ALADIN Online Alert 15

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library and CDÉACF, with input from additional ALADIN members from all over the world. Its goal is to share recent online and full-text information and documents in the area of adult and lifelong learning. To propose items for upcoming alerts, please contact the ALADIN coordinator Lisa Krolak. To view older ALADIN Online Alerts, please visit the ALADIN news site.

 

Dear ALADIN community,

In this ALADIN Online Alert, you will find many interesting publications, for example:
  • on measuring skills and competencies
  • on various country reports illustrating formal and non-formal adult education opportunities
  • on the costs and benefits of apprenticeships
  • on community-based learning

I wish you enjoyable reading,
Lisa Krolak, ALADIN coordinator

CONTENTS

Adult Learning

International

Africa
Skills and Competencies
Source: Adult Education and Development, no 83, 2016
Lang: ENG, FRE, SPA
Measuring Skills in Developing Countries
Laajaj, Rachid; Macours, Karen
Source: World Bank Group, Policy Research Working Paper 8000, 03/2017
Asia and the Pacific
 
Country profiles of formal and nonformal adult education opportunities in literacy, numeracy and other skills: Australia
Forbes, Orlando
Source: UNESCO, 2016

Country profiles of formal and nonformal adult education opportunities in literacy, numeracy and other skills: New Zealand
Vaioleti, Laura; Morrison, Sandra L.; Vaioleti, Timote M.
Source: UNESCO, 2016
Use of Cinematic Films as a Teaching/Learning Tool for Adult Education
Abidi, Syed Hani; Madhani, Sarosh; Pasha, Aamna; Ali, Syed
Source: Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, vol. 28, no 2, 02/2017



Quest
Source: Adult Learning Australia (ALA)
Issue 1, March 2017

Europe and North America

 

Accelerating Change: A Guide to the Adult Learning Ed-Tech Market / Laxton, Amber; Berlin, Mike; Constantakis, Patti
Source: Digital Promise, 01/2017

Complicating Access: Digital Inequality and Adult Learning in a Public Access Computing Space / Smythe, Suzanne; Breshears, Sherry
Source: Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, vol. 28, no 2, 02/2017

Country profiles of formal and nonformal adult education opportunities in literacy, numeracy and other skills: England
Tuckett, Alan
Source: UNESCO, 2016

Country profiles of formal and nonformal adult education opportunities in literacy, numeracy and other skills: Germany
Grotlüschen, Anke
Source: UNESCO, 2016

Country profiles of formal and nonformal adult education opportunities in literacy, numeracy and other skills: Greece / Zarifis, George K.
Source: UNESCO, 2016

Country profiles of formal and nonformal adult education opportunities in literacy, numeracy and other skills: USA / Perin, Dolores
Source: UNESCO, 2016

Strengthening America's Economy By Expanding Educational Opportunities for Working Adults
Source: National Adult Learner Coalition (NALC), 02/2017

The Best Laid Plans: Educational Pathways of Adult Learners in Toronto / Robson, Karen; Anisef, Paul; Brown, Robert S
Source: Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, vol. 28, no 2, 02/2017

Adult Literacy

International

 

Do socio-economic disparities in skills grow between the teenage years and young adulthood?
Source: OECD, 03/2017 Lang: ENG, FRE

L'alphabétisation en contexte multilingue et multiculturel: bonnes pratiques de l'apprentissage et l'éducation des adultes
Source: UIL, 02/2017 Lang: FRE

Literacy Matters!
Source: Western Australian School Library Association (WASLA), 03/2017

Money Counts, but So Does Timing: Public Investment and Adult Competencies
Cathles, Alison; Ritzen, Jo
Source: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), 02/2017

Asia and the Pacific

 
Reading the Past, Writing the Future: a report on National Literacy Campaign and Literate Nepal Mission / Sharma, Tanka Nath
Source: UNESCO Office in Kathmandu, 02/2017
 

Lifelong Learning

International

 
Community-based learning for sustainable development
Source: UIL, 03/2017
Lang: ENG, FRE, SPA

Guidelines for Online Assessment for Educators / vd Westhuizen, Duan
Source: Commonwealth of Learning, 11/2016

Measuring Empowerment Toolkit: Using the Commonwealth of Learning's Three-Dimensional Empowerment Framework
Carr, Alexis
Source: Commonwealth of Learning, 01/2017

 

Asia and the Pacific

 

Synthesis Report on the State of Community Learning Centres in Six Asian Countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam
Source: UIL, NILE, 12/2016

Community Learning Centers in Nepal: Status and Recommendations
Source: UNESCO Office in Kathmandu, 2017
Lang: ENG, NEP

Europe and North America

 

European inventory on validation of non-formal and informal learning – 2016 update
Source: CEDEFOP, 03/2017

Lifelong Learning: Ladder and Lifeline
Robinson, Matt
Source: University Alliance, 02/2017

New Forms of Citizenship
Source: Elm - European Lifelong Learning Magazine, April 2017

Technical and Vocational Education
and Training

International

 
Developing and running an establishment skills survey / Mane, Ferran; Corbella, Teresa
Source: ETF, Cedefop, ILO, 03/2017

Striking the right balance: costs and benefits of apprenticeship / Kuczera, Malgorzata
Source: OECD, 02/2017

Using ICTs and Blended Learning in Transforming TVET / Latchem, Colin
Source: Commonwealth of Learning, 2017

Africa

 

Africa's Skill Tragedy: Does Teachers' Lack of Knowledge Lead to Low Student Performance? / Piopiunik, Marc; Bietenbeck, Jan; Wiederhold, Simon
Source: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik, 2016

 

Europe and North America

 

Do Vocational High School Graduates have better Employment Outcomes than General High School Graduates? / Torun, Huzeyfe; Tumen, Semih
Source: IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, 01/2017

Vocational learning in a Swedish post-secondary apprenticeship / Fjellström, Magnus
Source: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 11/03/217

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library and CDÉACF, with input from additional ALADIN members from all over the world. Its goal is to share recent online and full-text information and documents in the area of adult and lifelong learning.

To propose items for upcoming alerts, please contact the ALADIN coordinator Lisa Krolak.
To view older ALADIN Online Alerts, please visit the ALADIN news site.
Please note: Some hyperlinks might change over time.

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