• NALD Library Gets a Makeover
    Use the online NALD (National Adult Literacy Database) Library to access full-text learner materials, research reports and items to purchase.

  • BC Public Libraries and Literacy Communities Share Information
    Report from the Libraries and Literacy Provincial Forum, February 27, 2006.
    Members of the literacy and the library communities met for one day in December 2005 to share information about how they support literacy in B.C. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions and paints a picture of the variety of activities going on in the province in both communities.

  • The Relationship between School Success and Healthier Adults
    Are Those Who Flourished At School Healthier Adults? What Role for Adult Education? by Cathie Hammond and Leon Feinstein, Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning. February 2006
    A UK study investigated whether those who flourished at secondary school – as measured by physical and mental health, health behaviours and well-being – have better outcomes as adults than those who did not. While health outcomes were better for those who did flourish at school, the study also investigated the impact of adult learning. Adults who engaged in adult learning found positive changes in their health and well-being.

  • Does Dropping out of High School Affect Employability, Income and Work Hours? The importance of functional literacy: Reading and math skills and labour market outcomes of high school drop-outs, by Ross Finnie and Ronald Meng. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, no. 275, March 27, 2006, Statistics Canada
    This paper focuses on how literacy and numeracy skills affect outcomes for those at the bottom end of the Canadian labour market. Findings indicate that literacy and numeracy skills have a significant effect on the probability of being employed and on hours and weeks of work for both men and women. They also have a strong influence on men’s, but not women’s, incomes.

  • New Violence and Learning Web site
    The new Violence and Learning Web site examines the impact of violence on learning, explores ways to support learning in the aftermath of violence, and shows who is doing research or developing innovative practice to address the issue. The multi-media design has information about the issue and a forum for participating in discussion.