This issue of JACE begins with two articles that explore different aspects of literacy in North America. Saal and colleagues report on ongoing issue in the US, that of the relationship between U.S. Adults’ information processing skills and political efficacy using data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The association is close and not positive, and has considerable implications given the forthcoming presidential election, and use of a range of voting methods. Further north in Canada, Holloway and Gouthro provide an analysis of the use of a multiliteracies approach in the field of adult education drawing upon tow studies funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). They argue for the use of the approach in helping to shape the desire of adult learners to change their own lives and their communities. For readers wanting to explore their work further an online platform with exemplars is available.

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本期《 JACE》从两篇文章开始，探讨了北美扫盲的不同方面。萨尔及其同事使用美国《成人能力国际评估计划》（PIAAC）的数据，就美国成年人的信息处理技能与政治效能之间的关系进行了报告。该协会是亲密的，不是积极的，鉴于即将举行的总统选举以及使用多种投票方法，该协会具有重大意义。在加拿大，再往北霍洛威和Gouthro提供使用的分析multiliteracies利用由社会科学与人文研究委员会（SSHRC）资助的两项研究，在成人教育领域采用这种方法。他们主张使用这种方法来帮助塑造成年学习者改变自己的生活和社区的愿望。对于希望进一步探索其作品的读者，可以使用带有示例的在线平台。