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When Investment in Basic Skills Gives Negative Returns
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Billington, Mary Genevieve; Nissinen, Kari; Gabrielsen, Egil – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
In recent years, the Norwegian government has invested heavily in improving basic skills in the adult population. Initiatives have included legislation, the introduction of work-based adult education programs, and reforms in schooling. In light of this investment, we explore trends in adult literacy and numeracy, by comparing data from two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills
Obesity and Intellectual Disability in New Zealand
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Stedman, Kurstyn V.; Leland, Louis S., Jr. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: The international literature suggests that obesity is likely to be more pronounced in the population of people with intellectual disability (ID). However, there are no published New Zealand data for this population. Method: We accessed a database containing anonymous data for a New Zealand ID population. Ninety-eight people of 141 had…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
Adults' Participation in Informal Learning Activities: Key Findings from the Adult Education Participation Survey in Taiwan
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Lai, Horng-Ji; Wu, Ming-Lieh; Li, Ai-Tzu – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
This study investigated the informal learning experiences expressed by Taiwanese adults (aged from 16 to 97) and examined their involvement related to selected socio-demographic characteristics. Data of the 2008 Adult Education Participation Survey in Taiwan and Fujian Area were used to look at different variables of adults' demographic…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Background
Television, Language, and Literacy Practices in Sudanese Refugee Families: "I Learned How to Spell English on Channel 18"
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Perry, Kristen H.; Moses, Annie M. – Research in the Teaching of English, 2011
This ethnographic study explored the ways in which media, particularly television, connected with English language and literacy practices among Sudanese refugees in Michigan. Three families with young children participated in this study. Data collection included participant observation, interviews, and collection of artifacts over 18 months, with…
Descriptors: Refugees, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Television
Part-Time Students and Part-Time Study in Higher Education in the UK: Strand 1--A Quantitative Data Analysis of 2003/04 HESA Data
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Ramsden, Brian – Universities UK, 2006
This is a report of the Strand 1 element of the Universities UK project to examine part-time students and part-time study within the United Kingdom. The aim of Strand 1 of this project is to set out, as far as possible, factual information about students studying part-time and following programmes of study leading to higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
Tackling the Issues and Challenges of Using Video Data in Adult Literacy Research
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Abasi, Ali R.; Taylor, Maurice C. – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2007
Although video has long been used as a teaching aid in adult literacy and basic education, literacy researchers seem to have ignored the potential benefits of using video as a tool that could add rigour to research. Reporting on their field experiences of an adult literacy learning study in Canada, the authors provide a narrative account of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Videotape Recordings, Classroom Research