Date: 2 April 2025.
Time: 14-15:30h CEST.
Location: online (Zoom).
On 2 April 2025, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy at Penn State College of Education (USA), will launch the new book, Family and Intergenerational Literacy and Learning: An International and Comparative Perspective, edited by Ms. Esther Prins (Penn State’s Goodling Institute) and Ms. Rakhat Zholdoshalieva (UIL) through a webinar.
Often, it is argued that family and intergenerational literacy and learning programmes benefit both children and adults — boosting their literacy, numeracy, self-esteem, social connections, and lifelong learning opportunities. While this argument is still included, the new book primarily aims at centering the perspectives and practices of marginalized and disadvantaged communities and groups to challenge existing narratives and offer alternative insights into informal learning, digital and oral literacies, and culturally embedded educational and learning practices worldwide.