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Dear ALADIN community, In this ALADIN Online Alert, I would like to highlight: a paper on adult learning and education policy from Uganda(link is external); a journal issue on creating a culture of literacy(link is external); the Digital Skills Insights 2019(link is external); a position paper on 21st century learning environments(link is external). I wish you enjoyable reading, Lisa Krolak, ALADIN coordinator CONTENTS Adult Learning Adult Literacy Lifelong Learning Technical and Vocational Education and Training Adult Learning International Africa Using process data to understand adults’ problem-solving behaviour in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC): Identifying generalised patterns across multiple tasks with sequence mining(link is external) He, Qiwei; Borgonovi, Francesca; Paccagnella, Marco Source: OECD, 9/2019 The struggle for adult learning and education policy: A Ugandan experience(link is external) Hannington Bananuka, Twine; Ruhweza Katahoire, Anne Source: Pan-Commonwealth Forum 9, 9/2019 Asia and the Pacific Policy, Governance & Financing Options for Skills for Marginalised Women: Synthesis Report(link is external) Butler, Elaine Source: Asia South Pacific Association for Basicand Adult Education (ASPBAE), 2/2019 Europe and North America #ERASMUSDAYS 2019 : Adult Learning European Exhibition(link is external) Source: EPALE France, 10/2019 Adult Education and Megatrends(link is external) Source: ELM Magazine, Issue 3, 10/2019 Changing the Equation: Empowering Adult Learners with Edtech(link is external) Source: Luminary Labs, 8/2019 Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults: Taking stock of implementation measures(link is external) Source: European Commission, 2/2019 Key Competences and Needs for Support: Report II on international project management in the civil society sector of adult education(link is external) Source: Interfolk, 7/2019 Measurement of media pedagogical competences of adult educators(link is external) Rohs, Matthias; Schmidt-Hertha, Bernhard; Rott, Karin Julia; Bolten, Ricarda Source: RELA, 2019-08-31, 8/2019 New Approaches to Assessment and Tracking in Maths and English(link is external) Source:Education & Training Foundation, 9/2019 Successes and challenges: Report I on international project management in the civil society sector of adult education(link is external) Source: EDUCULT, 7/2019   Adult Literacy International A macroeconomic analysis of literacy and economic performance(link is external) Schwerdt, Guido; Wiederhold, Simon Source: Data Angel, 2/2019 Adults’ numeracy practices in fluid and unstable contexts: An agenda for education, policy and research?(link is external) Yasukawa, Keiko; Evans, Jeff Source: Journal for Research on Adult Education, 10/2019 Creating a Culture of Literacy(link is external) Source: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 8/2019 Digital Skills Insights 2019(link is external) Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 9/2019 Europe and North America New to ESOL and new to literacy learning(link is external) Source: Learning and Work Institute, 5/2019 Lifelong Learning International 21st century learning environments: position paper(link is external) Source: Lifelong Learning Platform, 10/2019 Structural Indicators for Monitoring Education and Training Systems in Europe – 2019: Overview of major reforms since 2015(link is external) Source: European Commission, 10/2019 Leave no one behind: Fighting poverty through lifelong learning(link is external) Pagratis, Konstantinos Source: Only connect - The Lifelong learning blog from UIL, 10/2019 Europe and North America A Study on Structures to Support Continuous Learning: International Benchlearning(link is external) Oosi, Olli; Koramo, Marika; Korhonen, Nita; Järvelin, Anne-Mari; Luukkonen, Tuomis; Tirronen, Jarkko; Jauhola, Laura Source: Prime Minister's Office (Finland), 2/2019 Active ageing, social inclusion and wellbeing: Benefits of learning in later life(link is external) Source: RELA, vol. 10, no 6, 10/2019 Technical and Vocational Education and Training Africa Analysing training needs of TVET teachers in South Africa. An empirical study(link is external) Zinn, Bernd; Raisch, Kevin; Reimann, Jennifer Source: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), Vol. 6, no 2, 8/2019 Europe and North America Education and Training Monitor 2019(link is external) Source: European Commission, 9/2019 Functional Skills Collaborative Projects: Getting Ready for the New Qualifications(link is external) Source: Education & Training Foundation, 9/2019 Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Implications for workforce development(link is external) Source: Learning and Work Institute, 8/2019 Large-scale studies of holistic professional competence in vocational education and training (VET): The case of Norway(link is external) Chr. Lahn, Leif; Nore, Hæge Source: International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), Vol. 6, no 2, 8/2019 Skillset and match(link is external) Source: CEDEFOP, Issue 17, 9/2019 The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN(link is external) initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library(link is external) and CDÉACF(link is external), 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(link sends e-mail). To view older ALADIN Online Alerts, please visit the ALADIN website(link is external). 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). 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