BC Legislature - Education Committee, 38th Parliament

Families

Family literacy concept See Literacy

Faris, Ron

As subject

comments on adult education in Scandinavia and Canada (Rootman, I.) 5:1025

comments on impact of poverty and ill health on literacy (Routley) 4:1440

presentation to committee (Martin, J.) 6:1005

work in adult literacy field 3:0905-0910

work on learning communities in Australia (Martin, J.) 6:1010-1015

B.C. population, index of socioeconomic, educational and health conditions 3:0910-0915, 3:0940

Camosun College, role in learning communities projects 3:0930

Capilano College, adult education programs for first nations people 3:0955

Columbia Basin Trust, support of literacy projects in Kootenay region 3:1000

Democracy, communitarian movement on rights and responsibilities of citizens 3:0930

Economy

knowledge-based economy and society 3:0910

role of human and social capital 3:0910, 3:0930

First nations, literacy of first nations people 3:0955

Greater Victoria Public Library, role in literacy projects 3:0930

Hertzman, Clyde, work on early childhood development 3:0930, 3:0940

Human Resources and Social Development Canada, role in learning communities projects 3:0915-0920

Literacy

core literacies and applied literacies 3:0920, 3:0950

funding 3:0955, 3:1005

funding, learning communities and literacies trust 3:0935

government policy 3:0930-0935, 3:1010

interministry committee, role of proposed citizens' advisory committee 3:0935, 3:1005

key social environments for literacy 3:0920

learning communities, definition 3:0915

learning communities, experiences elsewhere 3:0915

learning communities, experiences in B.C. 3:0925

learning communities, experiences of first nations people 3:0920-0925, 3:0955

learning communities, funding 3:0915

learning communities, role as element in government literacy strategies 3:1010

learning communities, role in knowledge-based economy and society 3:0915

learning communities, social and cultural role 3:0945

literacy secretariat, role of proposed literacy secretariat 3:0940, 3:1000-1005

programs and curriculum 3:0935-0940

role in economy 3:0910, 3:0930, 3:1005

role in environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability 3:0930-0935

role of interaction between youth and adults in society 3:0945

Literacy B.C., role in learning communities projects 3:0910

Literacy Now program, role in learning communities and literacy projects 3:0930, 3:0940, 3:1000

Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation

comments on importance of development of human and social capital 3:0930

role in learning communities projects 3:0915

Project Literacy Victoria, role in learning communities projects 3:0910, 3:0930

Siska first nation, learning communities projects 3:0925

South Island Learning Community, role and work of organization 3:0930

Teachers, literacy workers 3:0940, 3:0950

Vancouver Island, southern Vancouver Island, learning communities project 3:0930

Vancouver, role as learning city 3:0910, 3:0925

Victoria, role as learning city 3:0910, 3:0925

World Bank, comments on importance of development of human and social capital 3:0930

Farrell, Glen

ABC Canada Literacy Foundation, study on adult literacy and e-learning 5:0930

Bangladesh, literacy programs, application of information and communication technology 5:0930

Computer technology, computer literacy, importance 5:1000

Education

learning resources, on-line content repositories 5:0940-0945

students, English-as-a-second-language students

literacy in first language 5:0955

First nations, literacy of first nations people, program delivery 5:0955-1000

India

literacy programs, application of information and communication technology 5:0925

National Literacy Mission, experience with levels of literacy 5:0915

Information and communication technology

application to learning 5:0940

application to learning, cases 5:0925-0930

application to learning, trends 5:0915-0920

definition 5:0910

equipment, maintenance 5:0945

Literacy

definition 5:0910-0915

education, system in B.C., need for investment 5:0955

literacy levels, certification 5:0955

programs, delivery 5:0915, 5:0930-0935

relationship to e-learning 5:0930

Newfoundland and Labrador, literacy programs, application of information and communication technology 5:0930

Teachers, literacy instructors, supply 5:0950-0955

Zambia, literacy programs, application of information and communication technology 5:0920-0925

Fazeli, Mohammed

Education

English-as-a-second-language programs

English language services for adults program 9:1840-1845

instruction in native languages of learners 9:1840-1845

students, English-as-a-second-language students, differences in learning capacities of adults and children 9:1835-1840

Immigration

literacy of immigrants to B.C., Afghan immigrants, literacy levels 9:1835

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia

Advocacy activities (Athaide, D.) 9:1600

Recommendations to government on education outcomes (Athaide, D.) 9:1600-1610

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Relationship to literacy See Disabilities under Literacy

Finland

Education system and literacy (Miller, D.) 14:0940

Education system, link to employment productivity and literacy (Mayencourt) 4:1715 (Rubenson, K.) 4:1710-1720

First nations

Assimilation and colonization, relationship to acceptance of school curricula See Education of first nations people, curriculum, relationship to traditional culture under Education

Children

children in government care (Lacerte, P.) 6:1245 (Woods, L.) 11:0910

early childhood development, link to family literacy (Lacerte, P.) 6:1230-1235

programs and services for children and families, regionalization (Lacerte, P.) 6:1250

Cultural valuation of education (Blunt, A.) 6:0930-0935

Culture, oral culture (Scott, S.) 11:0935

Culture, role in school curricula See Education of first nations people, curriculum under Education

Discrimination against first nations persons See Discrimination and racism

Education See Education of first nations people under Education

Focus on harmony with nature and participation in community (Blunt, A.) 6:0930

Impact of housing and employment on social participation (Blunt, A.) 6:0950

Involvement in justice system See Justice system

Kelowna accord with federal and provincial governments

role re first nations employment and training issues (Leach, K.) 11:1100 (Polak) 11:1110

Language preservation (Lacerte, P.) 6:1235-1245 (Smith, G.) 10:1230

Language preservation and English fluency (Polak) 11:0920 (Wilson, B.) 11:0920

Literacy of first nations people

asset-mapping (Polak) 10:1245 (Smith, G.) 10:1245

concept of teh beh tahlth tuz (Lacerte, P.) 6:1235-1240

culturally relevant learning materials (Leach, K.) 11:1100 (Macdonald) 11:0950 (Nyce, E.) 11:0900, 11:0920 (Routley) 11:0920 (Scott, S.) 11:0950 (Siegrist, F.) 12:1815

family literacy programs See Family literacy programs and initiatives under Education – School boards and districts

government funding and strategy (Lacerte, P.) 6:1240 (Nuraney) 10:1305, 14:1140 (Smith, G.) 10:1210-1240, 10:1300-1305

impact of housing and employment on literacy (Lacerte, P.) 6:1250

impact of poverty and violence (Randall, N.) 14:1040

impact of residential schools See Residential schools below under this main heading

issues (Chard, Y.) 9:1630 (Faris, R.) 3:0955 (Goyan, P.) 3:1125 (Jarvis) 3:0955 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1435 (Pamer, M.) 6:0900 (Routley) 3:1005 (Smith, G.) 10:1205-1210, 10:1225-1230 (Thomas, A.) 3:1035

issues, impact of programs (Leach, K.) 11:1110-1115 (Routley) 11:1110

knowledge exchange See Programs, age-based and intergenerational programs under Literacy

literacy (Brink, S.) 10:1350-1355

literacy levels and suicide rates (Routley) 10:1625

literacy organizations (Kocsis, S.) 8:1310-1315

program delivery (Boraas, J.) 6:1045 (Farrell, G.) 5:0955-1000 (Lacerte, P.) 6:1230 (Mitchell, L.) 5:1205 (Nuraney) 5:1205 (Polak) 6:0950 (Robertson) 5:0955

programs (Fleming) 14:1140 (Horgan) 14:1140 (van Hanuse, A.) 14:1130-1145

programs, attraction of participants (Macdonald) 11:0930 (Nyce, E.) 11:0930 (Rustad) 11:0930 (Wilson, B.) 11:0930

programs, community and workplace tutoring programs (Nyce, E.) 11:0900, 11:0920 (Polak) 11:0920-0925

programs in B.C. and elsewhere (Davies, B.) 11:1010-1015 (Scott, S.) 11:0940-0945

programs, Magic Bus program See Prince George, B.C.

programs on first nations reserves (Gosnell, J.) 12:1620 (Rustad) 12:1620

relationship to socioeconomic status (Routley) 10:1310 (Siegrist, F.) 12:1810 (Smith, G.) 10:1310

role of first nations communities See Learning communities, role in literacy of first nations people under Literacy

role of post-secondary education (Smith, G.) 10:1215

Reserves, economic and social conditions (Gosnell, J.) 12:1605, 12:1615-1620

Residential schools, impact on education and literacy See also Education of first nations people, barriers and challenges in education system under Education

(Kirby, D.) 14:1020 (Lacerte, P.) 6:1245 (Routley) 14:1025

Residential schools, impact on north coast literacy rates See North coast population, demographics and literacy rates under British Columbia

Self-government (Smith, G.) 10:1215, 10:1230

Socioeconomic status (Blunt, A.) 6:0920 (Smith, G.) 10:1215

Urban population

family literacy initiative (Lacerte, P.) 6:1240

impact of government policies (Blunt, A.) 6:0925

population (Blunt, A.) 6:0925, 6:0935, 6:0955

Prince George urban aboriginal strategy See Prince George, B.C.

recommendations on programs and services for first nations women (Irons, P.) 8:1220

Fishing industry

Government buyback of trolling fleet (Wilson, B.) 11:0905

Fitzpatrick, Alfred

Comments on education of immigrants (Thomas, A.) 3:1020

Fleming, Rob (Victoria-Hillside)

Canadian Council on Learning

Health and Learning Knowledge Centre, role and responsibilities 14:0920-0925

Education

ESL programs, ELSA program 14:1100-1105

ESL programs, workplace programs 14:1105

special education and special needs students, assessment and intervention 14:1125

First nations

literacy of first nations people, programs 14:1140

Health, public health

health literacy, role of health professionals 14:0920

Immigration

settlement programs and services, funding 14:1100

Libraries

public and school libraries, role in community literacy 11:1025

public libraries, role in literacy 12:1910

services for first nations people 11:1025

Literacy

funding from tuition fees 10:1530

government policy, consistency among agencies and regions 11:1025

programs, federal funding 10:1410

programs, job-related training and workplace programs 10:1410, 12:1655

Literacy B.C.

activities and services 12:1655

Post-secondary education

courses and programs, postgraduate programs for first nations students 10:1300

Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes

first nations institutions 10:1255

role in first nations education and literacy, accountability 10:1255

Prince George

Magic Bus mobile community services program 12:1910

South Island Learning Community

role and work of organization 14:1140

Vancouver Island

English-as-a-second-language programs 14:1100

Victoria

learning community and literacy initiatives, proposal for learning commons 14:1005

Fort Fraser Elementary School, Fort Fraser, B.C.

Literacy programs See School district 91 (Nechako Lakes)

Fraser Lake Adult Learning Centre, Fraser Lake, B.C. See Literacy programs under Fraser Lake, B.C.
Fraser Lake, B.C.

Literacy programs (Henry, R.) 12:1930 (Olafson, G.) 12:1925

Fraser Valley

Literacy program for former prison inmates and their families (Dodge, J.) 8:1115

Frederick, Dominic

Presentation to Education Committee See Gosnell, Joe

Freire, Paulo

Role as literacy researcher and educator (Godderis, A.) 13:1115

Friendship House, Prince Rupert, B.C.

Skills training and counselling programs, funding (Leach, K.) 11:1100, 11:1110 (Routley) 11:1110

Friesen, Chris

Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance, role 9:1710

Education, English-as-a-second-language programs, English language services for adults program 9:1715-1720

Education, English-as-a-second-language programs, funding 9:1725

Education, English-as-a-second-language programs, programs for immigrant high school and post-secondary students 9:1725

Education, students, English-as-second-language students, graduation rate and performance of secondary school students 9:1725

Globe and Mail, article on funding of language and settlement services for immigrants to B.C. 9:1715, 9:1725

Immigration, immigrants to B.C., profile 9:1715, 9:1725

Immigration, immigrants to B.C., role in economy and society 9:1715-1725

Immigration, public inquiry on immigration 9:1725

Immigration, settlement programs and services, funding 9:1715-1725

From the Ground Up program See Advanced Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Research and Technology
Frontier College, Vancouver, B.C.

Literacy and ESL training, establishment (Thomas, A.) 3:1020