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Quinn, Kellie – 1996
This report describes the literacy activities of Missouri Public Libraries in 1996. The report includes: a letter from the Missouri Secretary of State; national and state literacy statistics and trends; a description of the library survey and its results; state library efforts; lists of Missouri and national literacy organizations with contact…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Instructional Materials, Library Materials, Library Services
Ingle, Robert B., Ed.; And Others – 1978
Three conference sessions focused on attempts to implement minimum competency testing programs at various educational levels. In each of the sessions particular attention was paid to planning for the development of a minimum competency testing program; the processes of development, initiation, and interpretation of the results; and difficulties…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Competency Based Education, Conference Reports
Missouri Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy, Jefferson City. – 1989
The Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy proposed 3 major recommendations supported by 30 specific action plans for Missouri. The recommendations are as follows: Missouri should guarantee the opportunity for all children to be prepared for their school years; Missouri should focus on keeping students in school and ensuring that their education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Corporate Education, Dropout Prevention
Download full textChynoweth, Judith K. – 1989
This document reports how the Council of State Policy and Planning Agencies (CSPA) Academy process helped nine states develop workplace literacy initiatives involving their governors' offices, the Job Training Partnership Act system, and the educational system. The states were Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Change Agents
Levesque, Jeri; Hinton, Karen – 2001
This guide is designed to lead program planners through the course of building and implementing a family literacy program. It provides planning teams with an orientation to a four-component model of family literacy, community resources, planning strategies, examples of programs in Missouri, recent research findings, case study vignettes, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Check Lists, Community Programs
Dawson, Karen S.; Dawson, Richard E. – 1985
This monograph reports on an exploratory investigation of the impact of minimum competency testing on local schools. The implementation and impacts of test requirements in three Missouri and four Ohio local school districts are studied through interviews with teachers and administrators and through the analysis of written materials on the test and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Legislation
Missouri State Dept. of Corrections and Human Resources, Jefferson City. – 1984
An educational research and demonstration program was implemented in learning centers at five correctional institutions across Missouri. Included in the demonstration project were the following programs: a prescriptive learning system that served 253 students; a program in attitude, basic, and life skills; an ex-offender program that involved 20…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change
