scholarly journals What research has been/ is being undertaken in adult literacy and numeracy and by whom and why: internationally and locally?

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Lesley Farrell
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Open Letter ◽  
Australian Council

In September 2013, the Australian Council for Adult Literacy held a forum in Sydney on the topic of Promoting Research in Adult Literacy and Numeracy. The keynote speakers were asked to offer material to generate discussion later in the day. The following is the thought-provoking contribution from Professor Lesley Farrell, one of the founding editors of Open Letter, the precursor to Literacy and Numeracy Studies.

scholarly journals What we do with words, and what they do with us

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf St Clair
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Keynote Presentation ◽  
Australian Council ◽  
Sydney Australia

This is an invited paper based on the keynote presentation that Professor Ralf St Clair made at the 2019 Australian Council for Adult Literacy Conference in Sydney, Australia on 4 October.

scholarly journals Editorial

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Stephen Black ◽  
Diana Coben ◽  
Katherine Gordon ◽  
Niki McCartney ◽  
Hermine Scheeres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Australian Journal ◽  
Open Letter ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
And Training ◽  
Literacy Research

This issue of Literacy and Numeracy Studies: An international journal in the education and training of adults marks the 21st volume of the journal, previously published as Open Letter: Australian Journal for Adult Literacy Research and Practice.

scholarly journals Editorial

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Keiko Yasukawa
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Open Letter ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
New Name ◽  
Group I ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
Policy Engagement ◽  
And Training ◽  
Research And Policy

This issue of Literacy and Numeracy Studies farewells one of our founding editors, Rosie Wickert. Rosie was instrumental in bringing the predecessor journal Open Letter to the University of Technology, Sydney in 1997, and giving it a new name and life as Literacy and Numeracy Studies: An international journal in the education and training of adults. Rosie brought to the Journal her strong commitment to developing a research informed field of adult literacy and numeracy in Australia, and her own strong research and policy engagement in the field. Even after her retirement from the University, Rosie continued her active involvement in the Journal. On behalf of the editorial group, I wish to express our deepest thanks to Rosie for her tireless work with the Journal.

Functional and structural neural plasticity effects of literacy acquisition in adulthood

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-107
Author(s):  
Melanie Boltzmann ◽  
Thomas Münte ◽  
Bahram Mohammadi ◽  
Jascha Rüsseler
Keyword(s):  
Neural Plasticity ◽  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Learning To Read ◽  
Workplace Literacy ◽  
Functional Illiteracy ◽  
Brain Changes ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract. In Germany, 7.5 Million individuals between 18 and 64 years are considered to be functionally illiterate (Grotlüschen & Riekmann, 2012). Functional illiterates have only rudimentary literacy skills despite attending school for several years. Although they can use written language to a very limited extent, only few functional illiterates attend literacy courses for adults. In addition, most adult literacy courses primarily aim at promoting basic reading and writing skills. Offers specific to workplace literacy are scarce. This review gives an overview of the definition of functional illiteracy. Afterwards, a specific literacy program (AlphaPlus) and its effectiveness will be presented. The reviewed studies indicate that learning to read in adulthood is associated with structural and functional brain changes.

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