Educational and cultural activities of the Histadrut, the General Federation of Labor long responsible for workers' education in Israel, are described. Also discussed are immigrants' education, women's education, the Israeli Arab, and cooperative Third World programs. (SK)

Discusses the need for appropriate basic literacy materials, notes the value of student-produced materials, and describes British publications produced by students and tutors. (CHC)

Preliminary results of a career planning project for Adult Basic Education participants in Connecticut show that less advantaged adults do not recognize the importance of career planning to get a job, although they may face occupational change in mid life. (SK)

Examines the relationship between locus of control and participation/completion among 553 clients in adult basic education classes. Findings only suggest a relationship between locus of control and completion. Findings do indicate variations among ethnic groups, educational levels, and age groups regarding completion and locus of control. (Author)

Making adults aware that they regularly pick out main ideas in their everyday lives makes it easier for them to do it in reading. (DD)

Includes "Reflections of a Delegate to the Presidents' Summit for America's Future [PSAF]" (Seita); "Personal Reactions to the PSAF" (Ellis); "The Presidents' Summit: Telling Our Stories" (Silver); "Thoughts on the Presidents' Summit" (Todd); and "An Internet Dialogue: Thoughts on Literacy, Volunteers,…

Imagination is indispensable for knowing the world. However, visual and musical imagery are ignored in education. Adult literacy education can be enhanced by the process of reading the world through print, pictures, and music. (SK)

The speech of 12 adults in prolonged speech treatment was assessed prior to treatment and after discharge. Results showed that stuttering was eliminated without using unusually slow or unnatural speech patterns, and many clients maintained stutter-free speech at high rates of speech. Speech rate correlated to perceived posttreatment speech…

Explores how the native speakers of English and nonnative speakers of English in adult basic education classes present different reading behaviors. Suggests that adult basic education teachers should not only be aware of how much decoding students know but also to what extent they actually use that knowledge when reading. (SG)

Examines New York State's initiative to address high school dropout rates, finding that few of the 12 pilot sites had explicit links to adult education. Suggests that adult basic education can be a driving force in a community to educate, assemble, organize, and facilitate discourse to support dropout prevention strategies. Urges adult educators…

Data from the National and International Adult Literacy Surveys and the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicate the quantitative skills of many adults may be lower than desired. The level of numeracy instruction in adult basic education may be higher than reported, but opportunities for teacher training in numeracy instruction appear…

Argues that adult basic educators should assist psychiatric clients in protecting themselves from unwanted intrusion. Identifies skills to be developed through social literacy training: coping with emotional distress, expressing oneself, interpreting social cues, and exercising legal rights. (Contains 12 references.) (SK)

Discusses the role of literacy in enabling people to influence the political and social processes that affect their lives. Reviews various definitions of literacy. Citing Paolo Friere and others, considers the political, social, and economic issues related to literacy; and the components of and the conditions needed to develop a liberated…

The National Issues Forum's Literacy Program uses study circles and group discussion to promote empowerment and enhance adult literacy through civic education. The program has helped the Westonka (Minnesota) Adult Basic Education project accomplish its mission and has expanded the staff's view of adult learning. (SK)

Discusses the use of technology to enhance literacy programs in libraries and suggests ways for librarians to increase their understanding of potential applications of technology to their programs. Technological tools are briefly described, and the activities of several public library literacy technology projects are summarized. (three references)…