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Lyman, Barbara G. – State of Reading, 1996
Presents a broad overview of issues related to adult-literacy education policy, focusing on Texas. Looks at the nature and extent of the need for adult-literacy development in Texas; funding, access and equity for populations needing services; quality of the adult-literacy workforce; promising new directions; and implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Equity (Finance)
Peer reviewedDenny, Verna Haskins – Theory into Practice, 1992
African Americans are underrepresented in adult literacy programs. African-American adult literacy students were interviewed on their reasons for program attendance and nonattendance. Timing was the most important factor determining attendance. Subjects believed the educational system made learning difficult for them, and increased literacy would…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
California State Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education, Sacramento. – 1987
The monograph presents 16 issue papers prepared by the California Commission for the Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education. Papers have the following titles: "Access to Postsecondary Education in California"; "Financing Postsecondary Education in California"; "Graduate Education and Research in California…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, College Faculty, College School Cooperation
