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].

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Dear ALADIN community,

In this ALADIN Online Alert, I would like to highlight:

an ICÉA dossier on éducation des adultes et COVID-19 [7] and a UNESCO COVID-19 Education Response on family and intergenerational learning [8];
UIL policy briefs on adult education and exclusion [9] and prison libraries [10];
an OECD Skills Study on effective adult learning policies for Latin America [11];
a UIL publication on highlighting trends in adult learning and education in Africa [12];
an ILO literature review on lifelong learning in the informal economy [13];
a practical guide from UNEVOC and NCVER on understanding the return on investment from TVET [14].

I wish you enjoyable reading,
Lisa Krolak, ALADIN coordinator

Adult Learning

International

Adult education and the challenge of exclusion [15]
Source: UIL Policy Brief 10, 3/2020
Lang: ENG, FRE, SPA

#AdultEducation100 - Today’s Challenges: Climate crisis, Inequality, Global Pandemics [16]
Source: Co-operative College, 4/2020

Adult Education and Mature Learners [17]
Source: ELM Magazine, 4/2020

The changing landscapes of literacy and adult education [18]
Source: RELA, vol. 11, no 1, 2/2020

Dossier spécial - Éducation des adultes et Covid-19 [19]
Source: Institut de coopération pour l'éducation des adultes (ICÉA), 3/2020
Lang: FRE

Asia and the Pacific

Africa

Best of online teaching and learning: COVID-19 [20]
Source: Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning; vol. 24, no 1, 5/2020

Trends in Adult Learning and Education in Africa: Findings from the 4th Global Report on Adult Learning and Education [21]
Source: UIL, 4/2020

Europe and North America

Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education (CJSAE) [22]
Source: Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), vol. 32, no 1, 4/2020

Continuous Learning in Working Life in Finland [23]
Source: OECD, 2/2020

Latin America and the Caribbean

Effective Adult Learning Policies: Challenges and Solutions for Latin American Countries [24]
Source: OECD Skills Studies, 4/2020
Lang: ENG, FRE

Adult Literacy

International

Doing competence: On the performativity of literacy and numeracy from a post-structural viewpoint [25] / Heilmann, Lisanne
Source: International Review of Education; 5/2020

Evolution of adult numeracy from quantitative literacy to numeracy: Lessons learned from international assessments [26] / Tout, Dave
Source: International Review of Education; 4/2020

Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL): Strategy 2020–2025 [27]
Source: UIL, 4/2020
Lang: ENG, FRE

How prison libraries support rehabilitation efforts [28]
Source: UIL Policy Brief 11, 4/2020
Lang: ENG, FRE, SPA

International assessment of low reading proficiency in the adult population: A question of components or lower rungs? [29]
Grotlüschen, Anke; Nienkemper, Barbara, Drucker-Euringer, Caroline
Source: International Review of Education; vol. 66, no 2–3, 4/2020

Numeracy, adult education, and vulnerable adults: a critical view of a neglected field [30]
Gal, Iddo et al.
Source: ZDM; vol. 52, no 2, 4/2020

Practice makes perfect: Practice engagement theory and the development of adult literacy and numeracy proficiency [31]
Reder, Stephen; Gauly, Britta; Lechner, Clemens
Source: International Review of Education; vol. 66, no 2–3, 4/2020

Proficiency level descriptors for low reading proficiency: An integrative process model [32]
Durda, Tabea et al.
Source: International Review of Education; 4/2020

Renforcer les compétences des personnes peu qualifiées [33] / Matteo, Sgarzi
Source: CEREQ, 1/2020
Lang: FRE

Unlocking the potential of family and intergenerational learning [34]
Source: UNESCO COVID-19 Education Response: Education Sector issue notes,
Issue note no 2.3 – April 2020

Europe and North America

Adult Literacy Education [35]
Source: ProLiteracy, vol. 2, no 1, 4/2020

L’alphabétisation des adultes au Canada : un rapport du SCFP [36]
Source:Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, 1/2020
Lang: ENG, FRE

Le monde change, les groupes d’alphabétisation populaire et les personnes qui les fréquentent aussi [37]
Pelletier, Francine
Source: Le Monde alphabétique, 4/2020
Lang: FRE

U.S. Skills Map: State and County Indicators of Adult Literacy and Numeracy [38]
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 4/2020

Latin America and the Caribbean

Family Farmer Course: Possible approximations with the Popular Education and the Rural Education [39]
Lottermann, Osmar; Frantz, Walter
Source: Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo; vol. 5, 4/2020
Lang: ENG, POR

Lifelong Learning

International

Future Skills: Four scenarios for the world of tomorrow [40]
Source: Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, 5/2020 Lang: ENG, FRE, GER

Recognition of foreign qualifications in times of COVID-19: A reflection document for the ENIC NARIC Networks and their stakeholders [41]
Source: ENIC NARIC Networks, 5/2020

L’avenir est social et émotionnel : L’évolution des compétences recherchées au XXIe siècle [42]
Giammarco, Maria; Higham, Stephen; McKean, Matthew
Source: Conference Board of Canada, 3/2020
Lang: FRE

Asia and the Pacific

Ensuring lifelong learning for all in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: country evidence and policy recommendations [43]
Source: UNESCO Almaty, 3/2020

Technical and Vocational Education
and Training

International

International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET) [44] Chalapati, Nakarin; Chalapati, Supaporn
Source: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), vol. 7, no 1, 4/2020

Lifelong Learning in the Informal Economy: A Literature Review [45]
Source: International Labour Office (ILO), 4/2020

Understanding the return on investment from TVET: a practical guide [46]
Schueler, Jane; Loveder, Phil
Source: UNEVOC and NCVER, 3/2020

Africa

Quality TVET for the successful training to employment transition of Africa’s youth [47]
Source: IIEP-UNESCO, 3/2020
Lang: ENG, FRE

Repères pour l’amélioration de la qualité en formation professionnelle [48]
Source: CEREQ, 2/2020
Lang: FRE

Skills Development & Youth Employability in West Africa: Observations on the state of TVET and good practices from Senegal, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria [49]
Busson, Svenia
Source: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), 2/2020

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Vision 2030 and reducing the stigma of vocational and technical training among Saudi Arabian students [50] / Aldossari, Abdulaziz Salem
Source: Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training; vol. 12, no 1, 4/2020

Reimagining vocational qualifications [51]
Source: Australian Industry Group, 4/2020

Europe and North America

Dual training in Europe: a policy fad or a policy turn? [52]
Šćepanović, Vera; Martín Artiles, Antonio
Source: Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research; vol. 26, no 1, 2/2020

Empowering adults through upskilling and reskilling pathways. Volume 1: adult population with potential for upskilling and reskilling [53]
Source: CEDEFOP, 2/2020

European qualifications framework: initial vocational education and training: focus on qualifications at levels 3 and 4 [54]
Source: CEDEFOP, 4/2020

How are European countries managing apprenticeships to respond to the COVID-19 crisis? [55]
Source: Cedefop community of apprenticeship experts, 4/2020

Les organisations du travail apprenantes : enjeux et défis pour la France [56]
Source: France stratégie, 4/2020
Lang: FRE

Special Issue: Technology-Mediated Learning in VET – Perspectives on Changing Educational Landscapes in the 21st Century [57]
Source: Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training (NJVET), vol. 10, no 1, 2/2020

The German system of vocational education and training: challenges of gender, academisation and the integration of low-achieving youth: [58]
Haasler, Simone R.
Source: Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research; vol. 26, no 1, 2/2020

Unrealised potential: the role of independent training providers in meeting skills needs [59]
Gladding, Cath; Warner, Paul
Source: British Council, 1/2020

Vocational education and training in Europe, 1995-2035: Scenarios for European vocational education and training in the 21st century [60]
Source: CEDEFOP, 4/2020

Workforce Innovation to Foster Positive Learning Environments in Canada [61]
Source: OECD, 4/2020

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN [62] initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library [63] and CDÉACF [64], 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 website [65].

Please note: Some hyperlinks might change over time.

Hyperlinks to online materials imply neither responsibility for, nor approval of, the information contained in these materials on the part of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). These hyperlinks should not be construed as an endorsement by UNESCO UIL of the validity, accuracy or views expressed therein.

For recent online information on curriculum development, education systems and educational trends worldwide, please consult the IBE Online Alert [66].

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ALADIN Online Alert 32 - June 2020

CONTENTS

Adult Learning

International

Asia and the Pacific

Africa

Europe and North America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Adult Literacy

International

Europe and North America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Lifelong Learning

International

Asia and the Pacific

Technical and Vocational Education
and Training

International

Africa

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and North America

ALADIN Online Alert 32 - June 2020

CONTENTS

Adult Learning

International

Asia and the Pacific

Africa

Europe and North America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Adult Literacy

International

Europe and North America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Lifelong Learning

International

Asia and the Pacific

Technical and Vocational Education and Training

International

Africa

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and North America

Technical and Vocational Education
and Training