A Decade of Rural Research: What Have We Learnt about Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy?

Autor/in	Atkin, Chris
Titel	A Decade of Rural Research: What Have We Learnt about Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy?
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 3 (2010) 4, S.2-14 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Rural Education; Numeracy; Adult Literacy; Functional Literacy; Educational Needs; Lifelong Learning; Student Experience; Student Attitudes; Daily Living Skills; Relevance (Education); Educational Practices; Curriculum Evaluation; Language Acquisition; Language Skills; Adult Students; Adult Learning; Foreign Countries; Educational Research; Evidence; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Rechenkompetenz; Funktionale Kompetenz; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Studienerfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Alltagsfertigkeit; Relevance; Relevanz; Bildungspraxis; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Evidenz
Abstract	The role of functional literacy, linked to employment, leads to a narrow view of rural learners' need both economically and socially. The drive for individuals to take responsibility for their own learning and development is, indeed, a good thing. However, the burden of guilt felt by those who are unable, or unwilling, to achieve the standards set out in the "Skills for Life" (DfEE, 2001) strategy, is significant. This deficit model of applied functionality is likely to result in a fracturing of traditional social networks upon which much of rural life is constructed, leading to social fragility. The changing character of the English countryside with its rising population drawn from urban and international migration is striking and certainly challenges the caricature of a white, male, middle-class countryside. With these changes comes a demand for an alternative curriculum which reflects the large number of older learners and the language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) needs of both an established labour market and a new international workforce. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01