Skilling me softly: a longitudinal study of the destination of adult literacy students

This report is the result of a four year (1992-1995) longitudinal study of adult literacy students in classes funded by the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA). The study looked at the students’ economic conditions, educational development, and social and community conditions. The main findings of the report revealed that students had different expectations, that students felt that classes had changed their lives and increased their confidence, and that classes affected employment chances: changes in employment status were higher for course par ... Show more

Authors: Griffin, Patrick; Pollock, John; Corneille, Karen; Fitzpatrick, Maree

Published: Parkville, Victoria, University of Melbourne. Assessment Research Centre, 1997

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 116 p.

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