EPALE Discussion: Adult literacy – what skills do adults need and what makes for an effective policy?
As part of EPALE’s September focus on adult literacy, we would like to hear your views on what literacy skills adults need and what the success factors are for an effective national policy in this field. The discussion is open to everyone and will take place on this page between 4-7 September 2017. It will be moderated by EPALE’s Thematic Coordinator for Life Skills, David Mallows in collaboration with our partners from the European Basic Skills Network (EBSN). This is a very lively discussion which is taking place over several pages. To go to the second page click here. To go directly to the third page of discussion click here. Please make sure that you have perused all the discussion. |
Feel free to comment or share your opinion on any of the following questions:
What kind of literacy skills do adults need in Europe in 2017?
- What do we mean when we talk about 'adult literacy'? How does literacy relate to other basic skills?
- What is the place of literacy in the context of Upskilling Pathways?
- What needs improvement in literacy teaching and learning?
What are the success criteria for effective national policy in this field?
- What are the main challenges (in your context) in supporting adults to improve their literacy?
- How can we ensure that adequate investment is made in adult literacy education?
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Welcome
Welcome to this EPALE / EBSN discussion on Literacy. Over the next four days we will explore the concept of literacy, focusing on its place in adult education. We will begin by looking at the term literacy itself, before moving on to literacy in the context of Upskilling Pathways and barriers to effective policy in this area.
The discussion will be moderated by Graciela Sbertoli, Secretary General of the EBSN and I. We will reply to every message posted, so please log back in later to continue the conversation. Please also feel free to ask questions of or comment on the contributions of others.
I look forward to reading your thoughts.
Hi, everybody!
I'm joining David here as an assistant moderator for the discussion. I am really looking forward to reading your comments and contributions.
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Good afternoon everyone and
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to EPALE’s discussion on adult literacy.
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Literacy related to working life
It is more and more difficult to talk about literacy isolated from other basic skills.
In our work with basic skills training in companies, literacy training is (almost) always integrated with ICT skills (reading and writing reports, recipes etc. on computers and touch screens) and numeracy skills (reading and writing in excel sheets, statistics, tables etc.)