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Publication Date: 2017
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PIACC: Focusing Adult Learning on Building Adult Competence
Stein, Sondra Gayle
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n155 p29-40 Fall 2017
This chapter describes how PIAAC's concept of competency-in-use can support literacy policy and practice focused on adult learners' real needs.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Competence, International Assessment, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Educational Policy, Student Needs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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