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Adult Literacy and Health. Reading and Writing as Keeping-Well Practices. Research into Practice Series No. 5.
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Freebody, Peter; Freiberg, Jill – 1997
This booklet, which was developed for adult literacy educators in Australia, summarizes selected research on health practices, communication, and literacy and outlines some issues that adult literacy teachers might consider in their work. The booklet begins with three anecdotes previewing the practical everyday challenges that literacy poses for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Differences, Educational Practices