An Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign in Australia using Yes I Can

Jack Beetson; Donna Ah Chee; Robert G Boughton; Jose Chala LeBlanch

An Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign in Australia using Yes I Can

Jack Beetson, Donna Ah Chee, Robert G Boughton, Jose Chala LeBlanch

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Abstract

In 2012, the remote Aboriginal community of Wilcannia agreed to pilot for the first time in Australia the mass adult literacy campaign model using the internationally renowned Cuban developed Yes I Can method for teaching adult literacy. The pilot was supported by a Cuban academic who came to Australia for this purpose, and included a participatory action research evaluation led by the University of New England Project Manager. In this symposium, the Aboriginal leaders of the project will join with the two education academics, one from Australia and one from Cuba, to describe the pilot project and reflect on its outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages	238-259
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2013
Event	Pedagogía 2013: Encuentro por la Unidad de los Educadores [Pedagogy 2013: Meeting for the Unity of the Educators] - Havana, Cuba Duration: 4 Feb 2013 → 8 Feb 2013

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Other	Pedagogía 2013: Encuentro por la Unidad de los Educadores [Pedagogy 2013: Meeting for the Unity of the Educators]
City	Havana, Cuba
Period	4/02/13 → 8/02/13

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SDG 4 Quality Education

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Comparative and Cross-Cultural Education
Continuing and Community Education
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

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An Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign in Australia using Yes I Can

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