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Colliander, Helena; Ahn, Song Ee; Andersson, Per – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2018
Given that it is a delicate task to meet the educational needs of adult emergent readers in a second language setting, this study serves to explore the teaching practice of teachers working with learners of initial literacy and second language. Based on a situated learning perspective, data from 16 lesson observations of nine teachers is analysed.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Professional Identity, Adult Literacy
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed.; Scarpino, Cassandra, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2016
This compilation includes programmes which promote language and culture as resources and see them as an added value rather than a challenge for literacy teaching and learning. It also includes programmes designed to support migrants and refugees by equipping them for integration into mainstream society while strengthening their literacy skills in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literacy Education, Multicultural Education, Immigrants
Suda, Liz – ARIS Resources Bulletin, 2001
One of the most successful examples of lifelong learning is the "study circles" program in Sweden, which attracts an estimated 50 percent of the population during their lifetimes. In vogue for more than 100 years, the study circle concept is firmly entrenched in Sweden and serves as a means of adult education. Study circles are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Community Programs
Bostrom, Ann Kristin; Boudard, Emmanuel; Siminou, Petroula – 2001
The extent to which vocational education and training (VET) policy is nurturing lifelong learning in Sweden was examined through a review of recent policy documents issued by various Swedish government agencies and data from comparative studies compiled by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Adult…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Articulation (Education)