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This page provides some quick links to a variety of information on Adult learning.
CCL has recently unveiled a series of interactive maps that monitor literacy scores and levels for provinces, regions and more than 50,000 neighbourhoods across Canada.
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Success stories: Turning the page on low literacy This Reading the Future video series consists of first-person accounts of six inspirational adults who have worked to overcome low literacy.
Securing Prosperity through Canada’s Human Infrastructure: The State of Adult Learning and Workplace Training in Canada This report focuses on how adult learning —all forms of learning undertaken by adults beyond initial education and training — can help to foster a more secure future for Canadians and Canada. (September 2009)
State of Learning in Canada: Toward a Learning Future This report provides an overview of how well Canadians are equipped to meet the demands of our collective future. (July 2008)
State of Learning in Canada: No Time for Complacency This report examines Canada’s state of learning in early childhood, at school, through adulthood, in the workplace and for Aboriginal Peoples, with a special feature on literacy that touches on all these areas. (January 2007)
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The Minerva Lecture Series was created to foster discussion between Canadian learning researchers and citizens from across the country. The Minerva Lecture Series is a unique opportunity to understand how research can inform and affect learning for all at different stages of life.
Lessons in Learning is published to provide Canadians with independent information about 'what works' in learning. Read articles related to adult learning in Canada.
Practically Speaking is a series of feature-length articles highlighting promising practices related to CCL’s five themes. The following profiles focus on adult learning.
Helping women span the distance: the Bridges program Returning to school as an adult is rarely an easy process, and is often fraught with feelings of inadequacy and anxiety. But for women living with abusive partners the experience is infinitely more complicated. That’s where the Bridges Program, an innovative adult learning program in London, Ontario, comes in.
Profiles in Learning is CCL’s ongoing series of feature articles exploring the unique lives and learning experiences of eminent Canadians.
Eleanor Wachtel Research on the Radio, July 22, 2009
The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre is a national source of expertise in the field of adult learning. Read more...
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