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This is a great place to start your search for material for your Adult Education course. Check out the useful resources, websites tabs. 

Some other handy tips:

The library search box above gives you three options:

• Course Readings - click the course readings option, then enter your course code e.g. XXX.
• Search everything - search for journal, magazine & newspaper articles, as well as reports, books, theses and more
• Catalogue - best option if you are wanting ebooks or print books - we can post these to you with a return courier bag (use the Request button).
• Get in touch with the Library and Learning Centre team if you'd like help with writing, finding resources and referencing. 
• Also check out the Doing Assessments and Finding Resources menus at the top of this page.

New Zealand websites

Ace Aotearoa (Adult and Community Education Aotearoa) An organisation for adult and community educators and learners

NZQA(New Zealand Qualifications Authority) The government agency responsible for NZ qualifications and assessment.

Tertiary Education Commission Provides leadership and funding for the tertiary education sector.

Literacy Support Centre Includes links to adult literacy sites, articles, journals and research.

Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy - Ako Aotearoa a guide for tertiary educators.

Pathways Awarua  a free resource for NZ adults who want to improve literacy and numeracy.

Ministry of Education

International websites

VOCED International database of abstracts on vocational education and training research, policy and practice. Australian based.

Learning & Work Institute To find fulltext of research and reports. UK based organisation.