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Kathy Sanford; Bruno de Oliveira Jayme; Tanya Manning-Lewis – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2024
Literacy as a unified concept is no longer valid or useful for today's complex world, where globally we face many challenges and contradictions. Adult literacy is shifting rapidly, and the human need for visually communicating meaningfully and relationally -- beyond 'reading and writing' -- is vital for addressing wicked problems and difficult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Multiple Literacies, Social Justice, World Problems
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Francesco Bolzonella; Maurice de Greef; Mien Segers – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2024
This study explores the impact of adult basic education programs aimed at enhancing social inclusion for immigrant learners in the Netherlands. Basic literacy skills are vital for performing everyday tasks and building human capital, which in turn facilitates employment and skill acquisition. Low adult literacy is often associated with social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Inclusion, Immigrants
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Catriona Warren; Caroline McGarry; Valerie Brett – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2024
This practice-based case study explores how digital education practices within an inclusive, supportive environment can help to transform the practice and meet the specific needs of adult literacy education practitioners in their specific contexts. In an effort to contribute to discourse in relation to what works in various programmes and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Adult Education, Electronic Learning