Suggests that adult literacy workers, as producers or consumers of research, need to become more self-consciously aware of the effects of writing in the construction of knowledge. (SK)

Discusses the Fifth UNESCO International Conference on Adult Education held in Hamburg, Germany, July 14-18, 1997. Describes four of the workshops held there: (1) Literacy Education and Social Development; (2) Literacy and Technology; (3) Literacy and Basic Skills for Community Development in Industrialized Countries; and (4) Literacy for…

An interview with Paulo Freire describes his radical educational policy developed in Brazil in the early 1960s. He introduced curriculum reform, new models of school management, and a movement for participatory literacy training. (JOW)

Discusses student writing as it relates to adult literacy education and describes "Write First Time," a newsletter of adult literacy students' writings. Suggests that having writing published gives learners a different view of other printed texts. (JOW)

Describes the work of an Australian adult literacy and basic education teacher who mixes research and practice and a professional development project undertaken in the United Kingdom that was inspired by her work. (SK)