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Competency Education for Adult Literacy. Overview: ERIC Fact Sheet No. 10.
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Miller, Juliet – 1982
Recently, the definition of functional literacy has been broadened to include the completion of a secondary education or its equivalent. This definition focuses on obtaining the functional competencies required to perform adequately in adult life. Three major sets of functional competencies are represented in models developed by the Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Competency Based Education