Papers from national seminars in five countries documenting the literacy practices that have developed through time include: "Preface" (Medel-Anonuevo); "Introduction"; "Illiteracy Eradication in Vietnam; Past Achievements and Orientation for Development in the New Stage" (Mac); "Brief Situationer of Women's Literacy in Bangladesh" (Huq); "Bangladesh Government Literacy Initiative: The Integrated Nonformal Education Program (INFEP)" (Rahman); "Brief Situationer of Women's Literacy in India" (Dighe); "Literacy Policies and Programs for Women in the Philippines"; "History of Literacy Efforts and Current Policies on Women's Literacy" (Sese); "Engendering Adult Literacy" (Clarke); "Educational Strategies for Women--A Case Study of Mahila Samakhya, Banda" (Samakhya); "The Literacy Program of Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)" (Khandakar); "Models of Literacy Program in Nepal"; "Linking Total Literacy to Universal Elementary Education" (Rampal); "Two Views on Literacy Strategies in India" (Priyam, Sundaraman); "Innovations in Literacy Practice in Nepal"; "Case Study of Bihar Mahila Samakhya" (Sujita); "Some Notes on Non-formal Education for Women in Thailand" (Leesuwan); "German Government Organization for Technical Cooperation/Basic Education for Afghan Refugees--Female Literacy" (Adam); "The Education Forum's Literacy-Numeracy Program" (Sipin); "Some Tips in Doing Literacy Work" (Doronila); "Maori Development Committee of the Adult Reading and Learning Assistance" (Grey); "Korean Research Institute for Women's Life" (Chan); "The Literacy Circle" (Sundaraman); "Development of Methods and Instructional Materials for Women in Bangladesh" (Kabeer); "On Language and Indigenous Knowledge"(Doronila); "Language and Representation" (Rampal); "Development of Literacy Learning Materials for Women" (Thong); "Choice of Words for Literacy Curriculum and Materials"; "Analysis of Total Literacy Campaign Primers" (Patel); "Incorporating Health Education in Literacy Efforts" (Sundaraman); "The Content of Functional Knowledge in Literacy Programs for Women in Vietnam" (Thai, Bui); "Impact of Literacy on Women in India" (Dighe); "Concerns on Literacy Practices in Bangladesh"; "Theory and Practice of Women's Literacy in Bangladesh: Problems and Issues" (Latif); "Women's Empowerment Strategies in Post-Literacy Campaigns--Some Experiences from Tamil Nadu" (Sudha); "Problems of Literacy Programs in Nepal"; "Summary of the Main Points Raised in the National and Regional Seminars"; "The Challenges Ahead" (Ramdas); and "Summary of the Main Issues Discussed in the Second Day of the Regional Seminar" (Doronila). (MN)