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Direct linkFewell, Peter – Adults Learning, 2011
In prison, a man has the opportunity to learn something that is lacking in the world outside: respect. He respects those who respect him, because he has learned the value of respect. Another important opportunity is the chance to get on the education ladder and to earn some self-respect. The author was assessed as "illiterate" when he was jailed…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Adult Basic Education
Furlong, Cerys – Adults Learning, 2011
In July 2011, the Welsh Government published the first data on adult literacy and numeracy in Wales since 2004. The summary information from the National Survey of Adult Skills in Wales shows that there has been an improvement in literacy levels (though challenges still remain), but little improvement in numeracy. Discussions are ongoing with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, National Surveys
Hamilton, Mary – Adults Learning, 2011
Struck by the paucity of research into how older people use information and communication technologies, a group of "senior learners" at Lancaster University examined older adults' changing experience of technology and what motivates them to become engaged. Through group discussions, interviews and photographs they explored their changing…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Group Discussion, Interviews, Photography
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2008
Since 2001 the Scottish Government has invested 65 million British pounds in helping adults improve their literacies, routing the money through local authorities to learning partnerships charged with developing local adult literacy action plans. For 2002-2003, the first year of the new funding, the Scottish Government set the Highland Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Adult Learning
Bynner, John – Adults Learning, 2008
New research shows that adults with the lowest literacy and numeracy skills are likely to have experienced substantial disadvantage from early childhood. As the journeys of many adult learners attest, education can transform opportunity. What is more likely to motivate them to take up an educational offer is a life course transition or a new…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2005
The London Irish Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Set up as a refuge for new immigrants, the centre's focus has changed, as has its client base. Increasingly, as younger members of the London Irish community move away, the centre's work has focused on the learning and support needs of an ageing community. The older generation are coming…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Community Services, Community Centers, Foreign Countries
