The adult literacy scheme introduced at the New University of Ulster, Londonderry, draws heavily on the practice of Paulo Freire and his use of socially charged words. (Author/MW)

In an effort to rehabilitate the entire people in war-affected areas of Nigeria and also to help the adult population in rural areas to participate effectively in the post-war national reconstruction and development, the governments of Nigeria have embarked on massive promotion of adult education in general and adult literacy in particular.…

Discusses the similarities and differences in the way adult basic education programs are operated in the United States and in the United Kingdom. (JOW)

The article reviews the guidelines and progress of the adult reading project entitled "Reading Development" initiated by the Cambridge, England Committee of Education in 1971. (MW)

Liverpool's college-based literacy scheme offers a program that meets the needs of the non-literate adult who feels ambivalent about attending classes in a college. (MW)

This paper describes the extent and characteristics of extension activities undertaken by the Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. It examines the concept of community, the university-community dichotomy, arguments on university community service, literacy development, community development activities, seminars, training…

A volunteer scheme in Bradford, England was set up to serve the needs of illiterates and semi-literates who couldn't attend a class. The service provided a confidential, free of charge, one-to-one, tutorial relationship in either the tutor's or client's home. (MW)

Success in the specialized form of teaching reading to adults is conditional upon teachers understanding the relationship between language and the physical world. A lot can be learned from the Direct Method techniques used by those who teach foreign languages. Suitable reading materials are at last becoming available for beginners. (Author/AJ)