A Typology of Low-Literate Adults Based on Perceptions of Deterrents to Participation in Adult Basic Education.

Hayes, Elisabeth R.

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Typology of Low-Literate Adults Based on Perceptions of Deterrents to Participation in Adult Basic Education.

Hayes, Elisabeth R.

Adult Education Quarterly, v39 n1 p1-10 Fall 1988

The study was created of a typology of low-literate adults based on deterrents to participation in adult basic education. Deterrent information obtained from 160 low-literate adult students was used as the database for the research. Six types of low-literate adults were identified. The typology provides a basis for program development to meet the needs of specific subgroups. (Author/CH)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classification, Group Behavior, Individual Characteristics, Low Achievement, Participation

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Language: English

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