This bibliography of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations concerning adult education in Canada contains 36 entries. Topics of the research include illiteracy, ABE, adult educators, TESL, higher education for adults, women's education, and instructional techniques. (KM)

Intended for those who have had no technical training in the teaching of basic reading, this manual provided step-by-step instructions so that inexperienced tutors can apply professional approaches to teaching reading. The chapters of the book discuss the problem of functional illiteracy, the profile of a good literacy teacher, the profile of an…

A total of five articles concerning adult basic education are presented. These are: "Recruitment Strategies for Adult Basic Education," by Ron Howard; "Native to the Hills," by Myrtle Reul; "The Learning Laboratory--A Valid System for Adult Basic Education," by Joe Carter; "Reading Instruction for Illiterate Adults," by John George; and "Teaching…

Skills centers represent a fairly new and different component of national manpower policy. The 70 Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) Skills Centers are designed to provide comprehensive manpower services for the disadvantaged, including training, basic education, communication skills, counseling, placement, and follow-up. Based on visits…

An attempt to determine educational needs in adult education in Commonwealth countries, particularly in Britain and Australia, this document focuses on the changing sociological backgrounds of students in existing programs. Identification of characteristics of a cross-section of the students suggests a direct relationship between parental…

Upper Iowa University implemented a staff development project to increase teacher competency in the education of adult students with learning disabilities. Participants were teachers of adult education classes throughout the State. The need for a staff development project for teachers with students at Level I (the concrete, beginning level) was…

The five chapters in this document, contributed by consultants who served as teacher trainers at the July 1976 Adult Basic Education Institute at Tennessee State University, include articles, materials, opinions, and bibliographies. Topics are metrication in adult education instruction; teaching the Indo-Chinese refugee; preparing controlled…

Some basic questions regarding adult literacy and national programs in Great Britain are examined, and include: the national pattern of provision; project design and curriculum planning; goals and the concept of literacy; and adult reading habits. Five tables supplement the text. (LH)

Examines adult basic education, adult education, continuing education, and community services, collectively referred to as "community education", which comprise a group of functions, activities, and programs that have grown during the past ten years more rapidly than the traditional functions of transfer and occupational education. (TP)

Utilizing Michael Polanyi's theory of knowledge as a framework, the author outlines an approach in which illiterate adults might increase their motivation and chances of success in developing reading skill. (EM)

Describes a regional effort undertaken in New England for implementing life skills instruction. Discusses the impact of the project on students, programs, project members, and region. (EM)

The British Broadcasting Corporation's Adult Literacy Project is believed to be the first attempt to use broadcasting on a massive scale to discover the extent of the illiteracy problem in an industrialized society and to contribute to its alleviation. While television or radio cannot, on its own, achieve a great deal, this project supplements the…

School attainment, age, and other factors considered in defining the concept of functional illiteracy are examined in connection with the problem in Canada. Various Canadian adult basic education programs, mostly oriented to the labor market, are described, as well as the national effort in some other countries. (MF)

Reviews reports of the use of taped books and reading materials with students as a method of reading instruction. Also suggests related techniques such as choral reading, sustained silent reading, and the neurological impress method. (MKM)

The paper discusses early research on evaluating services for Australian disabled persons, the Schonell Evaluation Procedure (SEP) developed for use in Activity Therapy Centres (adult continuing education programs), the modification of SEP for use in special schools for children, and emergent and unmet needs for evaluating adult special education…