Ryan, Anne (2003) Book Review: Perceptions of success in teaching and learning adult literacy, Jan Eldred, NIACE, Leicester 2002, ISBN 1862011737. Adults Learning, 14 (8). p. 30. ISSN 0955-2308

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The subject matter of this paper is of tremendous importance to educators across the spectrum. Determining literacy levels has proven difficult for policy-makers and service providers alike for decades. The difficulty is further evidenced in the complex task of measuring learning outcomes among participants in literacy programmes. This paper, which reveals the inadequacy of current success indicators, highlights the importance of continuing to press for more comprehensive indicators -- indicators that acknowledge the importance of enhanced quality of life for learners as valid and perhaps crucial in determining the success of literacy interventions.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Perceptions of success; teaching and learning; adult literacy; Jan Eldred; NIACE;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education
Item ID:	5450
Depositing User:	Prof. Anne Ryan
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2014 13:20
Journal or Publication Title:	Adults Learning
Publisher:	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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