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Peer reviewedColeman, Jean Ellen – Library Trends, 1986
Describes American Library Association's involvement in adult and literacy education from support for adult education programs to encourage reading in the 1920s to more recent emphasis on services to illiterates, the disadvantaged, and nontraditional users. Continued support from the association for literacy programs is expected to continue…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, History
