Tracking adult literacy and numeracy skills
Subtitle: findings from longitudinal research
By: edited by Stephen Reder & John Bynner.
Contributors: Reder, Stephen M.; Bynner, J. M.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Routledge research in education -- 19
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York and London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415958585
Subjects: Functional literacy -- English-speaking countries -- Longitudinal studies; Numeracy -- English-speaking countries -- Longitudinal studies; Adult education -- English-speaking countries -- Longitudinal studies
Genres: Longitudinal studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the need for longitudinal studies in adult literacy and numeracy education / Stephen Reder & John Bynner; title: Literacy and numeracy development; title: Insights into basic skills from a UK longitudinal study / John Bynner & Samantha Parsons; title: The development of literacy and numeracy in adult life / Stephen Reder; title: Longitudinal research related to adult literacy and education / T. Scott Murray; title: Student, teacher and classroom studies; title: Developing learners : reading skills in adult basic education programs / Judith Alamprese; title: What works for adult students of English as a second language / Larry Condelli, Heide Spruck Wrigley, & Kwang S. Yoon; title: Student persistence in adult literacy and numeracy programs / John Comings; title: Teacher attitudes towards the Skills for Life national strategy for improving adult literacy and numeracy skills / Olga Cara & Jennifer H. Litster; title: The impact of the Skills for Life learning infrastructure on learners : a summary of methods and findings / John Vorhaus, Ursula Howard, Greg Brooks, Ann Marie Bathmaker, & Yvon Appleby; title: The impact of policy and programs; title: Outcomes for basic skills learners : a four-year longitudinal study / Hillary Metcalf & Pamela Meadows; title: Enhancing Skills for Life : workplace learning and adult basic skills / Karen Evans, Edmond Waite, & Lul Admasachew; title: Improving the literacy and numeracy of young offenders / Jane Hurry, Laura Brazier, & Anita Wilson; title: Social and economic outcomes in context; title: Using a longitudinal approach with state administrative records to evaluate adult education programs in the United States / Stephen Rose; title: The Tennessee longitudinal study of adult literacy program participants / Mary Beth Bingman; title: Outcomes of literacy improvement : a longitudinal view / Barbara McDonald and Patricia Scollay; title: "The more you learn the better you feel" : research into literacies, learning and identity in Scotland / Kathy MacLachlan, Lyn Tett, and Stuart Hall; title: Adults' lives and learning in different contexts : a view over time / Yvon Appleby and David Barton.