TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Introduction
    1. The Need for an Environmental Scan
      1. The Sector Study
    2. Limitations of the Scan
  3. Setting The Context
    1. What We Know about Literacy
    2. What Happens on the Ground
  4. The Field of Adult Literacy in Canada
    1. Adult Literacy Programming
    2. Funding for Literacy Programs
    3. Literacy Workers
      1. Working Conditions
      2. Pay Rates
      3. Impact of Working Conditions
    4. Volunteers
  5. Developing the Literacy field as a Profession
    1. Training Certification Programs in Adult Literacy
  6. Conducting the Sector Study
  7. Appendix 1: Key Informants
  8. Appendix 2: Interview Questions
  9. References