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Nickse, Ruth S. – 1991
More than 500 intergenerational literacy programs exist in the United States, yet the idea is untested and it is difficult to identify and classify these programs. A typology identifies and classifies programs by key components and provides examples of each type. A typology, useful to practitioners, helps in planning programs, discussing them, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy
Moore, Allen B. – 1980
The third of eight related documents, this booklet is part of a series of papers presented at the 1978 National Right to Read Conference examining issues and problems in literacy. In its examination of the relationship between literacy and career development, the booklet first defines the components of basic literacy and of career development and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Development, Integrated Activities, Job Skills
Coy, Joye Jenkins – 1976
Adult literacy programs must provide individuals with the essential knowledge and skills which enable them to function effectively within their environments. The goal of adult literacy programs must be to enable students to become less dependent on others, which is also the goal of most adult students. Administrators of adult literacy programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Community Characteristics, Community Study
Kissam, Ed – 1991
Recent new patterns in Mexico-United States migration are examined briefly, and the implications of each for planning and implementing adult education programs are discussed. The patterns noted include: (1) migration of greater distances and from new areas in Mexico, both to border areas in Mexico and to locations in California and the West Coast;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demography, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Bhola, H. S. – 1982
Addressed to professionals involved in program evaluation, this working paper covers various aspects of evaluation planning, including the following: planning as a sociotechnical process, steps in evaluation planning, program planning and implementation versus evaluation planning and implementation, the literacy system and its subsystems, and some…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Evaluation Methods
Mathes, David M. – 1988
Changes in the workplace have raised the level of literacy needed by workers to full twelfth grade at least and outstripped manufacturers' ability to retrain workers. Even workers with high school diplomas may not be able to read. Although defined as literate, 40 percent of workers cannot meet the demands of the new technology. In order to achieve…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship
Bhola, H. S. – 1987
The National Literacy Campaign of Zimbabwe was launched in July, 1983. The objectives of the campaign were to enable adults (1) to understand information about themselves, their localities, and their country; and (2) to become effective leaders and productive members of their cooperatives, village committees, management committees, and other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Literacy Education
Fleming, Lily; And Others – 1980
The fourth of eight related documents, this booklet is part of a series of papers presented at the 1978 National Right to Read Conference examining issues and problems in literacy. In an examination of the role of private business in efforts to increase literacy, each of the three papers in this booklet discusses a specific program sponsored and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Business, Business Responsibility
James, Robert D.; And Others – 1995
The State University of New York (SUNY) Bridge Program is a federally funded work force preparation program that was initiated in October 1992 to help mothers receiving welfare achieve self-sufficiency by helping them acquire job skills. The program is housed at the Urban League of Northeastern New York and SUNY's 10 educational opportunity…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, College Role, Job Training, Literacy Education
Lyons, Nona; Evans, Linda – 1997
The Portfolio Project was conducted to promote lifelong, self-directed learning in the workplace. The project, which offered courses on basic skills, supervisory communications, and English as a second language, was initiated as a literacy demonstration project by the Casco Bay Partnership (CBP), which brought together government, educators, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship, Independent Study
Uppal, Charu – 1996
The Each One Teach One (EOTO) literacy project undertaken by universities and colleges is one of five methods of conducting adult education programs in India. A basis for an understanding of EOTO is a definition of literacy--a person is considered literate if he or she has mastered accuracy and fluency in word recognition, comprehension of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Gustafsson, Uwe – 1990
A literacy project in the eastern hill ranges of India is reported, based on 20 years of involvement, at the beginning of which the tribal language, Adivasi Oriya, was not yet a written language. The literacy rate among tribals in the agricultural community is about 10%. Researchers studied the tribal language, gave it an alphabet, adapted the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences
Irby, Terry R. – 1985
This paper presents strategies and methods for students to obtain the essential adult basic education (ABE), General Educational Development (GED), English as a Second Language (ESL), and career/vocational instruction, at the same time. A description is offered first of what was done in the Joliet Junior College ABLE Program and future plans for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Sherman, Debora C.; Buchanan, Barbara M. – 1980
Two teachers from very diverse backgrounds combined their resources in the College of Public and Community Service at the University of Massachusetts to set up an adult literacy program. Based on the assumptions that instruction should be based on the needs of the learners, that reading is a cognitive rather than a mechanical process, and that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Shore, Sue – 1993
If Australia's adult educators involved in adult literacy, language, and numeracy provision are to initiate significant changes in the inequalities existing in Australian society, they must examine a range of issues extending far beyond classroom walls. Much discussion about workplace communication in recent years has evolved from the growing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development