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Background Information on Adult Illiteracy. Employment Disincentives Memo No. 4.
Whitesel, Russ – 1986
This memo is designed to assist Wisconsin's Special Committee on Employment Disincentives in reviewing the issue of adult illiteracy. Section A provides information on the extent of illiteracy in the United States. Section B discusses selected literacy programs at the federal, state, and local levels. Results are provided of a study of federal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Federal Programs
Educational Programs in Adult Correctional Institutions. Staff Brief 90-12.
Whitesel, Russ; Anderson, Gordon A. – 1990
This staff briefing report was prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Educational Programs in Adult Correctional Institutions. The two-part paper provides background information on Wisconsin's adult correctional system, its residents, and the educational and vocational programs in adult correctional institutions.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, High School Equivalency Programs
Annual Report, July 1, 1967-June 30, 1968.
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Adult Basic Education, Milwaukee, WI. Council for Spanish Speaking. – 1968
Geared to the special needs of undereducated Spanish-speaking adults in greater Milwaukee, this adult basic education program incorporates English instruction at the basic, intermediate, or low-advanced level; instruction in establishing an English-speaking atmosphere for children; job-seeking skills for obtaining better paid or more suitable…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Dropouts, English (Second Language), Functional Literacy
Improving Basic Skills: Volume I--A Collection of Wisconsin Programs for Improving the Basic Skills of Undereducated Youth and Adults.
Dougherty, Barbara, Ed.; Novak, Jan, Ed. – 1982
This publication describes many of the basic skills improvement programs and activities ongoing in the state of Wisconsin. The efforts included were identified through a statewide survey in which administrators and staff members of the programs provided the information included in this volume. Programs described are grouped in the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, College Programs
Improving Basic Skills: Volume II--A Collection of National Programs and Resources for Improving the Basic Skills of Undereducated Youth and Adults.
Dougherty, Barbara, Ed.; Novak, Jan, Ed. – 1982
This publication describes basic skills improvement programs and activities ongoing throughout the United States. The guide is organized into two sections. The first section contains program descriptions and hands-on materials from 25 elementary and secondary programs across the nation that have been selected for inclusion in the National…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Resources
Improving Basic Skills: Volume III--A Collection of Programs and Resources Selected for the Governor's Conference on Basic Skills (Madison, Wisconsin, December 1981).
Dougherty, Barbara, Ed.; Novak, Jan, Ed. – 1982
This publication presents information on 53 basic skills programs in Wisconsin that were identified as successful by the planning committee for the Governor's Conference on Basic Skills. Programs focus on mathematics, reading, writing, computer-assisted instruction, basic skills approaches, learning centers, career education, adult literacy,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Oriented Programs