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The Significance of Research and Practice in Adult Literacy in the UK1

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The authors, Vicky Duckworth and Mary Hamilton, first met in 2001 when they were both members of the steering group for the Learning and Skills Development Agency Project Learning journeys: learners’ voices (see Ward & Edwards, 2002). Since then, we have been linked in our friendship, love of urban history and passion for literacy and social justice.

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  1. Faculty of Education, Further Education and Training, Edge Hill University, UK

    Vicky Duckworth

  2. Literacy Research Centre, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, UK

    Mary Hamilton

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  1. University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    Keiko Yasukawa

  2. University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    Stephen Black

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Duckworth, V., Hamilton, M. (2016). The Significance of Research and Practice in Adult Literacy in the UK1. In: Yasukawa, K., Black, S. (eds) Beyond Economic Interests. International Issues in Adult Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-444-2_11

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