Research Project:
Family Literacy, Indigenous and Intergenerational Learning

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crispj.coinvestigators	3182b83f-b9d8-4d63-8800-a4d109320338
crispj.coordinator	Prof Anna Robinson-Pant
crispj.investigator	c207f348-d628-4e30-9b2c-c755a6a501f2
crispj.organization	Bahir Dar University
crispj.organization	Tribhuvan University
crispj.organization	University of Santo Tomas
crispj.partnerou	University of East Anglia
datacite.subject.fos	Social sciences
dc.date.accessioned	2025-06-23T07:47:24Z
dc.date.available	2025-06-23T07:47:24Z
dc.description.abstract	The Family Literacy study was a collaborative project involving the University of Malawi (Malawi), Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia), Tribhuvan University (Nepal) and the University of Santo Tomas (ThePhilippines). In Malawi, the study focused mainly on understanding how experienced members of the communities passed on their knowledge and skills including literacy and numeracy to less experienced ones. The purpose of the study was to explore literacy and local learning practices which are useful in enhancing a bottom-up approach to family and literacy initiatives. Employing ethnographic perspectives, the study was done in two phases in Machinga and Salima. The, data was collected through individual interviews, focus group discussions and photography. The researchers explored community members’ activities such as farming, mushroom collection and selling, curio and mat making as well as fishing. The study established that the communities were involved in various intergenerational practices that were key to their everyday lives. It also found that knowledge was socially constructed and that it was transferred through a less formal internship practice in which the less knowledgeable person acquired skills from the more knowledgeable persons through observation and practice. The study also established that learning processes and settings were not defined but rather voluntary and spontaneous.
dc.funding	With funding from GCRF-UKRI
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.unima.ac.mw/handle/123456789/1144
dc.subject	Family Literacy
dc.subject	Intergenerational learning
dc.subject	Livelihoods
dc.subject	Ethnography
dc.subject	Generation
dc.title	Family Literacy, Indigenous and Intergenerational Learning
dc.type	applied research
dspace.entity.type	Project
oairecerif.acronym	FLP
oairecerif.project.endDate	2022-03-31
oairecerif.project.startDate	2019-10-01