New Light on Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Scotland: Evidence from the 2004 survey of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)

References and further reading

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Brooks, G. et al. (2001) Assembling the Fragments: a review of research on adult basic skills (Research Brief no. 220), Sheffield: Department for Education and Employment

Bynner, J. and Parsons, S. (1997) It Doesn't Get Any Better, London: Basic Skills Agency

Bynner, J. and Parsons, S. (2003) in Ferri, E, Bynner, J. and Shepherd, P. (eds) Changing Britain: Changing Lives. London : Institute of Education press

Bynner, J and Parsons, S. (2006) New Light on Literacy and Numeracy. London: National Research and Development centre for adult literacy and numeracy.

Bynner, J. et al. (2001) Improving Adult Basic Skills: Benefits to the Individual and Society (Research Brief no. 251), Sheffield: Department for Education and Employment

Bynner, J. and Steedman, J. (1995). Difficulties with Basic Skills: Findings from the 1970 British Cohort study. London: The Basic Skills Agency.

City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Executive (2000). Literacies in the Community: Resources for practitioners and managers. Edinburgh: City of Edinburgh Council.

City of Edinburgh Council (2000). Adult Literacy and Numeracy: a survey of programmes in local authorities and further education colleges, Edinburgh: City of Edinburgh Council

Communities Scotland Report on the Scottish Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2004-2005. Edinburgh: Communities Scotland

Communities Scotland (2006). Phase 1 Adult Literacies Pathfinder report. http://www.aloscotland.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/webpages/alo_phase1adultliteraciespathf.pdf

Department for Education and Employment (1999) Improving Literacy and Numeracy: a Fresh Start, Report of the Committee of the Working Group chaired by Sir Claus Moser, Department for Education and Employment

Ekinsmyth, C. and Bynner, J. (1994). The Basic Skills of Young Adults. London: The Basic Skills Agency.

Fawcett, A. and Nicolson, R. (1998). The Dyslexia Adult Screening Test ( DAST). London: The Psychological Corporation. For details on how cohort members were identified as being 'at risk' of dyslexia from the four individual assessments, refer to the New Light on Literacy and Numeracy report.

Felstead, A., Ashton, D., Burchell, B. and Green, F. (1999) 'Skill trends in Britain: trajectories over the last decade', in Coffield, F. (ed.) Speaking Truth to Power: Research and Policy on Lifelong Learning, Bristol: Policy Press

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Parsons, S. and Bynner, J. (1998): Influences on Adult Basic Skills. The Basic Skills Agency: London.

Parsons, S. and Bynner, J. (2002): Basic Skills and Social Exclusion. The Basic Skills Agency: London.

Parsons, S. and Bynner, J. (2005). Measuring Basic Skills for Longitudinal Study: The design and development of instruments for use with cohort members in the age 34 follow-up in the 1970 British Cohort Study ( BCS70).London: National Research and Development Centre for adult literacy and numeracy.

Parsons, S. and Bynner, J. (2005). Measuring Basic Skills for Longitudinal Study: The design and development of instruments for use with cohort members in the age 34 follow-up in the 1970 British Cohort Study ( BCS70). Literacy and Numeracy Studies, Volume14, No.2, p7-30

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