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Download full textThompson, Sally – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2015
Interactions between staff in Neighbourhood Houses, and the socially and educationally disadvantaged community members who visit Neighbourhood Houses, have been viewed through many lenses, including community development, social support, caring and compassion. This paper looks at Neighbourhood Houses as sites of pedagogical practice. More…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Literacy Education, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
Salter, Kathy – Open Letter, 1991
Misconceptions within Australian Technical and Further Education (TAFE) about Plain English (PE) are that PE involves sentence-by-sentence translation and simplification of the language and content of an existing text. Both misconceptions are refuted and PE is concluded to be basically about good communication. (Contains 12 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries
Brennan, Mark, Ed. – 1986
Noting that each individual chooses his own way of making sense, this collection of essays by Australian educators focuses on helping adult learners in literacy programs increase their self-confidence. The essays share a common idea--that the most significant points of departure for learning are students' own messages--their past experiences,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Prisoners
Victorian Ministry of Education and Training, Melbourne (Australia). – 1992
The first volume in this two-volume report outlines the nine educational principles on which the competence statements for adult reading and writing are based. The four literacies--for self-expression, practical purposes, knowledge, and public debate--are defined and some representative text types and common genres are provided. The four levels…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Pobega, Dale – Literacy Now, 1996
As part of the Victorian Certificate of General Education for Adults (CGEA) in Australia, a project involves students in writing, editing, and distributing The World Times, a student newspaper. Due to a lack of funds, the Internet has become an alternative means of publication, and the@LBE-ELECTRONIC (@LBE-E) World Wide Web site has become a new…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Uses in Education
Oldfield, Jenni; Pullam, Rosemary – 2001
This resource book features texts and activities for students in Australian correctional environments to develop skills necessary to complete the Certificates of General Education for Adults (CGEA). Resources and activities are geared for students at level 3 of the CGEA in reading and writing. A table provides examples of how texts and activities…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Conflict Resolution, Correctional Education
