Shaping Literacy: Evolution and trends in Canada's literacy research since the mid-1980s

Authors

  • Maurice Taylor University of Ottawa
  • B. Allan Quigley St. Francis Xavier University
  • Billian Kajganich University of Ottawa
  • Wendy L. Kraglund-Gauthier

Abstract

This study sought to understand the evolution in adult literacy research since the founding of The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education and the rise of the contemporary knowledge base in Canadian adult literacy. Three primary research questions guided the investigation, which employed a critical discourse analysis (CDA) method. A text analysis grid was constructed and used across four databases representing Canadian literacy scholarship. Findings suggest that seven metaphors can be used to depict the current state of literacy scholarship, and a triangle of three solitudes—academic researchers, practitioners, and government sponsors—is presented as the current status of the research literature. Questions are raised on the inherent challenges for literacy in the 21st century. Résumé La présente étude vise à comprendre d’une part, l’évolution dans la recherche sur la littératie des adultes depuis la création de la Revue être utilisées pour déchiffrer l’état actuel de l’érudition en littératie; un triagle de trois parties prenantes, à savoir les chercheurs universitaires, les formateurs et les commanditaires gouvernementaux, représente le statut actuel des écrits scientifiques. Les questions posées touchent les défis inhérents en matière de littératie au 21e siècle. canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation des adultes et d’autre part, le développement de la base de connaissances actuelle liée à la littératie des adultes au Canada. Trois questions principales de recherche ont guidé l’étude qui fait appel à une méthode d’analyse critique du discours. Une grille d’analyse de texte a été développée et utilisée avec quatre bases de données qui représentent l’érudition dans le domaine de la littératie canadienne. Les résultats démontrent que sept métaphores peuvent

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Taylor, M., Quigley, B. A., Kajganich, B., & Kraglund-Gauthier, W. L. (2011). Shaping Literacy: Evolution and trends in Canada’s literacy research since the mid-1980s. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 23(2), 45–67. Retrieved from https://cjsae.library.dal.ca/index.php/cjsae/article/view/953

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2011): Keeping the Flame Alive

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