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91. Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick: A Provincial Snapshot - Part III (2000)
Inventory of Family and Early Childhood Literacy Interventions in New Brunswick
Series: Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick
Authors: Literacy New Brunswick, Inc. (LNBI)
The objective of this inventory is to compile a preliminary status of the community interventions in early childhood and family literacy in New Brunswick. This preliminary inventory gives an outline of the interventions that directly or indirectly supported the promotion of early childhood and family literacy in New Brunswick in the spring of 1999. It briefly describes each intervention reported.
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92. Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick: A Provincial Snapshot - Part IV (2000)
Survey of Parents of Preschool Children
Series: Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick
Authors: Literacy New Brunswick, Inc. (LNBI)
The Centre de recherche et de développement en éducation (CRDE) in collaboration with Literacy New Brunswick Inc. (LNBI) surveyed a geographical representative sample of New Brunswick parents of preschool children for its research project entitled Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick : A Provincial Snapshot (Spring 1999). The objective of the survey was to take stock of the family literacy activities of New Brunswick parents of preschool children, both in the home and the community. This report on the findings of the parental survey consists of three sections: the methodology used to conduct the survey, the findings of the survey, and the conclusion.
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93. Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick: A Provincial Snapshot - Part V (2000)
Focus Groups with Family Literacy Partners
Series: Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick
Authors: Literacy New Brunswick, Inc. (LNBI)
The Centre de recherche et de développement en éducation (CRDE) in collaboration with LNBI, promotor of the project, held a series of consultations with family literacy partners within the framework of its research project entitled Family and Community Literacy among Francophone and Anglophone Preschool Children in New Brunswick . Focus groups were held in all seven health regions of the province, to ask the partners about their perceptions of the current status of family literacy in their regions and to find out their expectations in terms of the development of family literacy initiatives and the role Literacy New Brunswick Inc. (LNBI) should play in developing family literacy. This report contains the findings of a qualitative analysis of the feedback gathered from 12 focus groups.
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94. Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick: A Provincial Snapshot - Part VI (2000)
Summary Report
Series: Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick
Authors: Literacy New Brunswick, Inc. (LNBI)
This report presents themes from the previous five reports, prepared by the Centre de recherche et de développement en éducation (CRDE) in collaboration with Literacy New Brunswick Inc. (LNBI) for the research project entitled Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick : A Provincial Snapshot (Spring 1999). On the basis of the highlights of the previous five studies and the links between them, the authors have developed some suggestions and ideas for possible courses of action, which are presented in this document, the "General Conclusion."
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95. Family Literacy in Manukau City (2002)
First Formative and Process Evaluation Report
Series: Manukau Family Literacy Project
Authors: John Benseman
This report incorporates both formative and process evaluation elements. It documents what has happened in this initial planning phase of the Manukau Family Literacy project, the issues that have arisen in its development, how these were resolved and offers some observations about why it has achieved what it has to date. It also includes a brief literature review of research in this area that has been used in guiding the programme's development.
This evaluation has been approved by the Human Subjects Ethics Committee of The University of Auckland (Reference 2002/230). A second stage evaluation proposal is currently being considered by COMET for the second phase of the MFLP, which will cover the programmes once they are underway.
Added: 2006-06-27
96. Family Literacy in Ontario (2006)
Putting it on the Map!
Authors: Action for Family Literacy Ontario
This position paper presents a vision of a professional, fully funded and secure infrastructure for family literacy.
Investing in family literacy programming is a concrete and proactive way to
address the educational and training needs of Ontario's future.
By investing in family literacy, Ontario can take its place as a leader in the area of this important intergenerational approach.
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Added: 2006-02-08
97. Family Math Groups (2009)
An Exploration of Content and Style
Authors: Kate Nonesuch
In this literature review, the author outlines the relationship of family math and family literacy, explores the importance of play in developing early skills, and traces the mathematical development of early childhood. She reviews several large and small scale family math programs, and discusses common findings as to what makes these programs successful. Finally, she notes some of the homework advice available to parents, in the context of home-school relationships. Except where noted, the examples reflect the experiences of the author.
Added: 2009-04-28
98. Federal Accountability System Fuels the Decline of the Adult Education & Literacy System of the United States (2003)
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
This is a research note based on a report released by the U.S. Department of Education: "Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Report to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2000-2001".
Added: 2003-08-07
99. Feminist Policy Research: Does it Affect Government Policy? (1983)
Women's Education des femmes, Dec 1983 - vol. 2 no. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Greta Hoffman Nemiroff, Susan MaCrae Vander
This is a research paper resulting from the responses to a general questionnaire administered to representatives from several women's organizations or parts of organizations which respond to or produce research related to federal government policy. The organizations are: The Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women; CEIC Women's Employment; CCLOW; CRIAW; Liberal Women's Commission; National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC); National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL); NDP research; Status of Women Canada; Women's Bureau Lab our Canada.
Added: 2004-02-13
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100. Filling the Gap - Keeping Good Work Going (2004)
Research Findings and Recommendations Regarding Voluntary Sector Project Sustainability in Atlantic Canada
Authors: Bruce Pearce
Many organizations struggle to keep good work going beyond the initial pilot project or startup phase. The Brother T.I. Murphy Learning Resource Centre Inc. (the Murphy Centre) of St. John's, Newfoundland, carried out a research project to explore the theme of project sustainability in the voluntary, community-based sector in Atlantic Canada.
This report, and the research underlying it, are intended to help nonprofit, voluntary organizations in Atlantic Canada make project sustainability a practical, rather than a theoretical, endeavour.
Added: 2005-06-09
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