Adult literacy research program

• Summary
• Purpose
• Research activities
• Program output

Summary

Purpose

This program funded research in adult literacy and numeracy and was linked to the overall strategy for VET, Shaping our Future. The Strategy explicitly acknowledges that among the drivers for greater investment in VET is ... the growing significance of knowledge and the ability to handle new literacy demands.

Research activities

Research topics ranged from adult literacy teaching and learning approaches and outcomes, to the professional development needs of literacy practitioners. Topics also covered various literacy practices and delivery approaches across Indigenous and ethnic communities, industry, volunteer and community settings.

Program output

• Publication  A fair go: Factors impacting on vocational education and training participation and completion in selected ethnic communities
• Publication  Achievement in literacy and numeracy by Australian 14 year-olds, 1975-1998
• Publication  Adult learning through fire and emergency service organisations in small and remote Australian towns
• Publication  Adult literacy and numeracy: At a glance
• Publication  Assessing and acknowledging learning through non-accredited community adult language, literacy and numeracy programs
• Publication  Australian vocational education and training statistics: Adult literacy and numeracy courses 2002-04
• Publication  Building sustainable adult literacy provision: A review of international trends in adult literacy policy and programs
• Publication  Classroom management strategies to address the needs of Sudanese refugee learners
• Publication  Community adult language, literacy and numeracy provision in Australia: Diverse approaches and outcomes
• Publication  Contradicting the stereotype digital stories CD-ROM
• Publication  Contradicting the stereotype: Case studies of success despite literacy difficulties
• Publication  Creating learning spaces for refugees: The role of multicultural organisations in Australia
• Publication  Current and future professional development needs of the language, literacy and numeracy workforce
• Publication  Economic returns to education and training for adults with low numeracy skills
• Publication  Influences on achievement in literacy and numeracy
• Publication  Integrated approaches to teaching adult literacy in Australia: A snapshot of practice in community services
• Publication  Integrating literacies: Using partnerships to build literacy capabilities in communities
• Publication  Investigating the impact of intensive reading pedagogy in adult literacy
• Publication  Learning numeracy on the job: A case study of chemical handling and spraying
• Publication  Literacy and numeracy in vocational education and training: Review of research
• Publication  Literacy support for Indigenous people: Current systems and practices in Queensland
• Publication  Literacy support for Indigenous VET students: Good practice guide
• Publication  Literacy, numeracy and alternative dispute resolution
• Publication  Reading between the lines: Summing up adult literacy and numeracy research - Breakfast briefing exhibits
• Publication  Reading comprehension and numeracy among junior secondary school students within Australia
• Publication  Reframe, rename, revitalise: Future directions for the language, literacy and numeracy national reporting system
• Publication  Reframing adult literacy and numeracy course outcomes: A social capital perspective
• Publication  Social and economic benefits of improved adult literacy: Towards a better understanding
• Publication  Teaching learners from highly oral cultural backgrounds: Good practice guide
• Publication  The need for intensive reading approaches in adult literacy: Good practice guide
• Publication  The professional development requirements of Workplace English Language and Literacy Programme practitioners
• Publication  Thinking beyond numbers: Learning numeracy for the future workplace
• Publication  Two-dimensional work: Workplace literacy in the aged care and call centre industries
• Publication  Using information and communication technologies in adult literacy education: New practices, new challenges
• Publication  Vocational education and training literacy and numeracy: Review of research
• Publication  What is all that learning for? Indigenous adult English literacy practices, training, community capacity and health
• Publication  Whose responsibility? Employers' views on developing their workers' literacy, numeracy and employability skills
• Publication  Working from strengths: Venturing towards strength-based adult education
• Publication  Adult literacy research overviews, 2004
• Publication  Adult literacy research overviews, 2005
• Publication  Adult literacy research overviews, 2006
• Publication  Adult literacy research overviews, 2007
• Publication  Adult literacy research overviews, 2008