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...health. He is beginning to think that he should find a different line of work, so he has decided to build on what he already knows about computers. He has enrolled in a class, Introduction to Computers, at his local college. Jim takes up the story: The class I had signed up for, ‘Introduction to Computers’, took place at my local college. It was years since I had been...

...health, and has a myriad of personal, social and emotional benefits, for children as well as adults. A study by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) found that: Children and young people who enjoy reading very much and who think positively about reading have, on average, higher mental wellbeing scores than their peers who don’t enjoy reading at all and who hold negative...

...publications particularly interesting. For example, the UNESCO maps (e.g. the June 2014 map reproduced as Figure 1 below) appeared to emphasise the links between the compulsory access to schooling and higher literacy rates. The maps related to adult literacy seem to highlight the connection between economic development and low adult literacy rates. [Described image]...