Literacy Research Directory

The Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research in English has been launched by the Centre for Research on Literacy at the University of Alberta.

The directory is funded by the National Literacy Secretariat and is hosted by NALD, the National Adult Literacy Database. It provides information on research conducted in Canada from 1994, as well as research currently underway. To date, it contains information on 140 completed pieces of research and 20 current research projects. Each research entry contains bibliographic information and a 500 word annotation. In some instances, a full-text version can also be downloaded.

The directory will benefit academics and practitioners by providing access to research published by universities, colleges, governments, non-profit and community based organizations and the private sector.

To access the directory, go to http://www.nald.ca/crd/start.htm. You can search for the research by author, publication year, title, subject, keyword, context or location.

Frontier College Recieves Centenary $$

The federal government has announced a major contribution to Frontier College in honour of its 100 years of service to Canada.

The contribution, announced in a ceremony at the Frontier College national office in Toronto on March 27 by the Honourable Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada, includes:

• $12 million to the Frontier College Learning Foundation (an endowment fund)
• $3 million to enable Frontier College to organize teams of volunteer literacy tutors at every university in Canada

This contribution is being made by the Government of Canada through the Human Resources Development Department. The funds are not being provided from the budget of the National Literacy Secretariat.

To find out more about Frontier College activities in B.C., contact Erin Soros, Provincial Coordinator, at (604) 255-3527. E-Mail: esoros@frontiercollege.ca