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Bossort, Patty; And Others – 1994
A qualitative study examined the effects of participation in literacy or adult basic education (ABE) programs on the lives of former students. Intensive confidential interviews were conducted with 45 self-selected former ABE students in British Columbia, Canada. From the standpoints of age, ethnic origin, gender, ABE entry level, and type of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
Thomas, Audrey M. – 1990
This report profiles 13 exemplary adult literacy programs and 6 innovative practices throughout Canada. Compiled through personal contacts of the researcher and knowledge of the field, the programs described represent institutional programs, workplace programs, and community-based programs. For each of the programs, the following information is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement
British Columbia Buildings Corp., Victoria. – 1993
This publication contains 37 stories, vignettes, and poems written by participants in the British Columbia Buildings Corporation Workplace Language Program. The pieces center on family, work, people, and places and were written by people who decided to learn how to improve their language skills. They represent slices of employees' lives as they…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Creative Writing
Gauvin, Ann M.; And Others – 1991
This document is a report of a panel discussion on literacy conducted at an adult education conference in Quebec (Canada). Panelists included Leona Grise, Brenda Lee, and Nicole Snaauw; Ann M. Gauvin was the moderator. The discussion centered on student recruitment, the dropout factor, and alternate methods of learning for individuals lacking…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cognitive Style, Dropout Prevention
Jones, Stan – 1993
Research on adult literacy in Canada showed the need for another category of adult reader--Level 3. Canadians at Level 3 can use reading materials in a variety of situations, provided the material is simple and clearly laid out, and the tasks involved are not too complicated. Although these people generally do not see themselves as having…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
White, Joyce; Norton, Mary – 1991
This paper describes the whole language approach to literacy education in the context of teaching adults. Information is drawn from literature and from interviews with teachers and literacy students. Topics covered include the following: whole language--a framework, learning language, learning through language, learning about language, what people…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Educational Needs
Strum, Philippa, Ed.; Biette, David, Ed. – Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2005
The Conference proceedings include an Introduction by Demetrios Papademetriou. Two panels presented speakers as follows: Panel I: Elementary and Secondary (K-12) Education: (1) Immigrant Integration and "Bilingual" Education (Alec Ian Gershberg); (2) Absent Policies: Canadian Strategies for the Education and Integration of Immigrant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Adult Literacy, Immigrants
Richards, Lisa, Ed. – GED Items, 1996
"GED Items" is published bimonthly by the GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education. This volume contains six issues, each containing several articles related to adult education, equivalency testing, and the General Educational Development (GED) program. The first issue features an article by Frederick Stadler on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Technology
Graff, Harvey J.; Street, Brian V.; Jones, Stan – Centre for Literacy, 1998
This document is a collection of three parts: two extended papers and one shorter commentary on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). These originally appeared in "Literacy Across the Curriculum" in response to an invitation for comment to several prominent international researchers. The first of these entitled "The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Surveys, Cultural Influences
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, Toronto. – 1993
The Labour Adjustment Initiative was developed in Ontario to provide the ever-increasing number of laid-off workers with remedial basic skills training in order to prepare them for other jobs or further training. The model developed by the Literacy Branch of the Ontario government emphasized a collaborative approach that drew together all of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1990
This report describes presentations and discussions at a seminar to bring together research initiatives in the area of functional literacy and to explore appropriate ways of developing policy-driven research in all countries. Opening remarks by representatives of the European Community, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Developed Nations
Shohet, Linda – Literacy Across the Curriculum, 1990
This document consists of the four issues of a newsletter entitled "Literacy Across the Curriculum" issued during 1990. The newsletter covers articles on classroom and other topical issues, resources, and conferences and announcements related to language for learning. The following topics are discussed in volume 6: analyzing…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Dialects, Females, Foreign Countries
Perrin, Burt – 1989
A research study examined the relationship between illiteracy and health. The study used the following methods for gathering information: review of health status data from major Canadian health status surveys; multidisciplinary literature review across areas including medicine, health education, development, literacy, education, poverty, and…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developed Nations
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Miller, Louise – 1990
To meet new needs, society has raised its requirements with respect to basic education and redefined illiteracy. A 1989 survey found that 38 percent of the Canadian adult population have reading problems. Illiteracy is a social problem involving the entire community. The social cost is counted by the millions prevented from exercising their rights…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Citizen Participation
Bedard, Rene, Ed. – 1989
This proceedings contains 23 papers in French and the following 45 papers in English: "Arthur Lismer" (Barer-Stein); "Bootstrapping and Shoestringing to Academic Respectability" (Baskett); "Teaching by Teleconference" (Boak, Kirby); "Doing What Is Possible" (Butterwick); "Connections between Individual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education
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