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Download full textTaylor, Maurice; Trumpower, David – Adult Literacy Education, 2021
In Canada, various studies investigating literacy learning have contributed to our understanding of the lives of the adult student. Through a consolidation of empirical evidence, a portrait of the adult learner is sketched, drawing upon pluralistic interpretations of the important life changes that have resulted from their participation in…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
Cotton, Charles A. – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1980
An overview is given of the impact of demographic and educational changes in Canadian society on the military labor market. The emphasis is placed on describing how these changes influenced the supply of potential recruits. (JN)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employed Women, Foreign Countries, Labor Supply
Jurmo, Paul – Literacy Harvest, 2002
Most of the job losses that occurred in New York City after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in low-wage jobs held by lower-skilled workers. Many of those affected faced multiple obstacles limiting their employment prospects, including limited literacy and English language skills and a lack of "connections" to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development
