In this paper, we present the gaps and the challenges faced by literacy programs, services and organizations in Peterborough. This research found that the lack of funding for literacy services was a major gap faced by the majority of the participants.
Item Description
Literature review. What is literacy? What is an essential skills approach to literacy? A post-structuralist approach to literacy. What is an environmental scan? Literacy participation barriers -- Methodology. Research question. Evaluation design. Methods and data collection strategies. Research limitations -- Data. Funding gaps. Resource gaps. Location gaps. Time gaps. Public awareness gaps -- Analysis. Funding gaps. Resource gaps. Location gaps. Time gaps. Delivery gaps. Clientele gaps. Public awareness -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- References.
by Yafa Jarrar & Yasmin Hernandez Banuelas.
Date of Project Completion: May 27 2009.
Completed for: Literacy Ontario Central South & Frontier College - Peterborough; Supervising Professor: Michal Avram, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education.
Includes bibliography.
IDST 422.