The keynote address at the 1976 Farnham (England) Conference on the European Bureau of Adult Education examines educational needs of the "forgotten people": those who need basic education; those living in areas of multiple deprivation, especially in cities; workers, especially in factories; and immigrants or migrant workers. Some current trends in…

Examines the following issues: Options of and barriers to professionalizing the adult basic education (ABE) position, gaining status and respectability in the university and college environment, making ABE a viable part of the adult education program, and future role of the professor in ABE. (Author/SH)

The author, an adult educator, evaluates the Tanzanian literacy campaign in terms of the personal and qualitative effects of literacy on eight representative new literates through the participants' own perceptions, using the anthropocentric approach based on the dialog method. (MF)

The author discusses current uses of computers in adult basic skills instruction. Compares three primary systems available for purchase in adult literacy instruction: (1) Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO), (2) Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC), and (3) Principle of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS). Presents…

Describes current research being done on literacy and discusses reasons behind the varied estimates of adult literacy rates. Presents several case studies of adults who are currently or have been in reading programs, particularly older adults. Describes the work of major literacy education providers. (CH)

Describes (1) an activity in which students act out a courtroom drama involving their favorite literary characters; and (2) an activity in which older remedial readers improvise short plays of dramatic conflict based on stories they have read, tape record them, and then edit the transcripts. (ARH)

Although the literacy and related competencies required in skilled and semiskilled occupations are far more complex than the term "functional" implies, only marginal literacy competencies may be required for success on the job. Recommendations to adult basic education teachers include guidelines for preparing students for success in the workplace.…

Offers overview of reasons why libraries may choose to begin volunteer literacy program in their communities and the design and evaluation methodology that will enable them to make successful evaluation of programs. Highlights include soul-searching questions, planning guidelines and suggestions, and delineation of responsibilities (library staff,…

This article presents exploratory research on the profile characteristics of a selected sample of Texas adult basic education instructors who worked with older learners of age 45 and above and of their perceptions of preference, capabilities, and instructional concerns in serving this older adult population. (Author/CT)

Examines a number of data-based programs that have used computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in a specific area of adult education, adult basic education, and general education development. The findings of most of the studies range from "no significant differences" to CAI's being superior to "traditional only" methods. (CT)

The DeFord Theoretical Orientation to the Reading Process was administered to 148 ABE and GED instructors to determine how they viewed the reading process. (HOD)

Recommendations for increasing participation of functionally illiterate adults in community education programs include decentralization of educational sites, availability of transportation and child care, and instruction stressing functional literacy and teaching reading and computation as tools for solving students' personal and social problems.…

Nonformal education is compared to formal and informal education and viewed in relation to two explanatory frameworks assessing underdevelopment in Latin America. The frameworks--dependency liberation and deprivation development--also provide direction to nonformal efforts, described as generally weak and ineffective as a primary means of…

Teaching techniques which would assist adult education teachers in developing skills in interpersonal relationships among adult students are presented. These techniques focus on the improvement of judgment in the use of defense mechanisms, improvement in the use of personal control systems, and achievement of more effective levels of interpersonal…

Discussion of the adult literacy problems, current educational programs, and the need to reduce illiteracy in Australia. (ABM)