~ "We can all work together to make research in practice matter. In every part of the country, adult students face similar struggles. Literacy practitioners across Canada need to be able to share their research and ideas, as they did in this study."

Anita Abbott - Rabbittown Learners Program, NFLD and Labrador

~ "Now more than ever, the field needs to know the strength, possibilities and value of research in practice. Now more than ever, the field needs to read, reflect upon and discuss the state of adult literacy and how literacy workers can move this work forward. This engaging read is an importan historical document that models what research in practice can be."

Janet Isserlis - Brown University, Rhode Island

~ "This encouraging peice of work focuses clearly on the qualitative results garnered by recording 'the natural flow of community and classroom life'. It articulates what research in practice means, how much time and skill it takes to collect this kind of data, and why it matters in the field of adult literacy. The national scope of participation and contribution is impressive."

Vicki Noonan - Malaspina University College, British Columbia

~ "...a complex portrait of hope and anguish about the health of the adult literacy field in Canada. Research in practice is shown here as only one part of the solution."

Nancy Jackson - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto