2014•Literacy and Numeracy StudiesOpen access

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

Lesley Farrell

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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.

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Key concepts: Numeracy, Literacy, Adult literacy, Project commissioning, Sociology, Publishing, Media studies, Pedagogy