ERIC Number: ED495269
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 26
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Reframing Adult Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes: A Social Capital Perspective. Support Document
Balatti, Jo; Black, Stephen; Falk, Ian
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Reframing Adult Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes: A Social Capital Perspective" [ED493887] and is an added resource for further information. The original report investigated whether adult literacy and numeracy courses produced social capital outcomes, which are changes in students' connections with networks of people. This support document contains the following appendixes: (1) Semi-Structured Interview Schedules for Teachers and for Students; (2) Tables Related to Student Sample; (3) Information about Courses; (4) Extended Literature Review. Appendix 4 presents: (1) Towards a social capital perspective; (2) Shifting conceptions of literacy and numeracy; (3) Theoretical approaches to adult literacy and numeracy; (4) Literacy and numeracy programs; (5) Literacy and numeracy program outcomes; (6) Social capital and learning; (7) What is social capital?; (8) Pedagogical determinants of social capital outcomes; (9) Effects of social capital outcomes; (10) OECD categories of socioeconomic well-being; and (11) Summary and concluding comments. (Contains 4 tables.) [This support document was produced with funding provided through the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Numeracy, Adult Literacy, Social Capital, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Socioeconomic Status, Outcomes of Education, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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