It will not be enough to simply listen to women. Given the nature of action research, if the words cannot be accepted and worked with as transformational, they will need to be consciously rejected. That will have implications for the program-the literacy workers perhaps even more than the students.

The activity will be determined by the participants in the program or organization-the literacy students, literacy workers and administration. It is expected that some will take place over a three or six-month period, others over twelve months.

Do you know of any programs

that might be interested in participating

in the second stage of this research project?

Please let them know what is happening-

or give CCLOW a call at (416) 699-1909.

Involvement in the decision-making and research documentation process
The program will have to agree that both literacy students and literacy workers will be involved in the decision-making process that leads to the choice of the activity, in terms of content and process. Also, they will both need to be involved in the documentation and evaluation process.

Everyone involved in the activity will have to agree that the documentation of the research process will be available to share with other literacy students, workers and administrators and to be a part of the final project report.

It is expected that the documentation for the activities will include reflection and analysis on the process, as well as on materials, and will possibly include videos, policy, photo stories and writings. Some funding has been estimated for this. It is hoped that some activities may receive funding from other sources for some of the final materials.



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