The UNESCO publication "Final Global Evaluation Report of the Experimental World Literacy Programme (EWLP): Lessons Learned from 11 Projects" is examined. The concept of functionality (emphasising economic development over political, cultural, and social development) was found to be unsuccessful. (LH)

The study has hinted that programed learning among adults in Tanzania fares as well as face-to-face teaching among equivalent students, and that a combination of methods tends to produce better results than face-to-face instruction alone; further research, however, remains to be done with enlarged samples. (Author/AJ)

The following papers are included: "Seminar's Focus on Practice Puts Action on the Human Level" (Margaret Gayfer); "Literacy: What Do Definitions Tell Us?" (Carman Hunter); "The Practice of Literacy in the Netherlands" (Ella Bohnenn); "The Approach of Popular Literacy Groups in Quebec" (Louise Miller); "Perspectives and Lessons from the Adult…