Addresses the problem of why the millions of hard-core illiterate American adults are not being reached by adult basic education programs. Three factors are cited as frequent reasons for nonparticipation: (1) age, (2) satisfaction with present situation, and (3) poverty. (JOW)

A model for adult basic education (ABE) programs is presented in which emphasis is placed on the needs of the community for skills and labor supply rather than upon the internal needs of the individual. Eight variables over which the educator (including administration) has some control are delineated and strategies by which learning opportunities…

The goal of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is to conduct high-quality, relevant research that contributes to the improvement of the quality of education provided by adult basic educators. NCSALL has a commitment not only to conducting research but also both to ensuring that is it shared with…

This study investigates student understanding of the part-whole concept in mathematics at an independent two-year post-secondary institution in New Mexico. The mathematics portion of the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) Summary Form was used as the evaluative instrument. Evidence for a lack of part-whole concept understanding as a hidden…

Thirty bibliographies of easy reading materials appropriate for adults are presented with full bibliographic information and a brief annotation. (SJ)

This article provides an overview of research relevant to the disadvantaged adult. A majority of the disadvantaged are excluded from participation in educational programs because of the nature of current educational programs, e.g., prerequisites to training. Inadequate background is highly related to unemployment and low aspirational levels. A…

A description of the Combination-Board"--a piece of equipment that integrates charts, flashcards and blackboards into the programmed steps of the Naya Din (New Day) adult literacy program used in West Pakistan. The method is inexpensive and can be used in self-instruction. (Author/JB)

Describes pilot project in adult basic education, part of a national development scheme, which was instituted in 1967 with the help of Unesco and the U.N. Development Programme. (JB)

Author reports on an attempt at a measurement of innovativeness of farmers in two villages whose members took part in a program devised to make them receptive to, and convinced of, modern practices in farming, health, socio-political relations over traditional ones. (Editor/LF)

In an attempt to help with the problem of selecting and training adult basic education teachers, the authors have prepared a model based upon research done on the problems of under-educated adults. (Authors)

The planning of a literacy program for youth and marginal adults, development of instructional materials and techniques, and its implementation are discussed in this article. (PT)

Describes UNESCO program experiments which relate literacy to the needs of the people in their everyday life. (DM)