Investigating links between literacy and numeracy policy, provision and research
in lifelong learning and socio-economic well-being
For the period June 2001 – June 2002 the ALNARC
research program addressed the issue of the role of adult literacy and numeracy in
lifelong learning and socio-economic well-being, with a view to consolidating previous
research and flagging possible modes of policy research and provision in the future. The
research program consisted of four interlocking projects:
1: What does the past tell us about the role of adult
numeracy and literacy?
2: What does the present tell us about the role of adult
numeracy and literacy?
3: Scenarios for the future.
4: Implications for adult literacy and numeracy provision and research: an analysis of the
‘evidence’. <click here to view details of above projects>
Here is a list of publications resulting from these
projects:
Betty
Johnson and Terry Mcguire (2005). Adult numeracy: policy and
practice in global contexts of lifelong learning. <click here to
download report>
Castleton, Geraldine and Marya
McDonald (2002) (Re)positioning adult literacy and numeracy in Australia’s social
and economic wellbeing. <click here to download report>
Falk, Ian and Pat Millar (2002) Non/working
lives: Implications of ‘non-standard work practices’ for literacy and numeracy. <click here to download report>
Hazell, Pat (2002). And then there
was one. Investigating the Victorian Adult Education and Resource Information Service. <click here to download report>
Ovens, Carolyn (2002). Literacy
for youth: what counts as success in programs for youth at risk
<click here to download report>
Shore, Sue (2000). Keeping
a sense of proportion. The impact of sponsored research in the Australian adult literacy
and numeracy field: perspectives on the period 1999-2000. <click here to download
report>
Trenerry, Ruth (2002) Talking
about training. Literacy and numeracy training practices in industry: a comparative study
across five industries. <click here to download report>
