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One Small Step for a Pupil - One Giant Leap for Citizens. (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Nicholson, J., Ridgway, J., & McCusker, S. (2009). One Small Step for a Pupil - One Giant Leap for Citizens. In P. Murphy (Ed.),

OECD has launched its Global Project that aims to develop new measures of the nature and progress of societies and to increase the capability of citizens to understand and use this information. We contend that this needs to be accompanied by a develo... Read More about One Small Step for a Pupil - One Giant Leap for Citizens..

The Next Great Leap - From Official Data to Public Knowledge. (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Ridgway, J., Nicholson, J., & McCusker, S. (2009). The Next Great Leap - From Official Data to Public Knowledge. In P. Murphy (Ed.),

Many statistical agencies are attempting to inform citizens about the state of society, and current social changes. The literature on statistical literacy suggests that this might be an uphill struggle. Here, we use a press release from Ireland's Cen... Read More about The Next Great Leap - From Official Data to Public Knowledge..