This document discusses a case study of female immigrant adult learners in Ontario. It identifies three main barriers they face: language proficiency, religious beliefs and customs, and child care responsibilities. For the language barrier, the document suggests strategies like using principles from social learning theory and Maslow's hierarchy of needs. For religious beliefs, the document recommends considering scheduling accommodations. And for child care issues, it stresses the importance of support services. The case study highlights the challenges this group faces and strategies institutions can take to help overcome obstacles to learning.

1. Diversity and inclusion: A case
study of female, immigrant,
adult learners in Ontario
ORLN 1995
Group 1 – Assignment #3
Nimao Ali
Becky Brooks
Camille Lawrence
Leslie Malloy-Weir
Kerri-ellen Walcer

2. •Background
• According to the Higher Education Quality Council of
Ontario (2012):
• The number of recent immigrant adult learners attending post-
secondary institutions in Ontario is growing
• Many recent immigrant adult learners face barriers, including:
• Limited language proficiency
• Financial constraints
• Insufficient knowledge of the Canadian post-secondary education
system
• To help immigrant adult learners overcome barriers, learning
institutions must:
• Identify this group
• provide specialized programs to this group
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3. •Case Scenario
• To learn more about the unique challenges
faced by female, immigrant, adult learners
we interviewed three women from this group Click the link below for a
video introduction to our
topic
• Three issues (or barriers to learning)
identified by the women that we interviewed
included:
• Language (most frequently identified)
• Religious beliefs and customs
• Child care responsibilities
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4. •Issue: Language
• Language barriers may:
• reduce or limit an adult leaner’s ability to attend Click the link below to see
and hear the women in our
to, retain, and/or reproduce information (cite) study talking about the
issue of language
• Cause adult learners to develop negative feelings
about their abilities (i.e., low self-efficacy) (cite)
• Prevent adult learners from reaching their full
potential (cite)
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5. •Strategy: Language
• Using principles derived from Social Learning
Theory (Bandura, 1977) and Maslow’s (year)Hierarchy
of Needs, teachers /trainers can help adult
learners to overcome language-related barriers
Click on the link below to
by: hear Dr. Buckley discuss
strategies to overcome
language-related barriers
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6. •Strategy: Language
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7. •Issue: Religious beliefs and customs
• The religious beliefs and customs of adult
learners may: Click the link below to see
and hear Nimao talking
about the issue of religion
• Interfere, or conflict, with scheduled class time or
exams (cite Nimao)
• Prevent female adult learners from seeking help from
male instructors (cite Nimao)
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8. •Strategy: Religious beliefs
Click the link below to hear
Dr. Buckley talk about
religious beliefs
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9. •Issue: Child care responsibilities
Click the link below to see
and hear the women in our
study talking about child
care issues
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10. •Strategy: Child care responsibilities
Click the link below to hear
Dr. Buckley talking about
the issue of child care
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11. Summary
• Summarize main points of presentation here…
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12. To read further on this topic…
• Provide a list of additional resources here…
• Include those posted by Camille on the Wikki
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13. •Acknowledgements
• Our sincere thanks to:
• the three women who shared their learning challenges with us and
appeared in our videos
• Dr. Joanne Buckley at McMaster University for sharing her experiences
and suggestions with us
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14. •References
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