-skills programs in the workplace. During a two-day workshop, practitioners and expert speakers discussed the need to understand the values and positions of stakeholders in workplace education.
Another article outlines ABC CANADA’s change in focus away from the provision of consulting services directly to business and labour, towards supporting the work of a range of local educational providers.
Other articles deal with the formation of an essential skills steering committee in Alberta; a workshop held in Edmonton for workplace education practitioners; and reviews of recent publications in the fields of adult literacy, workplace training and ESL – English as a Second Language.
Added: 2010-03-17
2. The bottom line, No. 11 (1999)
January 1999
Series: WWestNet's The bottom line
Authors: Western Canada Workplace Essential Skills Training Network (WWestNet)
This issue includes an account of a Winnipeg conference on training for the high-performance workplace and an update on trials for the first sets of questions for the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES).
Another article focuses on Speech Assisted Reading and Writing (SARAW), a talking computer program for students with physical disabilities. There is also an article focusing on the key role of essential skills in obtaining jobs in Calgary’s manufacturing plants.
The issue also includes reviews of publications on literacy policy and practice in Canada; basic education and institutional environments; and literacy skills for the knowledge society.
Added: 2010-03-17
3. Communicative Competence and Second Language Teaching: Lessons Learned from the Bangalore Project (1997)
Book Review, A
Authors: George Demetrion
A review of the book, "Second Language Pedagogy," by N.S. Prabhu
Added: 2000-08-31
4. Family Literacy Through the Eyes of an Empathetic Ethnographer: An Appalachian Case Study (2004)
Authors: George Demetrion
This is a review and discussion of the book Other People's Words: The Cycle of Low Literacy by Victoria Purcell-Gates.
Added: 2004-06-14
5. The Fifth Discipline (1996)
Book Review, A
Authors: George Demetrion
A review of the book, "The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization," by Peter M. Senge.
Added: 2000-08-31
6. The Foundations of Adult Education in Canada (1993)
Book Review, A
Authors: Maurice C. Taylor
This is a review of the book "The Foundations of Adult Education in Canada" by Gordon Selman and Paul Dampier. The reviewer provides a summary of the book, and calls it "a well constructed and amply documented volume that does justice to the lively adult education scene in Canada."
Added: 1993-01-01
7. In Over Our Heads: the Mental Demands of Modern Life (1997)
Authors: George Demetrion
This is a review of the book "In Over Our Heads," by Robert Kegan.
Added: 2000-09-05
8. In Review: Using Reason and Research in Education (2003)
Authors: George Demetrion
A review of the book, "Using Research and Reason in Education: How Teachers Can Use Scientifically Based Research to Make Curricular & Instructional Decisions", by P.J. Stanovich and K.E. Stanovich
Added: 2003-09-02
9. Inside/outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge (1996)
Authors: George Demetrion
This is a review of the book "Inside/Outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge" by Marilyn Cochran-Smith and Susan L. Lytle.
Added: 2000-08-31
10. Literacy: Charitable Enterprise or Political Right (1977)
Authors: Sidney Pratt, Naldi Nomez, Patricio Urzua
This essay discusses the nature of literacy: as a Political act, a human right, a means to the liberation and development of human beings. The essay also examines the content that is used in literacy programs, which can criticize or reinforce social norms.
Added: 1990-01-01
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