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Mak, Grace – 1989
Adult basic education (ABE) in Hong Kong includes mostly basic Chinese, but also some arithmetic and English. The emphasis is on teaching learners life skills. Both government-run programs and partially government-subsidized programs run by voluntary agencies such as Caritas and the YMCA are common. A case study was made of the Caritas ABE Centre…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Developing Nations
