ABC Canada Literacy Foundation
- Study on adult literacy and e-learning (Farrell, G.) 5:0930
ABESAP See Adult basic education, student assistance program
under Education
Aboriginal Mother Centre Society, Vancouver, B.C.
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
- Programming, relevance to B.C. first nations (Scott, S.) 11:0955
Abraham, Flora
- B.C., northern and rural B.C., adult basic education, challenges 12:1710-1715, 12:1725
- Education
- adult basic education programs, wait-lists for funding 12:1715
- adult basic education students, English and math skills assessment 12:1725
- Income assistance recipients, access to education system 12:1725
Adult basic education See Education
Adult Educators Provincial Specialists Association
- Recommendations to Education Committee (Guenther, V.) 9:1805
Adult literacy See Literacy
Advanced Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Research and Technology
- Development of best practices in literacy programs See Programs, standards of instruction under Literacy
- Funding for community adult literacy programs (Mitchell, L.) 5:1145 (Polak) 5:1145
- Grants for literacy programs (Robertson) 4:1555 (Twiss, D.) 4:1555
- From the Ground Up program (Dodge, J.) 8:1125
- Literacy coordinator, staffing levels (Thomas, A.) 3:1100
- Role in adult literacy programs (Athaide, D.) 9:1610
- Role in literacy programs See also Government funding and strategy under Literacy
- Student outcomes survey, report on incidence of grade 12 completion among immigrants to B.C. See Literacy levels, studies, immigrant students under Literacy
Alberta
- Family literacy, standards of practice (Lacerte, P.) 6:1230
Alcan Inc. (Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.)
- Employees, literacy (Camazzola, J.) 11:1035
Aluminum Co. of Canada See Alcan Inc.
Apprenticeship See Skills training
APTN See Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
AskAway virtual reference library system See Materials and services, on-line resources and services
under Libraries
Athaide, Dileep
- Advanced Education Ministry, role in adult literacy programs 9:1610
- B.C. Liberal Party government policies, impact on access to education 9:1600-1610
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, study on relationship between education and socioeconomic status 9:1600-1605
- Citizenship, impact of literacy training on public participation 9:1605
- Education, adult basic education, tuition fees 9:1610, 9:1620
- Education Committee, meeting schedule and locations, cancellations of public hearings 9:1600-1605
- Employment and unemployment, changes in B.C. job market 9:1625
- Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C.
- advocacy activities 9:1600
- recommendations to government on education outcomes 9:1600-1610
- Government, programs and services, literacy programs, ministerial responsibility 9:1610
- Literacy
- adult literacy, relationship with post-secondary education system 9:1610
- funding, impact of block funding on counselling services 9:1610-1615
- government promotion of literacy 9:1600
- link to poverty 9:1610
- literacy secretariat 9:1610
- Post-secondary education
- developmental programs, role of community colleges 9:1610
- participation rate and job creation 9:1605
- revenues to government, economic education dividend 9:1605-1620
- tuition fees, levels in B.C. and elsewhere 9:1625
- Post-secondary education funding
- block funding, impact on satellite campuses and outreach programs 9:1615-1620
- Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
- access to education and apprenticeship programs 9:1600
- Resources and resource industries
- Skills training, supply of skilled workers 9:1605
Aucoin, Robert
- Canadian Council on Learning, Health and Learning Knowledge Centre, role and responsibilities 14:0910-0935
- Canadian Council on Learning, role and responsibilities 14:0905-0910
- Health, health care system, costs, link to literacy funding and support 14:0915
- Health information, use of plain language 14:0930-0935
- Health, public health
- health literacy
- health status, relationship to socioeconomic status 14:0915
- Literacy
Australia
- Aboriginal people
- aboriginal communities in northern Australia (Martin, J.) 6:1010
- literacy in urban populations (Horgan) 6:1020 (Martin, J.) 6:1020
- Adult and community education See University of Ballarat, Mt. Helen, Australia
- Economic relationship to East Asia (Martin, J.) 6:1005-1010
- Investment in education and infrastructure (Martin, J.) 6:1010
- Lake Condah, culture of community (Martin, J.) 6:1020
- Learning communities projects (Faris, R.) 3:0915
- Literacy challenges in rural communities (Martin, J.) 6:1010
- Resources for rural and urban communities (Horgan) 6:1020 (Martin, J.) 6:1025