It is often stated that technology affects every person on this planet, is growing exponentially, and is becoming increasingly complicated. With technology being such a force in our lives, it seems logical that we should be knowledgeable about it. This knowledge of technology has been labeled—technological literacy (TL). Several reports on education have addressed the TL issue and have all call...

AIM The genetics underlying suicidal behavior is becoming increasingly recognized and investigated. Convergent evidence towards this end has emerged from numerous research strategies (adoption, family, genome-scan, geographic, immigrant, molecular genetic, surname, and twin studies of suicide). The topic-related mental-health literacy (i.e. knowledge and beliefs) of professionals and laypersons...

The realization of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy is a global and complex objective. It has been argued that it cannot be accomplished by single-focused, stand-alone curricula. Instead, it has been recommended that ICT education be integrated into the instruction of other disciplines to effectively promote technical proficiency, discipline knowledge acquisition, and cog...

This article delineates specific issues relating to health literacy for Indigenous Australians. Drawing on the extensive experience of the authors' work with Yolnu people (of north-east Arnhem Land) and using one model for health literacy described in the international literature, various components of health literacy are explored, including fundamental literacy, scientific literacy, community ...

Ecological literacy (ecoliteracy) is an interdisciplinary concept that spans ecology and linguistics. This particularly important given today’s increasingly severe ecological environmental problems. In the discipline of linguistic ecology, ecoliteracy can include five aspects: knowledge literacy, awareness ethics emotional behavioral literacy. We advocate for a quantitative assessment level fro...

Background: Knowledge of quantum computing is arguably inaccessible to many, with knowledge the complex mathematics involving a particular barrier entry, creating difficulty in terms teaching and inclusive learning for those without high level mathematics. Meanwhile, it increasingly important that technologies accessible who work real-world applications taught younger generation.Purpose: Result...

This is a summary report of the Aboriginal content of the Language and Culture theme at the Canadian Public Health Association's Second Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health. Our key premise is that Indigenous conceptualizations of literacy need to build on Indigenous understandings and perspectives. We support this premise through a review of the relevant literature in the disciplines of ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention can be highly effective: the complete elimination of health risk behaviours could potentially prevent around 80% of CVDs (and 40% of cancers) [1, 2]. Most of the effective treatments are relatively simple (although they may require extraordinary discipline), and most of the drugs that are prescribed are generic and highly affordable. The greatest challeng...

Despite the plethora of research on widening participation in last 20 years, access to arts and humanities has remained relatively under-explored, especially relation preparedness adult learners. This article reports a case study investigating impact an languages Access module at UK Open University. Findings from interviews with 37 students were analysed four themes: need for preparation; gener...