Editorial


Rachel Stubley and Irene Schwab Note from the Journal Co-ordinator, Yvonne Spare


Section 1 - Ideas for teaching Learning from aprons Helena James


Role play in Literacy and Customer Care classes Eabhan Ní Shuileabháin


Section 2 - Developing Research and Practice


‘Laugh your way to confident English’: A volunteer-led approach to meeting the needs of migrants Anne Smith


The power of practitioner-led action research in post-16 literacies and wider contexts Claire Collins, Bob Read, Ian Grayling and Joss Kang


Action learning with Irish numeracy tutors Angela Cahill, Antoinette Delamere, Mary Bambrick, Daniel Sellers and Tina Byrne


Did growth mind set messages make a difference? Sarah Richards


Lifelong literacy for all Tara Furlong


Section 3 - Research and Practice: Multi-disciplinary perspectives (peer reviewed) Collecting and sharing knowledge: migrant women and family learning Sarah Foster


Stories of Resilience: A Selection of Stories Reviews


Beyond Economic Interests: critical perspectives on adult literacy and numeracy in a globalised world, edited by Keiko Yasukawa and Stephen Black Reviewed by Lyn Tett


Teaching for Historical Literacy: building knowledge in the history classroom, by Matthew T. Downey and Kelly A. Long. Reviewed by Liz Parkin


Polyvocal Professional Learning through Self-Study Research, edited by Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan and Anastasia P. Samaras Reviewed by Tara Furlong


Adult Literacy Policy and Practice: from intrinsic values to instrumentalism, by Gordon Ade-Ojo and Vicky Duckworth Reviewed by Genevieve Clarke


News from the sector Tara Furlong


RaPAL Journal No. 89 Summer 2016


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