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Labour and Literacy: Documenting our Strengths In partnership with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), the CLC Literacy Working Group has just been awarded $150,000 for a three-year research project called Workplace Literacy: Labour Contributions to Principles and Practice. The aim is to document the important contribution Canadian unions have made to workplace literacy principles and practice. In the first year, union and student researchers will gather information about the expertise and experiences of unions across Canada in literacy education and advocacy. This includes program development, materials production, and experiences in working with employers, educational institutions, and community groups. In the project’s second year, researchers will develop a comprehensive website on worker-centred approaches to literacy, both inside and outside of the labour movement. The website will include tools to help labour educators assess their progress. In the final year, the project will develop and implement a variety of education and training initiatives to support a labour approach to workplace literacy development across Canada. The project is funded by the National Literacy Secretariat (NLS) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) under a joint program called Valuing Literacy in Canada. It will be co-directed by Tamara Levine of the CLC ~ Workplace Literacy Project ~ and Nancy Jackson of the Adult Education Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. For further information, please contact: Tamara Levine Canadian Labour Congress http://www.clc-ctc.ca/ Tel:(613) 526-7437; Fax: (613) 521-5480 tlevine@clc-ctc.ca |
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