This case study explored the process of curriculum deliberation (Schwab, 1973) in
an online forum by two pluralistic teams of stakeholders from the field of adult literacy.
Given that the field of adult literacy is, for the most part, geographically dispersed and resource poor, it has been limited in its ability to work together in areas such as curriculum development.
In the spring of 2004, the Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning (NSSAL) consulted with representatives of community learning organizations across the province. Seven sessions were held with over 85 participants.
This document summarizes the results of these community consultations. The appendices include lists of participants and comments received during the sessions.
This thesis was submitted to the College of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education in the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Saskatchewan.
The author explores the Saskatchewan Adult Basic Education (ABE) curriculum as it relates to the Aboriginal learner.
This document is part of the Literacy and Aboriginal Peoples ‘Best Practices' Native ‘Literacy' and Learning research project, which began in September 2001. The purpose of the annotated bibliography is to provide an inventory of the written resources available in the area of Native literacy for the province of Ontario.
This report contains the findings of a survey of adult basic education programs in Canada. The objective of the survey was to provide information which could be used to answer the question: To what extent do adult basic education programs in Canada address the learning and related needs of women?
The survey focused on two areas:
Literacy and EAL Curriculum from a Feminist Perspective
This book arose out of the ongoing work of the Literacy Committee of the CCLOW Board. It is a book of curriculum for women in literacy and English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) programs.
The Book 14019 section of the "Next Step" manual for adults demonstrates the mathematics applications for Number Operations; Fractions, Decimals, and Percent; Percent, Ratio, and Proportion; Geometry; Measurement, Integers; Equations: Equalities and Inequalities; Personal Finance.
The Book 14018 section of the "Next Step" manual for adults demonstrates the mathematics applications for Number Operations; Fractions, Decimals, and Percent; Percent, Ratio, and Proportion; Geometry; Measurement, Integers; Equations: Equalities and Inequalities; Graphs.