THIS JOURNAL ISSUE CONCENTRATES ON ADULT LITERACY AND INCLUDES A REPORT OF THE ASIAN-SOUTH PACIFIC BUREAU OF ADULT EDUCATION SEMINAR. IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES MUST BE REFLECTED IN LITERACY PROGRAMS, WITH VARIED APPROACHES TO REACH SUBCULTURAL GROUPS. UNIVERSITIES SHOULD FOCUS ON RESEARCH, METHODS, PUBLICATIONS, AND ON TRAINING OF LITERACY TRAINERS. SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHOULD PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, SUPERVISION, AND MOTIVATION. VOLUNTARY AGENCIES MAY SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT LIAISON BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT, AND PROVIDE A VARIETY OF VALUABLE SERVICES. IN THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIMENT, PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUMS TO MEET SUCH SPECIFIC VILLAGE PROBLEMS AS PROVIDING FUNCTIONAL LITERACY PROGRAMS, HEALTH AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC PRODUCTION. THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE PROVIDES SEMINARS ON LITERACY PROBLEMS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ADULT EDUCATORS OF MEMBER COUNTRIES. THIS JOURNAL IS AVAILABLE FROM THE INDIAN ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, 17-B INDRAPRASTHA MARG, NEW DELHI-1, INDIA. (PT)