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Table of
Contents
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The first
phase of the research was an exploratory process-to discover focus
questions
1-1
Goals for the research project; objectives for this first, exploratory phase
1-2 The
research process during this first phase: the ways in which the research was
organized
1-3 The "facts" concerning the visits to four Canadian
communities
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Four
vignettes: What does it mean to think and talk about ourselves as
"women"?
2-1 What do we do when we begin to talk among ourselves as
women?
2-2
When we begin to listen to women's stories, what do we hear about
ourselves?
2-3 Why do we need to pay attention to women's stories once we begin to hear
them?
2-4
When we hear women's stories about their lives, how do we begin to "do"
literacy?
- How can we
understand what we hear when we listen to women- then ask questions, look at
our assumptions and identify issues
3-1 The words
women spoke during the visits have been organized into 21 interconnected themes
3-2 These themes clarified the issues and assumptions
behind this first phase
3-3 Reflecting on the themes,
issues and assumptions led to certain interpretations of this first phase ,
3-4 Three questions focussed the reflections that came
out of this first phase
- What do we
want to do next? What could the second phase of this research look
like?
4-1 The questions that can inform the
process of the second, action/participatory phase
4-2 The commitment of CCLOW for the second phase
4-3
The commitment of the programs that participate
4-4
Possible program activities during the second phase of the research
- Appendices
5-1 The Canadian
Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)-the sponsor
5-2 The national advisory committee members and the
researcher
5-3 A beginning bibliography
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