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Notes	on	Contributors	

Anne	Alkema	is	a	social	science	researcher	and	evaluator.	Her	main	focus	is	in	tertiary	education,	
particularly	foundation	level	learning	and	adult	literacy	and	numeracy.	For	this	project	she	worked	as	
the	researcher	for	the	Skills	Highway	programme	at	the	Industry	Training	Federation.	
anne.alkema3@gmail.com	

Russell	Daylight	teaches	English	Literature	at	Charles	Sturt	University,	with	a	particular	interest	in	
building	the	foundational	skills	for	critical	writing.	He	writes	about	language,	democracy	and	
meaning-making,	with	particular	interests	in	structuralism	and	semiotics.	rdaylight@csu.edu.au	

Jeff	Evans	is	an	adult	numeracy	researcher	and	Emeritus	Professor	in	the	School	of	Science	and	
Technology	at	Middlesex	University	in	London.	He	is	the	co-editor	(with	Sally	Ruane	and	Humphrey	
Southall)	of	the	2019	publication	Data	in	Society:	Challenging	statistics	in	an	age	of	globalisation	
(Policy	Press).	J.Evans@mdx.ac.uk	

Cain	Kerehoma	runs	Kia	Ora	Consulting,	a	business	specialising	in	culturally	grounded,	innovative	
solutions	to	indignenous	collective	wellbeing.	He	undertakes	research	projects	and	also	supports	
community	development	through	the	growth	of	social	enterprise	across	Aotearoa	New	Zealand.	
cain@kiaoraconsulting.co.nz	

Nicky	Murray	works	across	health	and	disability,	tertiary	education	and	research	sectors	in	the	areas	
of	workforce	development,	workplace	learning	and	adult	literacy	and	numeracy.	For	this	project	she	
worked	as	the	manager	for	the	Skills	Highway	programme	at	the	Industry	Training	Federation.	
nicky@ontask.co.nz	

John	O’Carroll teaches	literature	and	communication	at	Charles	Sturt	University,	and	his	research	
interests	are	in	areas	of	Australian	and	Pacific	literature.	jocarroll@csu.edu.au 

Lalofi	Ripley	is	the	Learning	and	Engagment	Advisor	for	Careerforce,	the	industry	training	
organisation	for	the	health	and	wellbeing	sectors.	As	an	adult	educator	she	specialises	in	adult	
literacy	and	numeracy	and	also	provides	assessment	and	moderation	support	to	workplaces	in	the	
health	sector.	Ifi.ripley@careerforce.org.nz	

Ralf	St	Clair	is	Professor	and	Dean	of	Education	at	the	University	of	Victoria	in	Canada.	He	has	been	
an	active	researcher	for	several	decades,	having	studied	adult	education	and	literacy,	educational	
aspirations,	and	Indigenous	education.	Currently,	Ralf	is	completing	a	project	on	the	educational	
aspirations	of	Indigenous	communities	and	youth.	His	most	recent	book	was	Creating	courses	for	
adults:	Design	for	learning	(Wiley).	rstclair@uvic.ca