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A History of the Adult Education Act.
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National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report traces the roots of Federal involvement in adult basic education in order to place the Adult Education Act in historical perspective. A brief chronological narrative focuses attention on the Federal role in adult education in three broad program categories: education for Federal employees, labor force development programs, and programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Federal Government