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Policy Making at a Distance

A Critical Perspective on Australia’s National Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults

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Abstract

2012 marked a milestone in adult literacy and numeracy policy making in Australia. In September of that year, at an electronics factory outside Adelaide, South Australia, the Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education and Skills unveiled a National Foundation Skills Strategy (NFSS) for Adults (Standing Council on Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment [SCOTESE], 2012), the first major national policy initiative in adult literacy and numeracy in over 20 years.

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Yasukawa, K., Black, S. (2016). Policy Making at a Distance. In: Yasukawa, K., Black, S. (eds) Beyond Economic Interests. International Issues in Adult Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-444-2_2

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