Adult Learning for Social Justice

Autor/in	Furlong, Cerys
Titel	Adult Learning for Social Justice
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 23 (2011) 2, S.12-13 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Economic Progress; Employment; Literacy; Outcomes of Education; Numeracy; Adult Learning; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Job Training; Employment Opportunities; Apprenticeships; Job Skills; Educational Improvement; Family Programs; Early Childhood Education; Academic Achievement; United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Dienstverhältnis; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Rechenkompetenz; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Produktive Fertigkeit; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Schulleistung
Abstract	The "Programme for Government" is the Welsh Government's plan of action for this term of the Assembly. At the forefront of the programme is growth and sustainable jobs. As a small economy, still recovering from the decline of manufacturing and the coal industry, Wales' economic and social outcomes are inextricably linked. Certainly, the link between improving skills levels and educational outcomes, and fulfilling the core aim to "strengthen the conditions that will enable business to create jobs and sustainable economic growth", has not been missed. The programme places significant emphasis on improving Welsh skills for employment through a range of measures including: (1) the Jobs Growth Wales programme, which will provide employment and training for 4,000 young people; (2) increasing apprenticeships for young people; (3) investing in the Steps to Employment programme to support adults finding routes into employment; and (4) continued investment in the Wales Union Learning Fund. Explicit in the programme is also the commitment to evaluate post-16 basic skills activity and define a policy to influence future delivery. The programme echoes the Minister for Education's commitment to drive up standards in schools in Wales, particularly in literacy and numeracy. While light on measures relating explicitly to adult learning, the Welsh Government's actions point to an ongoing emphasis on education, where progression both pre- and post-16 is key. Actions include: (1) improving early-years education by providing family-focused interventions aimed at involving the whole family; (2) improving school attainment through introducing a statutory literacy and numeracy framework; and (3) improving further and higher education through further institutional mergers, closer collaboration across a range of providers, and reforms to the planning and funding of FE and HE. HE in particular will be re-focused to ensure it supports economic development in Wales. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10