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Download full textShank, Cathy C. – 1986
A review of literature on the learning processes and potential of adult students of English as a Second Language, not literate in their native language, looks at research in the following areas: (1) the differences between children and adults in language learning; (2) the effects of previous formal education on second language learning; (3) the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Differences
Flannery, Daniele, Ed. – 1993
Among the papers included are the following: "Exploring Literacy through Theater" (Andruske); "Heuristic Research" (Beckstrom); "Self-Direction in Adult Undergraduates" (Blowers); "Commodification of Adult Education" (Briton, Plumb); "Collective Group Learning" (Brooks); "Psychosocial Development of Women" (Caffarella, Barnett); "Writing Wrongs"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
