This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. ‘A life changing experience’: how adult literacy programs can keep First Nations people out of the criminal justice system Photo credit: Adam Sharman, Author provided Jack Beetson, University of New England; Melanie Schwartz, UNSW Sydney, and Pat Anderson, Batchelor...
Continue readingMinister O’Connor and Marion Scrymgour MP visit Tennant Creek Campaign
Minister for Skills and Training, Brendan O’Connor, and Marion Scrymgour, Member for Lingiari, visited The Foundation’s Tennant Creek Campaign to meet with staff and students on Friday October 28th. Thank you to the Tennant and District Times for the write up of the visit, available via the link below: https://www.tdtimes.com.au/news/federal-minister-talks-with-locals-at-skills-and-jobs-forum “Foundation skills such as...
Continue readingCampaign Project Officers – 4 Locations
We are looking for new people to join our team! Check out the details below and please consider applying. This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of lifting adult literacy through the Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign. Campaign Project Officer – 4 Locations Tennant Creek, NT – 12+ month contract Alice Springs, NT –...
Continue readingJack Beetson awarded top honour at UTS Alumni Awards
The Foundation’s Executive Director, Jack Beetson, has been honoured with the UTS Chancellor’s Award for Excellence at the University’s 2022 Alumni Awards. Professor Beetson was also presented with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Award. The honours were presented in recognition of Jack’s life-long dedication to lifting educational opportunities. You can read more...
Continue readingIndigenous Literacy Day 2022
Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day on September 7, 2022 by supporting The Literacy for Life Foundation. The Literacy for Life Foundation is an Aboriginal organisation led by Ngemba man, Professor Jack Beetson. Since 2012 The Foundation has helped over 300 adult graduates learn to read and write. Lifting adult literacy is an effective way to...
Continue readingTeach an adult, reach a child
I want to share some great news. Thanks to our supporters, we have so many students this year, that we are holding extra graduation ceremonies, taking place in less than a month. We can’t wait to share the celebrations in July as we stand side-by-side with students from our Aboriginal adult literacy Campaigns in...
Continue readingResearch examining the work of Literacy for Life Foundation – Listed Articles
Maniam, V., McKay, V., & Boughton, R. (2023) South African Kha Ri Gude mass literacy campaign and Australian Aboriginal adult literacy campaign ‘Yes, I can!’: a comparative study. Studies in the Education of Adults, 1-20. doi:10.1080/02660830.2023.2291896 Beetson J., Anderson P., Lin S., Williamson F., Amazan R., Boughton B., Morrell S., Taylor, R., & Schwartz...
Continue readingReconciliation Week 2022
National Reconciliation Week 2022 is May 27 – June 2, and the theme is: Be brave. Make Change. Executive Director of Literacy for Life Foundation, Jack Beetson, says the theme is something that fits with the work of The Foundation. “Our students are some of the bravest people there are. It takes a lot...
Continue readingABC TV to share Jack Beetson’s story on Compass
The Literacy for Life Foundation’s Executive Director, Jack Beetson, will be featured in an upcoming episode of ABC TV’s Compass. See below for a link to a preview of the show on the ABC website, as well as a short description of the episode: Jack Beetson on ABC TV’s Compass Geraldine Doogue meets Ngemba...
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Research finds Literacy Campaign leads to big reduction in offences
A study released today has found that after participation in a Literacy for Life Foundation adult literacy Campaign, serious offences by students dropped by almost 65 per cent. Offences overall (including serious and general offences) declined by 32 per cent. Among women, offences dropped by 50 per cent. The research was published today in...
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