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Direct linkDemirbilek, Mesut; Keser, Sitar – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
Functional literacy is the learning of knowledge and skills for vital necessities as a higher level of basic literacy and then the operational use of this information in individual, socio-cultural, or economic fields. This research aims to examine the opinions of teachers in the context of functional literacy related to the II level primary…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Educators, Public Education, Teacher Attitudes
Download full textQuan-Baffour, Kofi P.; Johnson, Lineo Rose – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2022
Background: Political and economic upheavals in the current millennium globally have displaced millions of people, making cross-border and forced migration a reality. Many refugees are forced out of their countries and flee to other countries to find new languages with which they are not familiar. South Africa as a signatory to the 1954 UN…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Adult Literacy, Sustainable Development
Sanusi, Bernice O.; Talabi, Felix Olajide; Adelabu, Omowale T.; Alade, Moyosore – SAGE Open, 2021
Education has been identified as one of the most important ways to achieve national development. With 3 million non-literate adults in Lagos State, the commercial nerve center of the nation, radio becomes a veritable medium to teach such adults who, for several reasons including economic, do not have the opportunity of formal schooling. The study…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
Akello, Judith Abal; Bohlinger, Sandra – Online Submission, 2021
The study was about women's opportunity for socio-economic development based on their experiences on Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) and integrated vocational training in Apac District-Northern Uganda. The main objective of this study was to explore whether and how women participants in Apac District derived socio-economic benefits from FAL as…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Adult Literacy, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Mengistie, Tilahun Adamu – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2021
Notwithstanding their contribution to the development of any society, women are the underclass. Their participation in social, economic, and political spheres could be limited because of illiteracy. To improve their involvement, providing adult education is incontestable. This article examines Ethiopian women's empowerment through Integrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Females, Empowerment
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2021
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has launched a new publication, "Integrated Approaches to Literacy and Skills Development: Examples of Best Practice in Adult Learning Programmes." This new compilation showcases 21 adult education programmes that demonstrate promising approaches to integrating literacy, life skills and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning
