Professor Charles L. Mifsud of the Faculty of Education and Director of the Centre for Literacy was a main speaker at the UNESCO book launch webinar: 'Intergenerational Literacy and Learning – International Perspectives'. Professor Mifsud is a contributor to the same book.

On 2 April 2025, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy at Penn State College of Education (USA), launched the new book Family and Intergenerational Literacy and Learning: International and Comparative Perspectives.

While intergenerational and family learning has shaped societies for millennia, research and publications have largely focused on more structured programmes implemented in high-income, English-speaking countries. This book attempts to shift the lens towards family and intergenerational literacy and learning with a special focus on low- and middle-income, non-Anglophone nations, and communities that are often marginalised, and gives a voice to the perspectives that challenge the dominant discourses and enrich our understanding

Oftentimes, it is argued that family and intergenerational literacy and learning programmes benefit both children and adults — boosting their literacy, numeracy, self-esteem, social connections, and lifelong learning opportunities. While this argument is still included, the new book primarily aims at centring the perspectives and practices of marginalised and disadvantaged communities and groups to challenge existing narratives and offer alternative insights into informal learning, digital and oral literacies, and culturally embedded educational and learning practices worldwide.