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The JDC (Defence and Citizenship Day) has become an essential element in the fight against illiteracy in France. It not only furnishes annual statistics for national, regional and local policy evaluation, but also identifies those young adults within a entire cohort (mostly 17–19) who need help with their literacy skills, so that they can be referred to by support organisations. It is difficult to assess very precisely the impact of post-JDC actions carried out by JDC partners. Neither the JDC…
Literacy as specified in the recent PIAAC survey (OECD 2013) is separated into competence levels. This allows a comparison of adults performing on literacy Level I and below versus those performing on Level IV and above. The PIAAC survey also contains variables on participation in adult education. Core findings confirm the Matthew effect for participation rates, but not for training hours.
The author discusses the influence of the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) on the literacy education field in Canada. Methodology is holistic and centred around critical policy analysis. Finds Canada invested heavily in the surveys and has not yet changed policy or practice in response to the findings. Two reasons for lack of influence are suggested: the difficulty of comparing literacy survey results over time, and the lack of federal investment in the org…
Die Dokumentation der im Rahmen des Projekts „Netzwerk Grundqualifikationen“ durchgeführten Zukunftswerkstatt beschreibt die einzelnen Phasen und Arbeitsschritte sowie neu entwickelte Projektideen. Zu folgenden Themenkomplexen wurde gearbeitet: Inhalte/Methoden/Konzepte, Strukturen/Gesellschaft und Kooperation/Vernetzung. Außerdem sind eine Zeittafel zu Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und ein Beitrag zur Methode der Zukunftswerkstatt enthalten.
The support of food and move literacy in learning groups mainly aims for a benefit in terms of a health-promoting and sustainable lifestyle. The general education system has developed differentiated education plans containing basic contents and competences on these topics. In adult education comprehensive health education addresses aspects of food- as well as move literacy. In the context of literacy and basic education, however, there are only a few learning opportunities that focus on nutriti…