From the Ground Up: A Research in Practice Approach to Program Evaluation (PDF - 101k)

Literacy BC research studies:

• It Guided Me Back to Learning: A Longitudinal Study of Calls to the Literacy BC Helpline

• The Big Picture Up Close: Literacy and Learning in BC, Outcomes of a Province-Wide Consultation

• Learners and Leaders, Literacy and Learning, An Action Research Study

Co-authored study with ABC Canada

• Patterns of Participation in Canadian Literacy and Upgrading Programs: Results of a National Follow-up Study

Additional research-based documents created by Literacy BC:

Literacy and Technology - an analysis of learning technologies in the adult literacy field

What Makes An Effective Instructor? Research In Practice Project

Other initiatives to support literacy research include:

• Professional development opportunities in research through the Literacy BC Summer Literacy Institute, conferences and The Hub

• Support for the development of a research in practice network in BC and for Literacies, a national literacy research journal

• Support for BC research in practice projects. What makes an effective instructor?

• Presentations and workshops on research