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Direct linkOECD Publishing (NJ3), 2011
Literacy for Life is the second report from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. It presents additional results on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by OECD countries and how these gaps have evolved over the medium term. It offers new insights into the factors that influence the formation of adult skills in various…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Labor Market, Adult Learning, Problem Solving
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
Download full textShohet, Linda – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 2001
In Chapter Six, Linda Shohet offers a description of the adult literacy and learning system in Canada. In providing a historical overview of the development of the field, Shohet notes key political events that have influenced the funding and development of services for adults. Through her description, the author reveals the complexity and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Educational Development
Brocklehurst, Nancy – College Board Review, 1979
Major forces that will create more change in adult education programs and new concepts for the future of the adult learning society are described in this report of the Adult Education Conference of 1979. Changing demographics, new delivery systems, career education, competency-based education, credit for experience, and illiteracy are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Statistics on Education. – 1977
This publication presents statistics on educational attainment and illiteracy by country, age, sex, and other characteristics where available. Data are derived from censuses and surveys carried out since 1945, supplemented by a limited number of estimates. Most of the basic data is taken from the "Demographic Yearbook Population Census"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
