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Peer reviewedKoenig, A. J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
This article proposes a four-component framework for understanding the literacy of individuals with visual impairments, and defines two levels of literacy--basic (or academic) and functional (or practical) literacy. Implications are drawn for development of self-advocacy skills, development of standards for judging literacy in this population, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1992
These lesson plans for the adult learner result from two regional UNESCO workshops held in Indonesia in 1989 and Pakistan in 1991. Prototypes of exemplar instructional materials for primary education, literacy and continuing education programs were developed and tested during the workshops. The lessons focus on the need to introduce population…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Economic Development, Family Planning
