ERIC Number: ED612360
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 4
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Making Large-Scale Literacy Campaigns and Programmes Work. UIL Policy Brief 5
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has just published its fifth policy brief, entitled "Making Large-Scale Literacy Campaigns and Programmes Work." The brief provides policymakers with a set of recommendations based on an analysis of adult literacy campaigns and programmes that took place around the world between 2000 and 2014. Despite a resurgence in the popularity of literacy campaigns as a means of mobilizing political will, resources and people, the analysis finds that most large-scale campaigns failed to achieve their overly ambitious targets. The policy brief's key message is therefore that the literacy challenge needs to be addressed from a lifelong learning perspective. This will help policymakers to achieve the literacy target of the new global education agenda, Education 2030. Taking into account the complexity of the literacy task ahead, the policy brief recommends linking literacy campaigns to social change and mobilization; ensuring adequate investment; integrating literacy into holistic learning systems; making systematic use of technology; and improving the quality of literacy data.
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Literacy Education, Adult Literacy, Political Attitudes, Social Change, Holistic Approach, Educational Quality, Correlation, Social Mobility, Technology Integration, Data Analysis, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Barriers, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Information Technology
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. Feldbrunnenstrasse 58, 20148 Hamburg, Germany. Tel: +49-40-4480410; Fax: +49-40-4107723; e-mail: ull-pub@unesco.org; Web site: http://uil.unesco.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) (Germany)
Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Indonesia; India; South Africa
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