IMPROVING NUMERACY IN CANADA
INTRODUCTION: CONCEPT OF NUMERACY
  CONCEPT/DEFINITION OF NUMERACY
PURPOSE AND CONTEXT
RESPONDING TO SITUATIONS AND PROBLEMS
MATHEMATICAL IDEAS
REPRESENTATION OF MATHEMATICAL IDEAS AND INFORMATION
ACTIVATION OF ENABLING KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIOURS, AND PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERACY CAPABILITIES
IMPORTANCE OF NUMERACY
  ECONOMY AND WORKPLACE
PERSONAL LIFE
EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE
CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC LIFE
SURVEYS AND STUDIES
 

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)
Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
International Life Skills Survey (ILSS)

CANADIAN STUDIES

Essential Skills Research Project
Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES)
DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
 

WORKPLACE EDUCATION AND NUMERACY

Purposes and Requirements
Types of Programs and Services
Issues and Concerns

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND UPGRADING

Levels
Types of Programs
Program Delivery
Issues and Concerns

FURTHER EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Needs
Programs and Services
Issues and Concerns
WHAT WORKS WELL: SUCCESS FACTORS
 

LINKAGE TO GOALS AND PURPOSES
BUILDING ON KNOWLEDGE AND CONSTRUCTING SYSTEMS
RELEVANCE, REALISM, AND PRACTICALITY
FOCUSING ON LEARNERS
ACCESSIBILITY, FLEXIBILITY, AND CHOICE
ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

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