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)

The Village Development Project, in operation in Nepal from 1952 until 1959, was less than successful in its total effect because of competition between U.S. and Indian foreign aid programs and the unfamiliarity of village development workers with rural life. (MF)

Argues that a successful adult basic education program should recognize the differences between younger students and adults, provide a setting in which adults' dignity is not threatened, carefully diagnose each adult's needs, and prescribe and implement a program to meet those needs. (FL)

Presents an inventory through which teachers of adult beginning readers can plan instruction, select materials, assess student growth, and make recommendations to publishers. (AEA)

Results showed that computer assisted education could be used effectively in a jail setting provided that its capabilities and limitations were properly understood. (Author/IRT)

Measures of syntactic knowledge and reading achievement were obtained for 41 students in an adult basic education center. Adults reading at or below fourth-grade level showed significantly less knowledge of syntax than adults at higher levels, even though the language test involved neither reading nor writing. (Author/CT)

Presents examples of the discourse of construction industry personnel involved in workplace basic education in Brazil. Reports on the perspective of the workers/students and on the experiences and the vision of those who implement the educational programs. Identifies the limits of the schooling process and the difficulties inherent in the present…

Survey responses from 67 Florida directors of adult basic and literacy education (100%) and 145 of 169 Ohio directors indicated that a much larger number of teachers have access to computers than actually use them to teach writing. There is little staff development related to computer use, and funding is a major inhibiting factor. (SK)

Surveys of the math attitudes of adult basic education teachers and learners, interviews with 8 teachers and 15 learners, and 85 hours of ethnographic observations led to these findings: teaching decisions are minimally influenced by learners; teacher-centered approaches prevail; math instruction is similar to inculcation; teachers and textbooks…

A complex interaction of factors shapes migrant adults' participation in adult basic education: sociocultural context (gender roles, powerlessness) and perceptions of schooling, learning, and education (painful experiences, dropping out but not rejecting learning). Community-based adult education is an appropriate response to the reality of…

The Ronald M. Hubbs Center for Lifelong Learning is adult education facility that combines the latest computer and video technology with traditional adult literacy instruction. In addition to instructional services, the center includes day care facilities, family education programs, counseling services, and other agency offices. (JOW)

Includes nine articles on the subject of writing and how it's taught: "Aspects of Literacy: A Statistical Viewpoint" (Chester, and Holden); "Writing the Austradon" (Moore); "What Next? Working with Novice Writers" (Kelly); "Text Analysis: A Practical Teaching Tool" (Hazell); "Different Text Types: An…