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Direct linkGreene, Moira – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2015
This article describes a Framework that can be used to help bridge the gap between theory and practice in adult learning. The Framework promotes practice informed by three strands important to adult literacy work: social theories of literacy, social-constructivist learning theory and principles of adult learning. The Framework shows how five key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Adult Learning
Stewart, John – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2011
This article explores how the FETAC standards and processes at Levels 1 and 2 can be used to recognise literacy as a social practice. A summary review of the development of the National Framework of Qualifications is provided. Levels 1 to 4 in Ireland are compared with three key international frameworks, including OECD levels and those in Northern…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Elliott, Claire – Centre for Literacy of Quebec, 2004
This bibliography was compiled for The Centre for Literacy's 2004 Summer Institute: "Adult Basic Education: Impact of Policy on Practice: International Perspectives". The references and annotations point to relevant research studies, advocacy papers, and government documents that describe and discuss the role that policy plays in shaping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies
Comings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Cristine, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
"Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 6," is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary, Speech Communication, Vocabulary Development
Vaughan, Gretta – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2004
It would be easy to forget at this point, given that Adult Literacy has attained a status and respectability within the Adult Education sector previously undreamt of, that it was once a movement, campaigning on a platform of human rights. This article discusses adult literacy's past and present from the perspective of the Adult Literacy…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Institutional Role
Hassett, Michael; And Others – 1989
Fifteen adult education programs being conducted in Ireland are described in the case studies in this packet. The courses range from adult basic education to university degree courses in management and industrial relations, from marriage preparation to inservice teacher education. The following programs are profiled: (1) certificate in farming…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Education
Crowther, Jim, Ed.; Hamilton, Mary, Ed.; Tett, Lyn, Ed. – 2001
These 15 papers share a common theme: seeking to promote literacy as a powerful tool for challenging existing inequalities and dependencies. "Powerful Literacies" (Jim Crowther et al.) is an introduction. Section 1 establishes the theoretical and policy frameworks that underpin the book and shows how literacy is situated in different…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
