Research Database
CLEO hosts a database of research on public legal education and information and access to justice. We add research reports on an ongoing basis. Make your selections below and click the Search button. Please note that the more selections you combine, the fewer research resources will be returned as you are narrowing the results. Help us make this a useful and comprehensive resource. Let us know if we've missed a report, or if your organization has conducted research relating to public legal education and information or access to justice that's not included here. You can reach us at info@cleoconnect.ca.Showing results 21 to 30 of 47
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Voices from the field: Needs mapping self-help services in rural and remote communities
The goal of this project was to examine civil and family justice needs in rural and remote areas of British Columbia. It also explored options for providing access to self-help services, to help users resolve their civil and family justice issues.
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Supreme Court Self-help Information Centre
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2008
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Findings of the settlement.org evaluation survey
This document reports on the evaluation of the Settlement.Org website, a site that helps people get settled in Ontario. The evaluation aimed to profile users of the website, get their feedback on satisfaction, strengths and limitations, as well as usability of the site for newcomers. The evaluation of the Settlement.Org website combined...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2013
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Older people, technology and community
Independent Age, a charity supporting older people in the United Kingdom, was commissioned to determine what barriers exist to technology for older people and how it can help them develop and maintain social networks and actively engage in their communities. Many people over 65 have been excluded from the digital revolution and the benefits it...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2011
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Literacy and Digital Technologies: Linkages and Outcomes
This paper investigates relationships between adult literacy skills and use of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Using the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL), ICT use is compared to attitudes toward computers, literacy skills, and other sociodemographic characteristics, including age, gender, and education. The research...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Statistics Canada
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2005
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Women’s voices being heard: Responsive lawyering
This paper reports on a public legal education and information (PLE) project that targeted immigrant women who experienced domestic violence. The research was based on a model that ensured the involvement of the women at all levels of the project’s design and delivery so as to allow them to create and define their PLE needs. This approach is said...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Department of Justice Canada
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2001
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Review of Provincial and Territorial Domestic Violence Legislation and Implementation Strategies
While the PLEI focus in this comprehensive review is minimal, Section 5 of Part 1 provides interesting insights in terms of the efficacy of various written materials designed to educate the public in connection with this body of legislation. In particular, the author finds that general pamphlets and information sheets for both victims and...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Department of Justice Canada
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2002
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The Community Development Process of RoseNet
This article outlines the development process of RoseNet – a community collaboration between the University of Alberta and immigrant serving agencies to contribute to the legal education of abused immigrant women and those they consulted. The three major goals of RoseNet are identified: to contribute to the processes of equitable participation in...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- University of Alberta
- Produced/Updated In:
- 1994
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Caught in the Web
This PowerPoint presentation looks at young people’s use of the Internet to solve their civil or social justice problems.A 2010 Civil and Social Justice Panel Survey (CSJPS) examining people’s experiences with the web and problems involving rights had limited results, so an online experiment was devised targeting teenagers, university students,...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- University College London
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2010
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Nunavut Justice Issues: An Annotated Bibliography 2000-7e
This annotated bibliography brings together voices from across Canada, representing a cross-section
of scholars, community justice workers, and government representatives to share some of the key elements that require consideration for community-based justice in the North (specifically in Nunavut). This collection addresses the Northern...- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Department of Justice Canada
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2000
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Connecting Across Language and Distance: Linguistic and Rural Access to Legal Information and Services
The report describes significant barriers to access to legal information and services for people who do not speak English or French and people living in rural or remote areas, reviews efforts in many jurisdictions to reduce these barriers and suggests possible approaches for Ontario. It provides recommendations for improving linguistic and rural...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO)
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2008