Exemplary Adult Literacy Programs and Innovative Practices in Canada
Exemplary Adult Literacy Programs and Innovative Practices in Canada

Author: Audrey M. Thomas

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13:

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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 provided: background, objectives, staffing, clients, delivery, administration, new activities, outreach, funding, and contact person with address and telephone number. A project summary statement is also included. The innovative practices are described informally. (KC)

The Challenge of Illiteracy
The Challenge of Illiteracy

Author: Zaghloul Morsy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1135583943

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According to UNESCO's statistics, the number of illiterates in the world is verging on one million. A conservative estimate of the number of children who have no access to schooling brings that figure to more than one hundred million. School failure, brought about by overcrowding, poor facilities, unqualified teachers, and lack of materials only adds to the problem. The authors in this volume cover the many facets of the fight for literacy.

Voices from the Literacy Field
Voices from the Literacy Field

Author: James A. Draper

Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13:

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This book presents the experiences of literacy practitioners and their participating students from a selection of case studies of several regions of Canada. Observations, facts, and interviews give an accurate picture of unique needs and common goals of literacy education. Contents highlight case studies in community building, students' special needs, activating student participation, language, and culture, as well as workplace literacy. Each case study chapter concludes with questions for further discussion.

Microlog, Canadian Research Index
Microlog, Canadian Research Index

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 1222

ISBN-13:

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An indexing, abstracting and document delivery service that covers current Canadian report literature of reference value from government and institutional sources.

The Adult Learner
The Adult Learner

Author: Malcolm S. Knowles

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-20

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1000072894

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How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles’ pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centred approach to learning have been hugely influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. The 9th edition of The Adult Learner has been revised to include: Updates to the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. The addition of two new chapters on diversity and inclusion in adult learning, and andragogy and the online adult learner. An updated supporting website. This website for the 9th edition of The Adult Learner will provide basic instructor aids including a PowerPoint presentation for each chapter. Revisions throughout to make it more readable and relevant to your practices. If you are a researcher, practitioner, or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning you should not be without.