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31. Bridging the Digital Divide in Atlantic Canada Communities (2001)
Authors: Vanda Rideout
This report outlines the research and findings of a project undertaken to provide
1. a deeper understanding of the impact on communities as Atlantic Canada shifts towards an information/knowledge society;
2. an investigation into how the CAP/CLN programs create opportunities or problems, for community groups and organizations;
3. a better understanding of how Atlantic communities are using these programs to bridge the ensuing digital divide.
Added: 2003-08-13
32. Bridging the Gap: Pilot Project Phase II - Formative Evaluation (2003)
Series: Bridging the Gap
Authors: Hollet & Sons Inc.
Bridging the Gap Pilot Project (Phase II) was a client–centred approach to education and employment that integrated the realities of employers in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The project involved several economic zones, communities, private sector businesses and social and economic development agencies throughout Newfoundland and Labrador over a 12 month period. The intent was to provide long term, sustainable employment and life altering educational and developmental opportunities to 44 unemployed people who had not completed high school.
This report discusses the pilot project. Provided is an overview of the evaluation methodology; recommendations for improving the project from many different sources; highlights, challenges and accomplishments of each site; cost/benefit analyses from multiple perspectives, and the social and economic landscapes of all five sites to provide the reader with a context from which to understand the challenges these communities face.
Added: 2005-05-09
33. Bridging the Gap: Pilot Project Phase II - Formative Evaluation - Appendices (2003)
Series: Bridging the Gap
Authors: Hollet & Sons Inc.
Bridging the Gap Pilot Project (Phase II) was a client–centred approach to education and employment that integrated the realities of employers in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The project involved several economic zones, communities, private sector businesses and social and economic development agencies throughout Newfoundland and Labrador over a 12 month period. The intent was to provide long term, sustainable employment and life altering educational and developmental opportunities to 44 unemployed people who had not completed high school.
This document contains the appendices to Bridging the Gap: Pilot Project Phase II - Formative Evaluation, a report that discusses the pilot project.
Added: 2005-05-09
34. Bridging the Gap: Workforce Literacy for an Electronic Age (2002)
Authors: Heather Hemming, Lisa Langille, Sonya Symons
With the increasing presence of technology, the demands of the workforce are also changing. Workforce literacy programs need to reflect these demands.
This paper discusses the development and assessment of an instructional approach designed for adults in a workforce literacy program, learning how to effectively communicate in electronic contexts.
Added: 2005-06-21
35. Briefing Paper: Literacy and the Canadian Workforce (2001)
Authors: Sue Waugh Folinsbee
This research report provides a synopsis of the major issues and trends with respect to the issue of literacy and the Canadian workforce, and offers recommendations for government policy makers. Data sources include findings and recommendations from the National Summit on Literacy and Productivity held in October 2000, interviews with 10 leaders in the field of workplace literacy, and an extensive literature review on literacy and work (included as an appendix).
Added: 2002-07-29
36. Bringing the Research Together: Developing a Comprehensive Retention Strategy (2003)
Series: Retention Through Redirection
Authors: College Sector Committee for Adult Upgrading (CSC)
The lists of best retention practices in this document were created by incorporating key findings, recommendations and retention strategies from several LBS/NLS projects in which Ontario LBS college programs participated. Included are lists of additional strategies and suggestions, based on input from practitioners during regional training events.
Added: 1990-01-01
37. Broken Words - Why Five Million Canadians are Illiterate (1987)
Southam Literacy Report, The
Authors: Peter Calamai
This booklet contains articles about literacy that originally appeared in newspapers across Canada during September, 1987. Many are based on the extensive findings of a national literacy survey of 2,398 Canadian adults commissioned by Southam Inc. While the survey provided the first real statistic about the state of literacy in the country, interviews with more than 100 literacy workers and learners also put a human face on a problem that affects one in four adults.
Added: 1990-01-01
38. Building Community Capacity: Focus on Adult Literacy (2003)
Series: Connecting Literacy to Community
Authors: Audrey Gardner
This handbook grew out of the Connecting Literacy to Community (CLC) project, carried out between 2001 and 2003 in three rural and three urban communities in central and southern Alberta. The purpose of the project was to work with communities to develop literacy awareness, promotion, and support, and to improve access to and the quality of existing services and programs.
The handbook would be useful for literacy practitioners and coordinators of community programs in adult and family literacy; for tutors, teachers, and community learning councils; and for such service providers as social workers, nurses, and librarians.
The handbook is organized into three parts, with the first part offering a description of the CLC project and its outcomes.
In the second section, the author describes in detail the tools and strategies used during the project and suggests ways that other groups can use them to advance adult literacy among community services. Topics include making contact; setting up interagency meetings; holding workshops; forming partnerships; and sustainability.
The third section explains how research for the project was carried out.
Document appendices include worksheets and templates that can be adapted by other groups, along with a list of references the project leaders found useful.
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Added: 2004-09-14
39. Building Momentum and Finding Champions for Workplace Literacy in Ontario (2002)
Field Report
Authors: Judith Bond
This is a field report of a project on workplace literacy in Ontario. This project had four main goals:
1- Conduct a literature review;
2 - Identify the current level of awareness and commitment to workplace/workforce literacy among human resource professionals in Ontario;
3 - Establish a baseline measure to gauge the impact of a social marketing strategy for workplace literacy;
4 - Develop a marketing strategy for workplace literacy in Ontario.
The study focused on four industries: long-term health care institutions, plastics manufacturers, wholesale distributors and cable installers.
This report describes the project goals, project outcomes, literature review and the research conducted. A complete copy of the final report is available on-line at www.on.literacy.ca
Funders:
- Ontario Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Added: 2009-02-09
40. Building on our Competencies: (2005)
Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey
Authors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Statistique Canada, Statistics Canada
This report presents the results of the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) that measured the proficiencies in literacy, numeracy and problem solving of the Canadian population. It shows the skills distributions of the population of each of the ten provinces and three territories and of specific subpopulations, such as immigrants, Aboriginal peoples and minority language groups.
The report also analyses the relationships between socio-demographic characteristics, such as age, education, type of work and income, and performance in literacy, numeracy and problem solving.
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Added: 2006-01-20
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