The Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Australian Research Consortium represents a national collaboration between five
university-based research centres, based on a collaborative research management model
designed to respond to state-based needs. The Consortium was initially funded for the
period 1999-2001/2 under Adult Literacy National Project funds provided by the Australian
National Training Authority and managed by the Department of Education Science and
Training.
Major features of consortium activity have
been the development of a ‘visible culture’ of research in Australian adult
literacy and numeracy – including research conversations, increased documentation of
research projects, sponsoring practitioner researchers to investigate their own practice,
and collaboration with state literacy an numeracy councils to foster debate about the
links between research policy and provision.
In the latter part of 2002 the Consortium
has moved to a self-funded model of research support operating through five of the
original six university centres, and the generous assistance of the School of Education,
Faculty of Human Development Victoria University.
Current contacts for ALNARC
activities are as follows:
Dr. Sue Shore
Chair, National Committee of ALNARC Directors (2001-2003)
School of Education, University of South Australia, Adelaide..
Email: sue.shore@unisa.edu.au
Dr. Jean Searle
Faculty of Education, Griffith University, Queensland.
Email: j.searle@mailbox.gu.edu.au
Ms. Christine Riddell
School of Education, Victoria University, Melbourne.
Email: christine.riddell@vu.edu.au
Professor Ian Falk
Centre for Research and Learning in Regional Australia
University of Tasmania, Launceston.
Email: Ian.Falk@utas.edu.au
Dr Betty Johnston
University of Technology, Sydney
betty.johnston@uts.edu.au
