[FamilyLiteracy] Finding Adult Literacy Education KnowledgeDavid Rosen djrosen at comcast.netWed Nov 9 07:03:24 EST 2005
Colleagues, Many adult literacy and English language learning practitioners turn to this electronic list to find knowledge and wisdom, and to get answers to specific professional questions. We also have other ways of finding knowledge. We learn from our experience and that of our colleagues. We read certain journals, magazines and newspapers, we seek out opinions from reputable sources, and we try to find the best research which addresses our question or problem. So, here's my question: How do you find answers to your adult literacy and English language learning questions? a. For example, do you use any of the following? • NIFL LINCS Special collections, LINCSearch, discussion lists, and the included online documents and archives • Canadian-sponsored National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) and its online documents and archives • National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) Web site and its hard copy publications • ERIC Database • The Adult Literacy Education Wiki • OTAN • EdWeek • PEN • Other electronic lists b. What else do you use? What hard copy journals do you find useful? Are there other electronic resources that are helpful in answering questions? Please e-mail your answers to me. I will compile what I get and post a summary back to those who e-mail me so we can all benefit from our collective wisdom. You can send a short email with just items to add to the list above or, if you prefer, you can write a longer, more reflective answer which contextualizes the question, describes how the question hits home for you, expresses frustration with how little research and professional wisdom our field has, or whatever you would like to say. If you think your comments pertain to the focus of this list, of course, you could post them here. Thanks for your help in answering this question, which I hope is not mine alone. David J. Rosen DJRosen at comcast.net
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