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Success factors in informal learning: young adults’ experiences of literacy, language and numeracy
Project Status: Completed
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Duration of project
Start: August 2003
End: March 2005
NIACE's Role
Project Leader
NIACE Contacts
Bethia McNeil,
Project Officer
0116 2047057 or
bethia.mcneil@niace.org.uk
Key partners
National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC)
Project History
Previous YALP research (‘Basic Skills Work With Young Adults’, 2002, Jackson, C and Aylward, N) highlighted the range and quality of informal and non-formal literacy, language and numeracy provision for 16-25 year olds varied enormously, and showed a real need for development of practice, materials and policy.
Aims
 | Identify and disseminate practices, materials and resources for work with previously or currently marginalised young adults that encourage the development of literacy, language and numeracy skill levels through informal learning. |
| Provide a framework of critical success factors for working informally on literacy, language and numeracy skills with young adults. |
| Design, pilot, evaluate and produce learning and teaching materials oriented specifically to work with young adults in informal learning settings. |
| Identify practitioners’ training needs and possible strategies to address them. |
Project Themes
Informal and non-formal learning, social exclusion, young adults aged 16 to 25, Skills for Life
Update
This project is now completed. The final report will be launched at a dissemination event in October 2005. The interim report is available in two formats, to download from the NRDC website.
Additional Information
www.niace.org.uk/projects/successfactors
