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      Adult literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Policy, potential and pitfalls

      Furness, Jane Amanda; Hunter, Judy
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      Furness, J. A., & Hunter, J. (2017). Adult literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Policy, potential and pitfalls. New Zealand Annual Review of Education, 22, 66–77.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/11615
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      Policy aimed at increasing adult literacy and numeracy skills has been a strong focus of the New Zealand Ministry of Education since the launch of More than Words: The New Zealand Adult Literacy Strategy in 2001. This policy and the foundation learning strand in consecutive Tertiary Education Strategies since 2002 have involved significant sector investment. This article examines the current state of adult literacy policy, its trajectory, potential, and pitfalls. Applying a sociomaterial perspective, we explore how the discourse of adult literacy is well embedded in dominant ideologies of individual responsibility and entrepreneurialism. We argue that interest in other perspectives that offer the hope of a more inclusive society must be supported through broad dissemination of alternative material text and artefacts.
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      2017
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      Journal Article
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      Victoria University of Wellington and NZCER
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      © 2017 New Zealand Annual Review of Education (NZAROE)
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