ERIC Number: EJ501541
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Publication Date: 1993
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"Fall Out the Illiterates"--Lessons from a World War II Adult Literacy Program.
Dymock, Darryl R.
Open Letter, v3 n2 p53-66 1993
Examines the often experimental programs and approaches of the Australian Army Education Service pertaining to adult literacy during World War II. The article records the extent of numeracy and literacy difficulties in the 1940s, comments on army responses to the pedagogical challenge they posed, and finds interesting similarities to the current situation. (Contains 26 references.) (LR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Armed Forces, Basic Skills, Diagnostic Tests, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Instructional Materials, Literacy Education, Military Personnel, Numeracy, Reading Ability, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, World War II
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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