The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN [1] initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library [2] and CDÉACF [3], 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 [4]. To view older ALADIN Online Alerts, please visit the ALADIN news site [5].

Dear ALADIN community,

In this ALADIN Online Alert, you will find many diverse and engaging publications, for example:

several actual experiences, such as case studies and promising practices
articles on the benefit of recognizing migrants´ skills and giving them access to education
a presentation of adaptative problem solving, a skill to be measured in the next wave of PIAAC
a foresight project exploring the future of skills and lifelong learning in the UK
a lot of practical tools, notably the ´Adult learner 360´ resource readiness quiz and an app to learn German and basic skills

I wish you enjoyable reading,
Lisa Krolak, ALADIN coordinator

Adult Learning

Europe and North America

Adult Education and Mental Health [6]
Source: European Lifelong Learning Magazine, 3/2017

Adult Learner 360 Readiness Quiz [7]
Source: Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), 6/1/2017

Einstieg Deutsch – The Language-learning App [8]
Source: DVV International, 7/1/2017

Public Libraries & Adult Education [9]
Source: National Council for Adult Learning (NCAL), 7/1/2017

The Potential Economic Benefits of Education of Migrants in the EU [10]
Bonin, Holger
Source: European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE), 3/1/2017

Understanding the impact of outreach on access to higher education for adult learners from disadvantaged backgrounds: an institutional response [11]
Source: Office for Fair Access (OFFA), 7/1/2017

Adult Literacy

International

Adaptive problem solving: Moving towards a new assessment domain in the second cycle of PIAAC [12] / Greiff, Samuel; Scheiter, Katharina; Scherer, Ronny; Borgonovi, Francesca; Britt, Ann; Graesser, Art; Kitajima, Muneo; Rouet, Jean-François
Source: OECD, 6/1/2017

Autonomiser les femmes par la promotion de la santé et de l'alphabétisme [13]
Robinson-Pant, Anna
Source: UIL, 6/1/2017
Lang: ENG, FRA

Fostering a culture of reading and writing: examples of dynamic literate environments [14]
Hanemann, Ulrike; Krolak, Lisa (eds.)
Source: UIL, 9/1/2017

HearScreen: case study by UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy [15]
Source: UNESCO, 9/1/2017

Literacy rates continue to rise from one generation to the next [16]
Fact Sheet No. 45, September 2017
Source: UIS, 9/1/2017

Africa

Chipatala cha pa Foni (CCPF): case study by UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy [17]
Source: UNESCO, 9/1/2017

The Talking Book Programme: case study by UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy [18]
Source: UNESCO, 9/1/2017

Asia and the Pacific

Crop specific mobile apps: case study by UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy [19]
Source: UNESCO, 9/1/2017

Mobile Vaani: case study by UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy [20]
Source: UNESCO, 9/1/2017

Europe and North America

EPALE podcast: Adult literacy skills in 2017 [21]
McCoshan, Andrew; Ebner, Gina; Palmen, Markus; Broek, Simon
Source: Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE), 8/1/2017

Lifelong Literacy | Strategic Planning [22]
Witteveen, April
Source: Library Journal, 7/1/2017

Lifelong Learning

International

Lifelong learning from a social justice perspective [23] / Vargas, Carlos
Source: UNESCO, 6/1/2017
Lang: FRA, ENG, SPA

Unlocking the potential of urban communities. Volume II: case studies of sixteen learning cities [24]
Source: UIL, 9/1/2017

Asia and the Pacific

Lifelong learning in transformation: promising practices in Southeast Asia [25]
Yorozu, Rika
Source: UIL, 8/1/2017
Lang: EN

Europe and North America

EU Skills Profile Tool for Third Country Nationals [26]
Source: European Commission, 6/1/2017
Lang: AR, CKU, DE, EL, EN, FA, FR, IT, NL, PL, PS, PT, SL, SO, TI

Federal Aid for Prior Learning Assessment [27]
Source: Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), 7/1/2017

Future of skills and lifelong learning [28]
Source: Government Office for Science, UK, 8/1/2017

Refugees welcome: recognition of qualifications held by refugees and their access to higher education in Europe - country analyses [29] / Eckhardt, Lukas; Jungblut, Jens; Pietkiewicz, Karolina; Steinhardt, Isabel; Vukasovic, Martina; Santa, Robert
Source: European Students' Union (ESU), 5/1/2017

Technical and Vocational Education
and Training

International

Engaging Employers in Apprenticeship Opportunities [30]
Source: OECD, 6/1/2017

From Shanghai to Tangshan: Shanghai Consensus updated; working together to achieve the Education 2030 Agenda: outcome statement of the International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training [31]
Source: UNESCO, 7/1/2017
Lang: FRA, ENG

Greening technical and vocational education and training: a practical guide for institutions [32]
Source: UNEVOC, 7/1/2017

Shanghai update [33]
Special edition, Issue No. 7
Source: UNEVOC, 7/1/2017

Skills mismatch, productivity and policies: evidence from the second wave of PIAAC [34]
McGowan, Muge Adalet; Andrews, Dan
Source: OECD, 7/1/2017

Transition from school to work: How hard is it across different age groups? [35]
Source: OECD, 8/1/2017
Lang: ENG, FRA

Africa

A framework to better measure the return on investment from TVET [36] / Schueler, Jane; Stanwick, John; Loveder, Phil
Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 7/1/2017

Southern Africa Regional Forum on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) [37]
STEP Report Series 1
Source: UNESCO, 8/1/2017

Rénover la formation professionnelle [38]
Source: PôleMag, n° 26, 7/1/2017

TVET as the last educational chance : employability and family background of Ethiopian urban youth [39] Demachi, Kazue
Source: Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), 5/1/2017

Arab States

The Future of Jobs and Skills in the Middle East and North Africa: Preparing the Region for the Fourth Industrial Revolution [40]
Source: World Economic Forum, 5/1/2017

Asia and the Pacific

An exploration of assessment approaches in a vocational and education training courses in Australia [41] / Ewing, Bronwyn
Source: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training (ERVET), 9:14, 8/1/2017

Employers' perspectives on training: three industries [42] / Shah, Chandra
Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 8/1/2017

Perceptions Are Not Reality [43]: myths, realities & the critical role of vocational education & training in Australia [44]
Wyman, Nicholas; McCrindle, Mark; Whatmore, Simon
Source: Skilling Australia Foundation, 5/1/2017

The role of VET in the entrepreneurial ecosystem [45] / Scott-Kemmis, Don
Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 8/1/2017

Europe and North America

Investing in skills pays off: The economic and social cost of low-skilled adults in the EU [46]
Cedefop research paper, No 60
Source: CEDEFOP, 7/1/2017

The Lack of Collaboration Between Companies and Schools in the German Dual Apprenticeship System: Historical Background and Recent Data [47] / Gessler, Michael
Source: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), Vol. 4, no 2, 8/1/2017

Vocational education and training for inclusive growth in development cooperation [48]
Source: Directorate-General for Ínternational Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), European Commission, 3/1/2017

Vocational education and training: bridging refugee and employer needs [49]
Source: CEDEFOP, 6/1/2017
Lang: DE, EL, EN, ES, ET, FR, IT, PL, PT

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN [50] initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library [51] and CDÉACF [52], 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 [4].
To view older ALADIN Online Alerts, please visit the ALADIN news site [53].

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ALADIN Online Alert 17

CONTENTS

Adult Learning

Europe and North America

Adult Literacy

International

Africa

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and North America

Lifelong Learning

International

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and North America

Technical and Vocational Education
and Training

International

Africa

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and North America