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Canadian Inst. for Adult Education, Montreal (Quebec). – 1970
A bilingual document summarizes 78 Canadian nondegree research studies (both completed and in progress) in adult education in 1969. Twenty-six projects were completed; they covered such subjects as educational needs, community colleges, school teachers as part time teachers of adults, audiovisual aids, leisure time, employment, educational radio,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Educators
Spain, Peter L.; And Others – 1977
Use of radio for nonformal education and development communications and the technical and economic considerations related to radio services are covered in this second volume of case studies on use of radio for education and development. Under radio and nonformal education are: an evaluation of radio schools as part of the popular promotion…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Education, Case Studies
Centre for Literacy, 2000
Television has been seen by some as an enemy of literacy and by others as a tool for enhancing literacy. It has been used to arouse public awareness through national campaigns, to instruct in basic skills, and to motivate potential learners to seek education. According to the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), adults with limited literacy…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Adult Literacy, Television, Foreign Countries