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Dave, R. H., Ed.; And Others – 1986
Many countries have recently launched massive programs to promote nation-wide adult literacy, but while these efforts have been commendable, it has been observed that neo-literates who acquire literacy through such programs have great difficulty in retaining it; hence an urgent need to develop suitable programs of post-literacy and continuing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Continuing Education
Chauhan, Malikhan S. – 1982
The Farmers' Functional Literacy Program has been conducted in conjunction with an intensive agricultural development program in the villages of India since 1968. A recent innovation of significance to developing countries, the program incorporates the concept of linking education to development. This joint venture of three governmental ministries…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Production
Muller, Josef, Ed.; Dietrich, Anja, Ed. – 1989
This document contains a collection of literacy program evaluation instruments from developing countries, as well as several papers describing how to use evaluation instruments to assess various types of systems. The following titles (with author or country of origin) are contained in this collection: "Designing a System of Evaluation and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
Jayagopal, R.; Burns, E. P. – 1989
Four adult education programs being conducted in India are described in the case studies in this packet. Two of the projects involve literacy; the third promotes literacy as one part of its community development program, and the fourth trains workers in hotel management and catering technology. The literacy programs are (1) development of a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Download full textBhola, H. S.; Bhola, Joginder K. – 1980
The manual is intended for training workshops on program and curriculum development for the post-literacy stages, since many countries successful in literacy work find that even greater challenges await them as erstwhile illiterates emerge from literacy classes as new literates. The emphasis is on programs and curricula to help new literates…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Abadzi, Helen – 2003
Adult literacy program outcomes have been disappointing. A number of principals and methods from cognitive and neuropsychological research can be used to make literacy instruction more effective, including the following: improving cognitive function; fast reading; reading practice; literacy as a motivator; and improving use of class time.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Cost Effectiveness
