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Australia's overall performance in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) ranges from average to very good. However, three million adults, representing one-fifth of the working age population, have low literacy and/or numeracy skills. Building Skills for All in Australia describes the characteristics of the low-skilled and discusses the consequences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Basic Skills, Adults, Adult Literacy
Brown, Kristine – Australian Journal of Reading, 1982
Describes the work of the Literacy Centre at the Adult Migrant Education Service in Sydney, Australia. Discusses briefly the kinds of students taught at the Literacy Centre, as well as diagnostic assessment and teaching approaches. (JM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Education Service Centers, Foreign Countries
Download full textAustralian Association of Adult Education. – 1970
The seventeen papers following the Introductory Address by P. H. Sheats are: Literacy in Territory of Papua and New Guinea by A. Tavai; The Role of the Teacher in Community Advancement by W. Hatton; Financial Education and Community Advancement in Papua and New Guinea by E. V. Fleming; Army Education in Papua and New Guinea by R. T. Jones;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Benefits, Community Development
Blesing, Rae F. – 1981
About a quarter of South Australia's population was born overseas; these migrants speak little English and experience difficulty in seeking employment and gaining access to community services, including education. While appropriate English language learning opportunities are important for migrants, there are a range of other bridging arrangements…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Norton, Marian, Ed. – 1988
This document contains 43 papers on many aspects of adult literacy: "Literacy, Human Rights and Equality of Opportunity" (Einfeld); "Overcoming Illiteracy" (Marquet); "The Literacy Issue" (Crocker); "Literacy and Civil Liberties" (O'Gorman); "Designing a Tutor Training Program for Tutors of ESL"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques
