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Download full textBureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1976
This document contains abstracts describing competency-based programs related to the Adult Performance Level (APL) project and adult education. The catalog is divided into two sections: state program implementation and local program implementation. The first section describes programs and research projects currently active in Alabama, California,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
FORD, DAVID; OTTO, WAYNE – 1966
BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS IN 36 STATES WERE SURVEYED IN THE SPRING OF 1966 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT LOCATION, LENGTH OF TIME OF OPERATION, PRIOR EDUCATION AND SEX OF ENROLLEES, LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION PROVIDED, TOTAL ENROLLMENT, AND MATERIALS USED. DATA FROM A TWO-PAGE QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED BY THE DIRECTORS OF 367 LOCAL PROGRAMS (A 71…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Mayor, Federico – Prospects, 1990
Discusses problems facing developing nations in achieving UNESCO's goal of equality of educational opportunity. Mentions continuing inequality in literacy rates between developed and developing countries, and between the sexes. Describes functional illiteracy. Blames lack of progress on rates of demographic growth, pace of educational expansion,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developed Nations
Rosenthal, Nadine – 1987
This guide gives new tutors who are not professional teachers some techniques for teaching others to read and write. A comprehension-based approach to literacy training is used. Part 1 presents a variety of background information on illiteracy. It also gives some guidelines useful for the new tutor. Part 2 is composed of two diagnostic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests
Smith, Carl B.; Fay, Leo C. – 1973
This book discusses volunteer reading programs, which have been and are being established as a result of the high illiteracy level in the United States. These programs tend to fit into three categories: (1) supportive programs which take place within the school or school system, (2) supplemental programs operated essentially from outside the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, High School Students, Illiteracy
Winkeljohann, Rosemary, Comp. – 1976
This selective bibliography is one of nine documents compiled to provide titles and descriptions of useful and informative reading documents which were indexed into the ERIC system from 1966 to 1974. The 201 entries in this section of the bibliography concern adult education and are arranged alphabetically by author in one of the following eight…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
