Surveys

The Centre de recherche et de développement en éducation (CRDE) in collaboration with Literacy New Brunswick Inc. (LNBI) surveyed a geographical representative sample of New Brunswick parents of preschool children for its research project entitled Family and Early Childhood Literacy in New Brunswick : A Provincial Snapshot (Spring 1999).

This report is the result of a project undertaken to construct a register of practitioner research in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL, which had either not been published before or could not easily be found in a standard literature search. Members of a leading Research and Practice in Adult Literacy network (RAPAL) undertook to survey network members about their own research records.

The evaluation of the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) funded by the National Literacy Secretariat and conducted by Goss Gilroy Inc. (GGI) on behalf of the NALD Board of Directors.

This report profiles some of the professional development opportunities made available to Workplace Education practitioners across Canada at the local, regional or national level in recent years.

An organization may have employees who lack the necessary basic skills (i.e. reading, writing, numeracy, problem solving, communication, and decision making) or job-specific skills. As well, the number of young entrants into the labour market is expected to decrease by 25% during the nineties. Organizations must therefore deal with the issue of workplace education if they wish to remain competitive.

The aim of this project was to examine the current situation in Canada and to make recommendations concerning possible areas of future research. The project was divided into three main research stages. First, a literature review on the area of second language literacy was conducted. Second, survey tools were developed, and a small number of practitioners were interviewed. Third, recommendations concerning future research were drafted.

This report presents an exhaustive analysis of the results of the 1998 Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS). It also provides insight into adult education and training trends in Canada by bringing together results from previous surveys. The extent to which Canadians engage in a culture of adult learning is expected to have an impact on our social and economic success in decades to come.

The “Retention through Redirection” project extends the retention focus of the “What Works” project. The “Retention through Redirection” project is intended to further support Ontario colleges' retention efforts by building on the “What Works” project. The focus is on all Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) learners who remain in the program but continue to be at risk of failing or dropping out.

This report is the result of the latest Native Women's Resource Centre literacy project. It is the result of a one-year project that included a community needs assessment aimed at improving access to Native learning programs and services. An overview of the 13 year history of Native Literacy Programs in Toronto is presented.

This report is a monograph stemming from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). Publication of this monograph was supported by the United States Department of Education, Office of Vocational, Adult Education and the Applied Research Branch, Human Resources Development Canada.