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Peer reviewedKallaus, Norman F. – Business Education Forum, 1987
Describes functional literacy for those interested in office-based occupations. Components of office literacy include computer and cultural literacy, as well as reading skills. Offers six propositions that have implications for office literacy curriculum development. (CH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Education, Curriculum Development, Functional Literacy
Download full textHouston READ Commission, TX. – 1997
This document offers an overview of the Houston READ Commission (HRC), a nonprofit urban literacy coalition created by the Mayor and City Council in the Greater Houston area. It describes how the coalition of community organizations first came together in 1988, in response to a survey's finding that there are over one million functionally…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Learning
Lind, Agneta – 1990
The gap in literacy rates between women and men continually broadens. In 1985, 63 percent of the world's approximately 1,000 million illiterate people were female, compared to 60 percent in 1970 and 58 percent in 1960. A process of social change, including community involvement and mobilization in favor of women's literacy, is needed to sustain…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Comparative Education
Kabatchenko, M. V.; Yasnikova, L. D. – 1990
The eradication of illiteracy in Russia has a lengthy history but a systematic literacy campaign began only after the revolution of 1917. The literacy problem was considered to be solved two decades later. Success was due to the following factors: (1) illiterate people were eager to learn; (2) the eradication of illiteracy and preparation for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Continuing Education, Educational History
Napitupulu, Washington P. – 1990
The national language of Indonesia is Bahasa Indonesia, although there are hundreds of languages and dialects spoken by different ethnic groups. In 1977, more than 26 million Indonesians were illiterate in their national language. Present efforts to eradicate illiteracy include construction of 10,000-15,000 primary schools annually since 1973 and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Continuing Education, Elementary Secondary Education
New York City Office of the Mayor, NY. – 1982
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Youth Literacy Task Force of New York City. Included in the report are the following: a brief description of the Task Force's activities; a description of what the Task Force decided were appropriate and feasible effectiveness criteria for literacy programs for 14-21 year olds; a list of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Dropouts
Mpogolo, Z. J. – 1990
The United Republic of Tanzania was perhaps the first African country to give urgent attention to adult literacy. One of the immediate results of educating adults was to make them insist that schooling be provided for their children. The literacy campaign that started in 1971 reduced the 1969 illiteracy rate of 69 percent to 9.6 percent in 1986.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Basic Skills, Educational Resources
