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Campbell, Anne; And Others – 1992
To satisfy federal requirements, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Division of Adult Education and Literacy planned a nationally representative household sample survey to assess the literacy skills of the adult population of the United States, to be conducted by the Educational Testing Service with the assistance of Westat, Inc.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Blacks, Census Figures, Data Collection
National Education Goals Panel, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report reviews the concept and means of assessing progress toward meeting Goal 5 of the National Goals Panel which aims at universal adult literacy and knowledge and skills needed to compete in the global economy and exercise citizenship. The goal's specific objectives focus on the relationship between work and education and outcomes,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Assessment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
This document contains the proceedings of three days of hearings on a discussion draft of a bill to reauthorize the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). This draft which contains a number of modifications from the current law, would expand the role of libraries as information centers for the community. While the original Library Services…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, American Indians, Community Information Services, Federal Legislation
McGrail, Janet – 1984
A portrait of illiterates and literacy programs in the United States in the 1980s is derived from this summary of the most up-to-date, valid information that could be obtained from a literature review. The first section on adult illiterates identifies data sources, numbers of illiterates, and characteristics of the five main groups (the elderly,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Programs, Correctional Education
Seamon, Joan, Ed.; Miller, Connie, Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1987
This issue provides a detailed overview of the Illinois literacy effort, including committee lists, project proposal forms, rules and regulations, financial support information, and a chronology of events. Several articles focus on the planning and implementation of literacy programs and the role of the library in literacy education. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Involvement, Financial Support
Hull, William L.; Sechler, Judith A. – 1987
A study examined the nature and extent of adult literacy needs in the American labor force. Data for the study were collected from a review of the literature, site visits to nine industry-based training programs, and consultation with a technical panel of experts. Input from company managers, instructors, and trainers familiar with the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Needs, Employment Potential
Fields, Ernest L.; And Others – 1987
Nine industry-based adult literacy programs across the country were studied to identify exemplary training programs and practices that business and industry trainers, planners, and policymakers and individuals in the public education sector alike could replicate in designing adult literacy programs. Training programs offered by the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Brizius, Jack; Foster, Susan – 1987
This policy guide is designed to assist governors and state leaders in analyzing the issue of adult literacy and in proposing specific policy strategies for dealing with this national problem. The book offers practical guidance in two areas critical to effective action: it clarifies definitions of "literacy" and "illiteracy" and provides a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions, Educational Needs
Asian Development Bank, Manila (Philippines). – 1988
Since the beginning of the Asian Development Bank's involvement in education in 1970 up to December 1987, 35 education loans to its developing member countries (DMCs) have been approved. The general aim of this paper is to determine the direction of the bank's future policy in assisting education. Among the main reasons for reviewing the bank's…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Banking, Demography, Developing Nations
Wurzbacher, Mark F.; Yeannakis, Christine H. – 1986
This review of the California Literacy Campaign (CLC), a statewide, community-oriented, library-based program funded under the California Library Services Act, is designed to determine the extent to which CLC has been effective in carrying out its mission, the manner in which increased effectiveness may be achieved, and ways in which program…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Library Services, Literacy Education
Lane, Martha A.; And Others – 1984
This effectiveness review of the California Literacy Campaign (CLC), a program designed to significantly reduce the number of functionally illiterate adults in California, was submitted to the California State Library for consideration of continuation of state funding beyond 1984-85. The review includes an analysis of existing data (state library…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Library Services, Literacy Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Santiago (Chile). Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. – 1986
The Major Project in the Field of Education stresses renewed and intensive efforts by Latin American and Caribbean Island countries to provide the resources and training necessary to meet basic education needs by the year 2000. This document examines project achievements, innovations, and problems through 1986 in the areas of rural education,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education
Stead, Sharon – 1993
This final performance report for the Lewistown City Library L.E.A.R.N. (Let Every Adult Read Now!) literacy project begins with a section that provides quantitative data. The next section compares actual accomplishments to the following project goals for 1992-93: to serve a minimum of 25 adult literacy students within an 18-month period and to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Expenditures
Director, Elissa – 1993
This final performance report for the Libraries of Middlesex literacy project begins with a section that compares actual accomplishments to the following objectives for 1992-93: (1) recruit and enroll at least 150 new volunteers in Basic Reading of English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor training; (2) have at least 125 volunteers successfully…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Expenditures
Drobner, Sherry – 1994
The Adult Literacy Program at the Alameda County Library provided employment oriented programs. The project served a community of over 200,000 people, and targeted workforce/workplace learners. The project served 578 adult learners and provided 35,904 hours of direct tutoring service. The report provides a comparison of actual accomplishments to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Federal Programs