Deadline: 7-Mar-22
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) welcomes chapter proposals for an edited volume on Family and intergenerational literacy and learning: International perspectives.
Family and intergenerational literacy and learning (FILL) programmes are an effective means of developing and improving the literacy, numeracy, and other foundational skills of parents and children, promoting parents’ support for children’s education, and fostering ‘wider benefits’ such as self-esteem, civic participation and adults’ pursuit of further education. UNESCO promotes family and intergenerational literacy and learning in member states as a way to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: ‘to ensure inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning for all’ and other SDGs.
Chapters may be empirical or theoretical/conceptual.
- Empirical chapters may include case studies of FILL programmes and initiatives; analyses of informal intergenerational learning, language, literacy, and numeracy practices in families and communities (outside of programmes and schools); or local, sub-national, or national policies related to FILL.
- Theoretical or conceptual chapters should discuss ideas, theories, concepts or frameworks that inform how they think about FILL in lower- and middle-income countries.
Topics
- Case studies of FILL programmes and initiatives
- Analyses of informal intergenerational learning, language, literacy and numeracy practices in families and communities (outside of programmes and schools)
- Local, sub-national or national policies related to FILL
Eligibility Criteria
They welcome proposals for chapters that examine theories, policies, research, or practice of family and intergenerational literacy and learning in low/middle-income and/or non-anglophone countries. In addition to print literacy, chapters may explore numeracy, media and digital literacies, multimodal literacies, multilingual literacies, numeracy, translanguaging and other forms of learning in the context of FILL.
For more information, visit https://uil.unesco.org/literacy/learning-families/family-and-intergenerational-literacy-and-learning-international