Maurice Taylor, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Lifelong learning and workers with low skills
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$100,000
The transfer of adult learning in workplace literacy programs
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$73,491
Collaborative learning styles and teaching models in adult literacy programs
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$99,770

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Lifelong learning and workers with low skills

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Taylor, Maurice C.

Keywords: adult literacy; workplace training; formal and informal learning

$100,000

The transfer of adult learning in workplace literacy programs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Maurice C.

Keywords: adult literacy; transfer of learning; workplace training

$73,491

Collaborative learning styles and teaching models in adult literacy programs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Valuing Literacy in Canada

Principal investigators: Taylor, Maurice C.

Keywords: adult literacy learning; teaching styles; peer assisted learning

$99,770

Collaborative practices in adult literacy programs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Valuing Literacy in Canada

Principal investigators: Taylor, Maurice

Keywords: zone of proximal development; scaffolding; guided participation; peer support

$27,182

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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