Aboriginal adult literacy campaign

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Wilcannia Local Aboriginal Land Council
University of New England (UNE)

In 2012, the remote Aboriginal community of Wilcannia in western NSW hosted the first Australian pilot of a Cuban mass adult literacy campaign model known as Yes I Can. The aim was to investigate the appropriateness of this model in Aboriginal Australia. Building on an intensive community development process of ‘socialisation and mobilisation’, sixteen community members with very low literacy graduated from the basic literacy course, with the majority continuing on into post-literacy activities, further training and/or employment.

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Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign: Wilcannia Pilot Project Final Evaluation Report
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Report
Authors
Bob Boughton
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University of New England
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An Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign Pilot Study in Australia using Yes I Can
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Journal article
Authors
Bob Boughton, Donna Ah Chee, Jack Beetson, Deborah Durnan and Jose 'Chala' Leblanch
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Literacy and Numeracy Studies
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