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Functional literacy

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Functional literacy allows one to engage in all those activities in which literacy is required for effective function in a person's group and community. It also enables a person to use reading, writing, and calculation for their own and the community's development.

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Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Education in emergencies Glossary
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Education in emergencies Glossary
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The EiE Glossary contains more than 450 key education in emergencies (EiE) terms, their definitions, and sources. The glossary aims to promote a common understanding of key EiE technical terms and to support correct and universal usage of these terms.

The ability to read and write at a level of competence that enables full participation in social and economic life.

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EU, European Adult Learning Glossary, Level 2, 2010
EU, European Adult Learning Glossary, Level 2, 2010
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This glossary is one output of European Commission project EAC/11/2008, 'Study on European Terminology in Adult Learning for a common language and common understanding and monitoring of the sector'. Work on this study was led by the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC), Institute of Education, London in collaboration with colleagues from the Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung (DIE), the Agence Nationale de Lutte contre l'illetrisme (ANLCI) and the University of Warsaw. Terms listed [...] are presented under six conceptual headings [...]. A seventh grouping representing general theories and concept in adult learning has also been including. The seven groups are: Theories and concepts in adult learning, Adult learning strategy, policy and legislation, adult skills and competences, access to and participation in adult learning, investment in adult learning, quality of adult learning, outcomes and of adult learning.