Adult Literacy

Call to Action | We are ALE

Call to Action | We are ALE

We are a global alliance of networks, associations and organisations for adult learning and education (ALE). We recognise the fundamental importance of ALE for justice, well-being and change. While Agenda 2030 identifies lifelong learning (LLL) as critical to attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ALE which is a significant part of LLL, is largely invisible. For ALE to be seen, understood and valued, we need to advocate for greater involvement and investment by governments, donors, private sector, international organizations, and social movements.

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Friday, 28 January, 2022
Happy New Year from BALID!

Happy New Year from BALID!

The British Association of Literacy in Development (BALID) is a vibrant community of people who are passionate about literacy. BALID is a UK-based NGO operating as a voluntary/ community organisation under UK law promoting adult, family and community literacy and numeracy as a basic human right, in the context of international development.

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Thursday, 20 January, 2022
Adult educator: advocate for the right for access to education, women’s literacy and decolonisation

Adult educator: advocate for the right for access to education, women’s literacy and decolonisation

Emeritus Professor Lalage Bown, OBE died in Shrewsbury hospital on 17 December 2021, aged 94, following a fall at home. An eminent women’s literacy advocate, she dedicated her life’s work to improving education for the disadvantaged, especially women, seeking to bring university opportunities to the widest possible sections of society.

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Thursday, 13 January, 2022
Call for new Editors of AEQ

Call for new Editors of AEQ

We are saddened that the present AEQ editors, Ellen Boeren, Kevin Roessger,and Liz Roumell will be stepping down at the end of their term. We extend our deep thanks for the wonderful job they have done with the journal. We are now looking for the next set of editors.

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Thursday, 23 December, 2021
Quest | December 2021

Quest | December 2021

Welcome to our final issue of Quest for 2021 which features great stories about the power of adult education to help people live more sustainably and protect the environment, recover from trauma and turn their lives around through lifelong learning.

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Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
Webinar: Lifelong Learning, Learning Cities and Smart Cities

UNESCO Webinars - 2 and 9 December 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) presented the webinar ‘Lifelong learning, learning cities and smart cities’ on 2 December 2021. On 9 December 2021, the UNESCO’s Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, and the University of East Anglia (UK) will host a webinar on ‘Family literacy and indigenous and local learning’.

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Thursday, 2 December, 2021
Making lifelong learning a reality

Documents from ILO

Please find featured below and attached four recent publications from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) concerning lifelong learning and skills development, lifelong learning in the informal economy, core skills for life and work and financing and incentivising skills development.

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Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
Quest | September 2021

Quest | September 2021

Welcome to our third issue of Quest for 2021 which features great stories unearthed during Adult Learners Week — from keynote speakers, learning ambassadors, scholarship winners and more.

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Friday, 15 October, 2021
Pluriversal literacies: Towards a literacy education that can sustain the world - Dr Mia Perry

ELP Seminar Series – Pre-COP26 - Pluriversal literacies - Dr Mia Perry, University of Glasgow

The Education Leadership and Policy (ELP) Research and Teaching Group (RTG) is happy to announce the launch of the 21-22 seminar series with Dr Mia Perry on Wednesday 27th October 2021, 16:00 – 17:00 (Pre-COP26 event). Full details below.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  Please register via Zoom.

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Friday, 8 October, 2021
Book release | Global Citizenship for Adult Education

Book release | Global Citizenship for Adult Education

We are delighted to announce the release of the Routledge volume on 'Global Citizenship for Adult Education: Advancing Critical Literacies for Equity and Social Justice', edited by Petra A. Robinson, Kamala V. Williams, and Maja Stovanovic. The volume comprises a collection of a groundbreaking projects in the field of youth and adult education, in which 43 scholars from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, examine how to promote equity and social justice through global citizenship and lifelong learning, that integrates the development of critical literacies as integral to adult education.

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Monday, 27 September, 2021

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