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Download full textSasaki, Laura J.; Creadick, Jean Polhamus – 1992
A study designed to consider the feasibility of creating a State Office of Literacy in Hawaii found no consensus among those interviewed as to whether such an office should be established or what its duties should be. Consequently, the creation of a permanent Governor's Commission on Literacy was recommended instead. Housed within the Office of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Clearinghouses, Educational Administration
Rickard, Patricia; Stiles, Richard; Jacobsen, Jared – 2003
Student-level data were collected in 5 states California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, and Oregon and analyzed to build understanding and improve the role of community colleges in adult education and literacy. The states illustrate the degree of diversity in governance systems and local provider systems and allow for comparative analyses by provider…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
