The Power of Woman-Positive Literacy Work (Program-based action research)

We dedicate this work to women who participate in
adult literacy and basic education programs
as workers and as students.

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Lloyd, Betty-Ann

The power of woman-positive literacy work

Co-published by: Canadian Congress for Learning
Opportunities for Women
Includes bibliographical references
ISBN 1-895686-36-9

1. Literacy -- Canada. 2. Adult education of
women -- Canada. 3. Elementary education of
adults -- Canada. 4. Action research in education --
Canada. I. Ennis, Frances. II. Atkinson, Tannis.
III. Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities
for Women. IV. Title.

LC154.L58 1994 374'.012 C94-950046-1

Editing: Brenda Beagan, Halifax, NS
Layout and Production: Debbie Mathers, Halifax, NS
Cover Design: Blackbird Design, Toronto, ON
Printing by Hignell Printing Limited, Winnipeg, MB

We acknowledge and thank the National Literacy Secretariat, Human Resources Development for their financial contribution towards this project.

The views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the funder or of CCLOW.

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Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
47 Main Street, Toronto, ON M4E 2V6 (416) 699-1909

Used with permission.Toronto ALFA Centre: We formed a women's group at ALFA © 1993. Aboriginal Women and the Workplace: Native Women Write Now © 1993. Pine Grove Correctional Centre: Resource booklets © 1993. Women's Committee, Beat the Street: Recipes for political action © 1993. Diane Eastman, Gender, culture, and personal experiences that get in the way of learning © 1993. Debbie Heagy, Taking chances, making choices © 1993. Nicole Jessop, Gaining confidence through woman-positive literacy research ; © 1993. Frances Ennis with Rabbittown staff, Uncovering fear and isolation in Rabbittown © 1993. Action Read, Women: Where have we been? Where are we going? © 1993. Anne Moore, Taking space for woman- positive literacy work © 1993. Karen Bergman-Illnik, Charting the woman-positive ripples © 1993. LaVera Schiele, I believe our lives are woven together like a spider web © 1993. Marion Wells, The politics of talking © 1993. Saint John Learning Exchange, Women coming together © 1993. Paula Davies and Mary Ann Tierney, More than semantics ©1993.

Acknowledgement of book covers used in Chapter 1: Bamsley, Jan & Ellis, Diana. (1992). Research for change. Vancouver: Women's Research Centre; Collins, Patricia Hill. (1990). Black feminist thought. New York: Harper Collins Academic; Kirby, Sandra & McKenna, Kate. (1989). Experience. Research. Social change. Toronto: Garamond Press; Lather, Patti. (1991). Getting smart. New York: Routledge; Maguire, Patricia. (1987). Doing participatory research. Amherst, MA: The Center for International Education, School of Education, University of Massachusetts; McNiff, Jean. (1988). Action research. London: MacMillan Education; Smith, Dorothy. (1987). The everyday world as problematic. Toronto: University of Toronto Press; Stanley, Liz. (Ed.). (1990). Feminist praxis. New York: Routledge.


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