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Download full textOntario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1991
This paper provides a transcript of a videotaped roundtable discussion on illiteracy among young people (aged 16-30) in Canada. The discussion centered mainly on French-speaking Canadians and school dropouts. Panelists declared that the present adult literacy education system focuses on adults and that young people cannot fit into that system.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1991
The transcript (translated into English) of a roundtable discussion of literacy among francophone women in Canada begins with the personal narrative of one women who gained literacy skills as an adult. The panel of three specialists in francophone women's literacy in Canada then look at the literacy rate among Canadian women, and the demand for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Daily Living Skills, Females, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationMcGreal, Rory; And Others – 1991
This report summarizes activities and recommendations from workshops in Northern Ontario, Canada which were designed to inform principals of the details of the distance education initiative and to examine problems involved in the delivery and reception of distance education courses at the secondary level. Separate workshops were organized for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Distance Education
Moisset, Christine, Ed.; Lipson, Mimi, Ed. – 1999
This issue includes the following articles: "Vowel Epenthesis in Vimeu Picard: A Preliminary Investigation" (Julie Auger, Jeffrey Steele); "Lexical Borrowings from French in Written Quebec English: Perspectives on Motivation" (Pamela Grant-Russell and Celine Beaudet); "Variable Article Use in Korean Learners of…
Descriptors: Child Language, Creoles, Dialect Studies, Ethnic Groups
PDF pending restorationOntario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1991
The English translation of a round-table discussion concerning literacy among Canadian francophones in non-francophone areas is presented. The panel includes a moderator, officials involved in literacy education in three provinces (Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario), and a specialist in literacy among Canadian francophone women. After a brief…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cultural Context, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Malave, Lilliam M., Ed. – 1988
Papers in this volume include the following: "The Theoretical Framework of Jim Cummins: A Review and Critique"; "The Development of Bilingual Behavior"; "Effective Schools Research and Language Instruction Programs"; "Reading and Writing Instruction in Three Bilingual Education Programs in Connecticut";…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Cultural Context
