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Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1989
This document, one of a series of British occasional papers on basic education, investigates adult literacy practices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The texts and their authors are "Building a National Movement: The Caribbean Experience" (Didacus Jules); "Literacy and Empowerment: A Definition for Literacy"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Developing Nations
Kahler, David, Ed. – 1978
This report presents the proceedings of a 1978 international seminar held in Berlin which was convened by the German Foundation for International Development (Deutsche Stiftung fur internationale Entwicklung) in cooperation with Teheran's International Institute for Adult Literacy Methods. The designated purpose of the seminar was to examine…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Comparative Education
Download full textKeehn, Thomas B. – 1971
This document, the first in a series of monographs, describes the experiences of World Education in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in its efforts to establish programs in functional literacy, adult education, and population planning. It is divided into three main sections. Section I, A Program Comes into Being, describes the thrust of the overall…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Basic Skills
International Inst. for Adult Literacy Methods, Teheran (Iran). – 1971
In 1969, 790 questionnaires in four languages (Arabic, English, French, and Spanish) was sent to all governmental and non-governmental organizations to obtain details of methods and techniques used in adult literacy projects. The replies of 74 organizations in 52 countries, with a total of 100 projects and 133 courses, are included in this report.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Continuing Education Centers, Curriculum
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Non-Formal Education Information Center. – 1981
A selected annotated bibliography on literacy and basic education, including contributions from practitioners in the worldwide non-formal education network and compiled for them, has three interrelated themes: integration of literacy programs with broader development efforts; the learner-centered or "psycho-social" approach to literacy,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills
Peer reviewedMuller, Anne, Ed.; Murtagh, Teresa, Ed. – Education Today, 2002
In 2000, approximately 877 million adults worldwide were illiterate and 113 million children did not attend school. More than two-thirds of those individuals lived in East and South Asia, and two-thirds were females. Functional illiteracy remains high in developed and developing nations alike. The reasons include weak training in how to teach…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Education
