| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Description | Comprises:
'What counts as evidence for what purpose in research in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL?' papers from the first NRDC International Conference 20-22 March 2003
Research Report 'Commuity-focused provision in adult literacy, numeracy and language: an exploratory study' by Peter Hannon, Kate Pahl, Viv Bird, Carol Taylor and Carrie Birch, September 2003
Research Review: 'Literature review of ESOL for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities' by Derrick Armstrong and Vickie Heathcote, October 2003
Research Review: 'Adult numeracy: review of research and related literature' by Diana Coben with contributions by Dhamma Colwell, Sheila Macrae, Jo Boaler, Margaret Brown and Valerie Rhodes, November 2003
Progress Report: 'Adult Learners' Lives Project: setting the scene' progress report April 2004 by David Barton, Roz Ivanic, Yvon Appleby, Rachel Hodge and Karin Tusting, with contributions by Ganiyu Agbaje, Dianne Beck, Gill Burgess, Gemma Davies, Kath Gilbert, Russ Hodson, Andrew Hudson, Uta Papen, Lydia Tseng, Anita Wilson and Carol Woods
'Getting the practical teaching element right: a guide for literacy, numeracy and ESOL teacher educators' by Helen Casey, Jay Derrick, Samantha Duncan and David Mallows, April 2007'Five years on - research development and changing practice, NRDC 2006-2007' edited and compiled by J D Carpentieri (formerly part of the ULIE collection ULIE199)
Annual report 2003-2004 (formerly from the ULIE collection ULIE 199)
'Four years on' NRDC 2005-6 findings and messages for policy and practice, compiled and edited by John Vorhaus (formerly from the ULIE collection ULIE 199)
Strategy 2003-2007 - generating knowledge and transforming it into practice (formerly from the ULIE collection ULIE 199) |
| AdminHistory | The National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) is the national research and development centre for adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL. Originally established by the UK government as part of its Skills for Life strategy that aimed to improve the literacy, numeracy and language skills of adults in England, NRDC became an independent centre working to improve practice and inform policy through research and development. Widely recognised for its expertise in adult literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) within England, the centre has also engaged in research and development projects in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Europe, New Zealand and the United States.
Based at the Institute (and as of 2011 within the Faculty of Policy and Society), NRDC has partnerships with a wide range of research centres and academics, both at IOE and at national and international level, in addition to partnership working with national agencies such as NIACE, LSN and LLU+. In 2008, the London Strategic Unit for the Learning and Skills Workforce (LSU) joined NRDC, further strengthening its development expertise and links with the teacher training sector.
NRDC carries out research and development projects for a range of different funders, including LLUK, LSIS, TDA and MOD, and ran a major research and development programme on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) from 2002-08. The Centre closed in 2015. The IOE library holds its publications.
http://www.nrdc.org.uk. |