Current State and Perspectives in Empirical Adult Basic Education Research: Discussion of the Papers in this Special Issue

dc.creator	Michael Grosche
dc.creator	Joachim Schroeder
dc.date	2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:28:44Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:28:44Z
dc.identifier	1869-4845
dc.identifier	1869-4934
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/af8c7438db2441dbbde5797df3f869d3
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22032
dc.description	Research shows that 7.5 million adults in Germany cannot read and write correctly. They are labeled as functional illiterates. The topic of adult illiteracy moves slowly in the focus of research. In the present paper, we give a short review over the current empirical knowledge about functional illiteracy in four areas (characteristics of the population, causes for illiteracy, literacy learning in adulthood, and adult basic education). It will be shown that despite high prevalence and social relevance, the current empirical knowledge regarding adult illiteracy is underdeveloped. Thus, we call for empirical research in four areas of investigation (population, instruction, age, and inclusion). The paper ends with a discussion of obstacles in the field that impede empirical research in adult basic education.
dc.language	German
dc.publisher	Pabst Science Publishers
dc.relation	http://www.psychologie-aktuell.com/fileadmin/download/esp/3-2013_20131210/ESP-3-2013_250-262.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1869-4845
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1869-4934
dc.source	Empirische Sonderpädagogik, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 250-262 (2013)
dc.subject	adult basic education
dc.subject	adulthood
dc.subject	functional illiteracy
dc.subject	Review
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Current State and Perspectives in Empirical Adult Basic Education Research: Discussion of the Papers in this Special Issue
dc.type	article