NALL

The New Approaches to Lifelong Learning database provides access to materials related to lifelong learning, learning in the workplace, and prior learning assessment and recognition (PLA/PLAR).
http://www.nall.ca

NIACE

The National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (England & Wales) database provides access to a wide range of adult education and adult learning topics and links to other databases.
http://www.niace.org.uk/

OECD

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development database provides access to Canadian sections of international documents and comparisons between Canada and other OECD countries.
http://www.oecd.org/

ProQuest

ProQuest Online is an information service that provides access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily, and contains full-text articles since 1986.
http://www.proquest.com/markets/academic.shtml

ProQuest Digital Dissertations

provides access to UMI which publishes and archives over 1.6 million doctoral dissertations and masters theses, and sells copies on demand.
http://www.proquest.com/umi/dissertations/

The additional databases that were not searched indepth include:

AERC

The Adult Education Research Conference database records all the papers presented at the annual Adult Education Research Conference. It is up-to-date and user-friendly but the majority of entries are non-Canadian.
http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/aerc/

ALA

The Adult Learning Australia Inc. database provides access to a wide range of documents not otherwise available in North America.
http://www.ala.asn.au/

CPRN

The mission of the Canadian Policy Research Networks is to create knowledge and lead public debate on social and economic issues important to the well-being of Canadians. Four networks have been established: family, health, public involvement, and work. While not directly related to adult education, many entries address educational and learning concerns within the focus of the networks.
http://www.cprn.com