A project that served as a demonstration effort in ABE is discussed. This project endeavored to: (1) identify significant research literature in the social sciences relevant to such problems; and (3) develop and disseminate a series of monographs which translates the findings of research and suggests solutions to problems in a manner which was meaningful to practitioners. Three models were developed as alternative solutions: the social organization model, a simple linear model of progression through an ABE program, and a model relying on analyzing ABE in terms of content, clientele, and functional dimension. (CK)