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Download full textAdult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1993
The six articles in this issue tackle topics that relate to the role and function of numeracy in adult life. "Reading Comprehension in Written Mathematics Problems" (Sue Wareham) examines the levels of reading ability required of numeracy students and offers strategies to help students with limited reading skills. "Can Ordinary…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Arithmetic, Basic Skills
Practice in Reading Values: Reflections on Adult Literacy Teaching. Adult Literacy Research Network.
Bradshaw, Delia, Ed. – 1995
These 15 papers cover a wide range of topics and perspectives on the work of Adult Literacy and Basic Education (ALBE) practitioners in Victoria, Australia, in the contemporary ideological and political context. A preface (John Wilson) and introduction (Delia Bradshaw) begin the anthology. The papers are as follows: "...A…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium, Melbourne (Victoria). Victorian Centre. – 2000
This book contains nine chapters, by various authors, containing research and policy perspectives on issues of mutual obligation between teachers and students, especially in Australia. The following are included: (1) "Researching Literacy, Language, and Numeracy and Mutual Obligation: An Introduction to Some Issues" (Sheilagh Kelly and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
McKay, G. R., Ed.; Sommer, B. A., Ed. – 1984
These papers represent applications of linguistics in Australian Aboriginal contexts, not only from a language viewpoint, but encompassing the interactions of language, society, politics, and culture. They include: "Loanwords: Ours or Theirs?" (Velma J. Leeding); "We Spell It 'Gooniyandi'" (David Street and Topsy Chestnut);…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Creative Writing, Cultural Context, Elementary Education
