Work, society and lifelong literacy: report of the Inquiry into Adult Literacy in England
Ten years after the introduction of the Skills for Life Strategy, which aimed to improve the literacy, language and numeracy skills of 2.25 million adults by 2010, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) launched an independent inquiry into the state of adult literacy in England. [NIACE] appointed a group of 12 commissioners, chaired by Lord Boswell of Aynho, to guide the work. [The purpose was] to discover how to respond to the current challenges faced by adults with under-developed literacy skills as well as seek ways of preventing the need for adult literacy initiatives... Show more
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales) (NIACE)
Published: Leicester, England, NIACE, 2011
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 22 p.
Access item: http://shop.niace.org.uk/literacy-inquiry-fullreport.html
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