Storyteller's Foundation Action Research Project Hazelton, British Columbia
Literacy Outcomes of Community Interventions
Team Members
Project Manager
Mel Sondergaard
Practitioner-Researchers
Jane Boulton, Anne Docherty, Mel Sondergaard
Funder
Leona Gadsby 2010 Legacies Now
Research Friend
Marina Niks RiPAL-BC
The Storyteller's Foundation action research team hard at work
Summary
Organizations in the rural community of Hazelton are using a community development approach for literacy development. While not always identified as literacy work, this less formal approach to learning is often successful in engaging participation but can be a challenging venue in which to measure literacy outcomes. In this action research project our team developed a tool to name, measure and track informal learning that happens in a community setting, while capturing our own learning as practitioners navigating the ‘messy and ambiguous’ process of trying to measure learning in a meaningful way.
Research Question
How do you name, measure and track informal learning that happens in a community setting?
