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Peer reviewedNorton, Marian; Falk, Ian – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1992
This paper describes adult literacy pedagogy and philosophy in Australia and reports on two studies of adult reading disabilities. The first study, with 102 asthma patients, showed important differences among different tests of reading comprehension. The second study, using 11 case studies, indicated the need to integrate adult literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adults
Download full textKral, Inge; Falk, Ian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
In remote Indigenous communities in Australia there are minimal labour market opportunities, with the majority of jobs under the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP), and limited education and training services. Yet Indigenous communities are under increasing pressure from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)…
Descriptors: Health Services, Indigenous Populations, Adult Education, Literacy Education
