Learning Families: Intergenerational Approach to Literacy Teaching and Learning

Name of Inductee

UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning, 58 Felbrunnenstr., 20148 Hamburg, Germany

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2015

Induction Class Year

2015

Abstract

Within a learning family, every member is a lifelong learner. A family literacy and learning approach is more likely to break the intergenerational cycle of low education and inadequate literacy skills, particularly among disadvantaged families and communities. The selection of case studies presented in this compilation show that for an intergenerational approach to literacy to be successful and foster a culture of learning, it is necessary to provide sustained teacher training, develop a culture of collaboration among institutions, teachers and parents, and secure sustained funding through longer-term policy support. The examples from twenty-two different countries also provide evidence of the universal importance of involving families in literacy programmes in order to establish closer links between schools, families and communities, reflecting an expanded vision of literacy as a lifelong learning process.

Comments

Ulrike Hanemann (Ed.)

Recommended Citation

UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning, 58 Felbrunnenstr., 20148 Hamburg, Germany, "Learning Families: Intergenerational Approach to Literacy Teaching and Learning" (2015). IACE Hall of Fame Repository.