The Center for Literacy

This Institute explored the story of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and its successors in Canada and other countries. It traced the shift from “literacy” to “skills” to “competencies”, and explored evolving methodology and the impacts of the international literacy assessments over two decades on policy and practice.
 
Background

• Brochure
• Partners
• Guest experts
• Background Reading
• Webinars

 
Documents Produced for the Institute

• Timelines
• Glossary of survey-related terms
• Think Papers
• Country Stories

 
What happened at the Institute

• Program
• Presentations
• Photos
• Questions and Answers

 
Additional Resources

• Economist James Heckman's 2009 Chatauqua address on Multiple Abilities and social policy

 
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