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Awards (1) | Context (1) | Culture (1) | Measures of Success (3) | Program evaluation (2) | Publications (1) | Research projects (1) | Social capital (1) | Social innovation (1)

La mesure du succès : Document d`information

Project Documentation | Published in 2010
Authored by The Centre for Literacy

Ce document présente les objectifs du projet et les questions de recherche; on y définit en outre les termes «alphabétisation » et « compétences essentielles » tels qu’ils sont utilisés dans le contexte canadien et dans d’autres pays.

Meeting Expectations: Measuring the Impacts of Workplace Essential Skills Training - Executive Summary

Project Documentation | Published in 2013
Authored by Boris Palameta, David Gyarmati, Norm Leckie, Tharsni Kankesan, Michael Dowie

Measures of Success (MoS) was a national research project designed to assess the outcomes of workplace literacy and essential skills initiatives beyond immediate end-of-program results. This is the executive summary of the final report for the project.

E-News: February 2013

News from the Centre | Published in 2013
Authored by The Centre for Literacy

News of new publications, sharing findings from the Measures of Success research project, and recordings of recent webinars.

Ecologies of Learning: Culture, Context and Outcomes of Workplace LES

Research Brief | Published in 2013
Authored by Juliet Merrifield

This brief summarizes research on the ways culture and context influence the outcomes of Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills (WLES) interventions

Ecologies of Learning: How Culture and Context Impact Outcomes of Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills

Institute Document | Published in 2012
Authored by Juliet Merrifield

This paper by Juliet Merrifield examines how context and culture impact the outcomes of Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills (WLES) and similar programs. Merrifield’s paper points out that the field of WLES is full of complexities that defy any search for quick fix solutions and argues that WLES programs have a better chance of being successful if they take into account the social ecology in which these programs are implemented.

Embedding literacy and essential skills in workplace learning: Breaking the solitudes

Institute Document | Published in 2012
Authored by Jay Derrick

This paper by Jay Derrick explores the concept of “embedded” workplace literacy and essential skills (WLES) provision as a sub-set of general workplace learning. It presents four models to help understand how WLES provision is connected to the context of the workplace with examples of the approaches outlined.

Measures of Success Background Paper

Project Documentation | Published in 2010

This background paper provides historical background for the Measures of Success project.

Social Capital Outcomes of Adult Literacy and Learning Initiatives

Institute Document | Published in 2010

A draft of this paper was produced for Summer Institute 2010: Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills - What Counts and Why?. The paper was then revised based on feedback from Institute participants.

Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills: What Works and Why (2009)

Institute Document | Published in 2009

A draft of this paper was produced for Summer Institute 2009: Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills - What Works and Why?. The paper was then revised based on feedback from Institute participants.

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