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Download full textBalatti, Jo; Black, Stephen; Falk, Ian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This Support Document reports in detail on two of three components of the methodology. The first part of this document features the literature review, focusing in particular on the three areas of health literacy, financial literacy and literacy in the justice sector. It also includes a background section on policy. The second part of the Support…
Descriptors: Models, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Social Capital
Falk, Ian – Open Letter, 1991
This paper draws on a recent theory-driven critical case study that uses ethnographic methods to examine data on the stated needs for literacy of adult literacy learners. It is argued that the literacy needs of adult learners are social constructions. (14 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Educational Needs, Ethnography
Shore, Sue; Searle, Jean; Falk, Ian; Johnston, Betty; Ovens, Carolyn; Riddell, Christine – 2002
In 2001-2002, the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium conducted 26 national investigations with findings in the following areas: (1) population competence; (2) linking literacy and numeracy into training; (3) professional support for educators and trainers; and (4) policy and systemic issues. All the projects were intended…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies
