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It’s
a Link : A Manual Connecting Literacy and Technology (2002) For those working
with adult learners. Links literacy with technology, and also gives
basic information on adult learning, basic computer skills and advanced
computer skills. Also provides Instructor Lesson Plans and Student Activity
Exercises. The
Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy (2002) An essential resource
that presents the major issues, latest research, and best practices
in the field of adult learning and literacy. For policymakers, scholars,
and practitioners dedicated to improving the quality of adult basic
education (ABE), adult English for speakers of other languages (ESOL),
and adult secondary education (ASE) programs. Words
in Common / Mots communs A newsletter which
was created with the desire to establish more tangible links between
all those, near or far, who are involved with Frontier College. To keep
you informed of their activities, initiatives and accomplishments, of
the organisation’s goals, needs and values, of the realities and
issues of the day. Learning,
earning and leaving : The relationship between working while in high
school and dropping out (2003) A study that uses
data from the Youth in Transition Survey to examine the characteristics
of high school leavers and high school graduates who worked (or not)
during their last year in high school and to investigate the relationship
between working while in high school and dropping out. Identified a
number of factors, including demographics, family background, and high
school experience - that were associated with dropping out. Family
Literacy Matters! Symposium Report (2003) Summarizes the
activities related to Family Literacy Matters!, a symposium hosted by
the OLC in September 2002 in Toronto. A handson, highly interactive
workshop that provided participants with an opportunity to explore issues
related to culture and power in the context of the practice of family
literacy. Included issues of diversity, violence, women, respect, cultural
sensitivity and language. Literacy
Workbook Series, Revised edition (2003) Low-level literacy
material tackling everyday issues for clients in a Basic Literacy Program.
22 Literacy Workbooks that contain reading lessons followed by writing
exercises designed to enhance literacy skills and reinforce understanding
of materials contained in the lessons. A
Tool Kit : Decision Making Tools for Literacy Networks in Nova Scotia
(2001) Purpose to provide
a description of each individual program as well as an overall description
of the literacy activities of a network or agency. Tools included provide
a basis for networks to determine whether their programs meet the literacy
and upgrading needs of adult Nova Scotians. Supporting
Learning, Supporting Change A Research Project on Self-Management &
Self-Direction (2003) A research report
describing how selfdirection is critical to successful learning. Explores
the factors that affect learning, as well as progress in a literacy
program and change in learners’ daily lives. Research which shows
that «self-management and self-direction» is an important
aspect of learning and is more than individual skills. Changing
Paths : A literacy and lifeskills program for women in conflict with
the law (2003) A lifeskills program
which has been developed into a new model to encompass and integrate
literacy and participatory education practices. Committed to a philosophy
of participatory education, and a learner-centred philosophy that engages
women in the shaping of the curriculum. Professional
Development Kit : Multimedia Resources for Adult Educators (2001) A teacher-centred
system that provides systematic and sustainable professional development
opportunities to adult educators. Informed by key principles of adult
learning and development and aims to bridge educational research and
practice by supplying a framework that supports teachers’ efforts
to examine and develop their practice. |
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