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Adult Education and Training in Europe: Programmes to Raise Achievement in Basic Skills. Country Descriptions. Eurydice Report
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Kocanova, Daniela – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2015
This inventory of adult basic education and basic skills programmes takes the form of 35 system descriptions, covering 32 countries (all EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey). Its main goal is to support mutual understanding and dialogue between countries. The document has been drafted on the basis of a standalone…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Delivery Systems
Embedding Literacy and Essential Skills in Workplace Learning: Breaking the Solitudes
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Derrick, Jay – Centre for Literacy of Quebec, 2012
This paper attempts to identify some tools to help practioners think about, debate and plan Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills (WLES) programs. Such tools are necessary so that discussions between practitioners aiming to clarify good practice and successful approaches can get beyond mere descriptions of what happened. In order to compare and…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Workplace Literacy, Skill Development, Basic Skills
Adult Literacy, Learning Disabilities and Technology: An Annotated Bibliography
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Williams, Jean – Centre for Literacy of Quebec, 2001
How many adults with literacy problems actually have learning disabilities (LD)? Do most adults with severe literacy problems actually have a learning disability? What data exist to support the claims? How is LD being defined? Is the label overused? Is social/economic disadvantage misinterpreted as LD? What technologies and software exist to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Adult Literacy, Learning Disabilities, Adults