Lietuvos suaugusiųjų raštingumo sąsaja su įsitvirtinimu darbo rinkoje ir mokymusi visą gyvenimą : monografija

At the beginning of the 21st century, there are still 781 million illiterate people in the world (UNESCO, 2015). If we take literacy in its broadest sense to mean the ability to successfully navigate today’s world, then the term illiteracy takes on an even broader meaning in more developed countries, encompassing even more adults for whom even an approximate number cannot be determined. When it comes to literacy and literate people, new dimensions emerge - enough, not enough, literate enough in their personal environment but not literate enough to hold certain positions in their home village, not literate enough to develop in a big city or abroad, and so on. Adult literacy is an important prerequisite for successful employment and greater financial resources, for raising one’s own children, for more successful socialization, and even for maintaining health while avoiding poverty, exclusion, and gender inequality. Although literacy is often considered only as human capital, necessary and beneficial for competing for skilled labour, and as an important factor in increasing a country’s global competitiveness, it can be said that almost every major social problem is affected in one way or another by low literacy, and that literacy is essentially responsible not only for economic but also for virtually everyday social problems. Thus, research on adult literacy will always remain important and relevant. In particular, studies that specifically measure literacy and that provide analysis of various literacy conditions and assumptions about the level of literacy itself. National curricula and academic and policy debates often focus on children’s education, children’s literacy, and children’s literacy promotion. Adults, however, who for many reasons did not acquire the basics of reading and writing in their youth and who have now spread out in the world without important literacy skills, are often overlooked and passed over. Adult skills and development are also important, and adults, like children, should receive sufficient public attention and broader access to education. [...]