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Equipped for the future content standards: what adults need to know and be able to do in the 21st century

This document gives standards for adult literacy and lifelong learning that have been developed to constitute a foundation for success in coping with the complexities of modern life. A framework of knowledge and skills required to achieve this is described, offering to serve as a guide to practice and policy in meeting adult learners' needs and providing a starting point for building an effective system for lifelong learning.

This document gives standards for adult literacy and lifelong learning that have been developed to constitute a foundation ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Stein, Sondra Gayle
Corporate authors: National Institute for Literacy (U.S.) (NIFL)
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Resource type: Policy document
Subjects: Lifelong learning; Skills and knowledge; Adult and community education;
Outcomes; Policy; Teaching and learning; Governance show more

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Making workers 'fit': educational standards, corporate discourse and the new workplace

This paper critically analyses the American National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) publication 'Equipped for the future content standards: what adults need to know and be able to do in the 21st century' (TD/TNC 71.607). The Equipped for the Future (EFF) standards were developed to define what adults needed to know and be able to do in the workplace. The NIFL focused on a customer-driven approach and proposed a new approach based on the three roles adults face as parents, citizens and workers. The paper argues that standards need to reflect the complexity of workplaces and focus on workplaces as well as workers.

This paper critically analyses the American National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) publication 'Equipped for the future ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Carter, Vicki K.; Schied, Fred M.; Howell, Sharon L.
Conference name: International Conference on Researching Work and Learning
Date: 2001
Resource type: Conference
Subjects: Literacy; Research; Lifelong learning;
Adult and community education; Teaching and learning; Skills and knowledge; Workforce development show more

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