Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to Planning, Implementing, and Delivering Literacy Initiatives

McCaffery, Juliet; Merrifield, Juliet; Millican, Juliet

ISBN 10: 0855985968 / ISBN 13: 9780855985967

Published by Oxfam GB, Oxford, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to Planning, Implementing, and Delivering Literacy Initiatives
• Publisher: Oxfam GB, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855985968
• ISBN 13: 9780855985967
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Teaching & Education

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Synopsis

There are many different ways to manage adult literacy programmes. This book will help those who plan and develop literacy initiatives make their decisions based on an understanding of ideas, values and principles. It explains how to take into account the local context and the purposes of learners, the local community and other key stakeholders. The book addresses both theory and practice, explaining the concepts and demonstrating these using real-life examples. The first part sets out the four key concepts of literacy (as skills, tasks, social practices and critical reflection) and describes associated approaches used throughout the world. The second half covers preparation and planning, offering practical guides for each key element of literacy-programme development. Using case studies from literacy programmes in many countries including Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mali, Nigeria, the Philippines and Uganda, the authors demonstrate the importance of literacy and its power to improve lives. They also show that the role literacy plays in social and economic development is not a simple one and literacy is never a quick-fix solution.

About the Authors

Juliet Millican has worked for more than twenty years in the field of adult literacy and community education while maintaining a fractional post at university in the UK. She has worked in a project management capacity in Egypt, Senegal, The Gambia, South Africa, Nepal, and India, and on short-term contracts in other parts of the world.

Juliet Merrifield has twenty-five years experience in adult education as both a researcher and practitioner. She is Principal of the Friends Centre, an independent adult education center in Brighton, and was formerly Director of the Learning from Experience Trust in London. She worked in the US for twenty years, first at the Highlander Center promoting education for social change, and later as Director of the Center for Literacy Studies. She is particularly interested in evaluation, assessment and planning.

Juliet McCaffrey worked for over twenty years on adult literacy programs in the voluntary sector in Brighton, England. She then worked as the first gender and development officer for the British Council. She is now a freelance consultant and has worked in Egypt, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan and Yemen, designing and evaluating literacy programs as well as training literacy educators.