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Download full textWilliamson, Frances; Durnan, Deborah; Edwards, Tannia; Waites, Mary – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2020
Previous studies have documented the personal transformation that many low literate adults undergo when they engage in literacy campaigns. In particular, research has captured how improved literacy leads to a greater willingness and capacity to speak out, or what is often referred to as voice. This paper focusses on the impact of an adult…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sustainability, Literacy, Indigenous Populations
Direct linkWeitzel, Lia – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2018
This article focuses on the implementation of the Cuban "Yes, I Can" adult literacy campaign in Indigenous Australian communities in north west New South Wales (NSW). It examines the interplay between empowerment, disempowerment and commodification in education in Australia in order to assess what new elements the Cuban "Yes, I…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Empowerment
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2016
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has just published its fifth policy brief, entitled "Making Large-Scale Literacy Campaigns and Programmes Work." The brief provides policymakers with a set of recommendations based on an analysis of adult literacy campaigns and programmes that took place around the world between 2000 and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Literacy Education, Adult Literacy
Bolly, Madina; Jonas, Nicolas – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
Action Research on Measuring Literacy Programme Participants' Learning Outcomes (RAMAA) aims to develop, implement and collaborate on the creation of a methodological approach to measure acquired learning and study the various factors that influence its development. This report examines how RAMAA I has been implemented over the past four years in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Outcome Measures, Program Implementation, Adult Literacy
Jonathan Finkelstein; Erin Knight; Susan Manning – American Institutes for Research, 2013
At their most basic level, digital badges are a new way to capture and communicate what an individual knows and can demonstrate. This report examines the nature, value, and potential impact of digital badges, an emerging electronic form of recognition of an individual's knowledge and skills. Badges can represent different levels of work and…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Electronic Publishing, Recognition (Achievement), Information Storage
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2014
Different technologies have been used for decades to support adult education and learning. These include radio, television and audio and video cassettes. More recently digital ICTs such as computers, tablets, e-books, and mobile technology have spread at great speed and also found their way into the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Videoconferencing
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2013
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Iowa Department of Education, 2016
This report is Iowa's response to the four questions that the United States Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), requires of all states and territories receiving federal funding through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The overall goal of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Career Education, Technical Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2010
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Hanemann, Ulrike – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (NJ1), 2009
When it became clear that existing literacy efforts would not be enough to enable some countries to reach Education for All (EFA) Goal 4 (a 50 percent improvement in levels of adult literacy), UNESCO launched the Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE, 2006-2015). 35 countries with literacy rates below 50 percent and/or a population of more…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Adult Literacy, Private Sector, Capacity Building
Wrigley, Heide Spruck; Chen, Jing; White, Sheida; Soroui, Jaleh – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
This chapter examines the characteristics and performance of adult immigrants and adult English language learners on the National Assessment of Adult Literacy. These factors are related to key social outcomes such as involvement in the labor force, income, and welfare participation, and the data reported can be used in making decisions about…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness, Adult Literacy, Program Development
