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2011

Literacy skills of young adult New Zealanders by Chris Lane for the Ministry of Education, June 2011 Factors linked to young adult literacy by Chris Lane for the Ministry of Education, June 2011
	He Whānau Mātau, He Whānau Ora. Māori adult literacy and whānau transformation. Helen Potter, Katrina Taupo, Jessica Hutchings, Sue McDowall, and Peter Isaacs for New Zealand Council for Educational Research 2011	Literacy, Language and Numeracy. Connecting research to practice in the Tertiary Sector. Authors: Jenny Whatman, Helen Potter and Sarah Boyd, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, February 2011.
Literacy Aotearoa - Public Statement regarding national standards. 25 January 2011 Related documents: Horizons and whirlpools: The well travelled pathway of national standards John Hattie, Visible Learning Lab. School of Teaching, Learning and Development, University of Auckland 2009 Open Letter to the Minister of Education, Hon Anne Tolley Warning about the new National Standards system signed by Prof. Martin Thrupp, University of Waikato, Prof. John Hattie, University of Auckland, Prof. Terry Crooks, University of Otago, Lester Flockton, University of Otago. 23 November 2009 NZCER background paper on national standards for literacy and numeracy. NZCER Paper 18 November 2008 National Standards Commentary - Pros and Cons. Articles and blogs

2010
Getting Results in Literacy and Numeracy 2010-2013 TEC, September 2010
Modern Apprentices’ Literacy Learning: A Formative Evaluation Professor Frank Sligo, Dr Elspeth Tilley, Dr Niki Murray, Dr Bronwyn Watson, Associate Professor Margie Comrie, and Dr Franco Vaccarino: Adult Learning and Literacy Research Group. Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing Massey University Wellington and Manawatu for the Department of Labour, August 2010.
Upskilling Partnership Programme - Evaluation report Department of Labour, 2010
Adult literacy and numeracy in New Zealand - A regional analysis. Perspectives from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. ALLS Update: Ministry of Education, July 2010
Adult literacy and numeracy in New Zealand - Key factors. An analysis from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. ALLS Update: Ministry of Education, July 2010
'One size does not fit all’: how five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy. Leach, Zepke, Haworth & Isaacs. June 2010 case study findings summary report
Korero Marama: Health Literacy & Maori. Results from the 2006 Adult Literacy & Life Skills Survey Ministry of Health, Feb 2010
Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 Ministry of Education


2009
Improving Student Engagement in Post-School Settings: an Annotated Bibliography Zepke, Leach, Anderson, Butler, Henderson, Hoffman, Isaacs, Ross, Russell, Slater, Solomon, Wilson & Wiseley. 2009
Organisational factors that affect delivery of adult literacy, language and numeracy provision - literature review Leach, Zepke, Haworth, Isaacs & Nepia. November 2009
Draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 Submission from ACE Aotearoa and the ACE Sector Strategic Alliance ACE Aotearoa & the ACE Sector Strategic Alliance. Nov 2009
Literacy Alliance Submission Draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 The Literacy Alliance. Nov 2009
Response to the Draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 Literacy Aotearoa Oct 2009
Strengthening Literacy and Numeracy through Embedding: Guidelines for ITOs TEC; April 2009
ITO Supporting Information and Requirements for ITO Embedded Literacy and Numeracy Projects TEC; May 2009
'Creating Strength and Kaupapa' Te Ururoa Flavell, MP for Waiariki. 16 Feb 2009

2008
NZ Skills Strategy Implementation Plan 2008-2009 NZ Skills Strategy, October 2008. (pdf 2.13mb)
Who, what, how and why?: Profiles, practices, pedagogies, and self-perceptions of adult literacy practitioners Robyn Chandler, Robert Tobias, Vivienne Boyd, Julie Cates, kellie Shanahan and Cathy Solomon, 2008 [TLRI: Teaching and Learning Research Initiative]
Starting Points Supporting the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy TEC, October 2008. (pdf 2.8mb)
The Development & State of the Art of Adult Learning and Education Ministry of Education, August 2008 (pdf 702kb)
Literacy, Language and Numeracy Action Plan Ako Tuapapa 2008-2012 TEC, 12 August 2008 (pdf 373kb)
Gender, Ethnicity & Literacy ALLS Update, August 2008
Age & Literacy ALLS Update, July 2008
Education, Work & Literacy ALLS Update, May 2008.
The Skills Strategy Action Plan Launched 22 July 2008. (pdf 574kb)
Speeches from Literacy Aotearoa National Planning Hui (11 July 2008. Wellington) Hon. Maryan Street Dr Edna Tait
ACE Economic Evaluation of Adult & Community Education Outcomes Price Waterhouse Coopers. 16 June 2008
Literacy in New Zealand and Literacy Aotearoa In the International Context NZ Post, June 2008

2007 or earlier
Counting for More NZFVWO New Zealand Federation for Voluntary Welfare Organisations. December 2007 (pdf 305kb)
Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Headline Results & Background Ministry of Education December 2007. (pdf 188kb)
Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Further Investigation Ministry of Education, December 2007. (pdf 48kb)
Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey Release: Literacy Aotearoa Response Literacy Aotearoa, December 2007. (Word doc 62.5kb)
Evaluating Workplace Learning - Identifying Success Department of Labour. 2007. (pdf 334kb)
ACE Professional Development Strategy TEC. Oct 2006. (pdf 148kb)
Response to Developing the Second Tertiary Education Strategy Literacy Aotearoa - Oct 2006. (pdf 218kb)
Embedding Adult Literacy in a Sense of Community Te Puna Matauranga o Whanganui Iwi, June 2006. (pdf 2.13MB)
Literacy, adult education and value for money Peter Isaacs - May 2005. (pdf 204kb) This paper was first printed in the New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning, vol.33, no 1 (May 2005) and has been reproduced with the permission of the editors.
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