A pilot project in work-oriented literacy among adults was introduced in Ethiopia in 1968. Four industries in different locations were selected for the program. Planning, implementation, objectives, and results to date are reviewed. A list of materials produced is appended. (MS)

The interim report outlines the evaluation of the program, defines functional literacy, and discusses the effectiveness of functional literacy work, costs, and conclusions. The most successful results were from programs that promoted effective literacy, introduced vocational and job skill training, encouraged logical thinking, and utilized…

This article is a brief review of Satellite ATS-F and the part it could play over Asia this year, bringing learning to illiterate adults in Indian Villages and hamlets. A bibliography is included. (Author/JB)

A study relating functional literacy work and the textile industry in Isfahan, Iran, is described as an example of a way by which the functional literacy program can be made more effective by aligning it to a particular industry. Revolving discs are used as a teaching aid. (Five appendixes are included.) (AG)

Reviewing the situation of literacy in the mother tongue, the article reports on projects in: (1) Africa--Mali and Nigeria, (2) the Amazonian jungle of Peru in Latin America, and (3) Papua, New Guinea. Psychological, sociological, and educational advantages of the mother tongue are discussed. (MW)

Article outlines the background, resources, and application of an adult literacy pilot project in India. (GB)

Article deals with the question of making adult education relevant in a vocational sense without slighting any of the basic skills. (GB)

Article is a study on the return of adults to illiteracy after dropping out of adult education programs. It seeks to determine the causes and extent of this problem. (GB)

Four part article: (1) a description of the program, (2) Grace Goodell's analysis of adult learning characteristics with emphasis on economic motivation, (3) a reply by J.D.N. Versluys emphasizing importance of teacher training, (4) a final comment by Goodell. (SP)

The Draft Medium-Term Plan described covers a 6-year period (1977-1982), and was presented at the 19th Session of the General Conference of Unesco. The plan calls for studies and research which would present a truer picture of the problems of world illiteracy, and would include the establishment and updating of a central file of adult literacy…

A resume is presented of the evaluation strategy employed on the Iranian project in UNESCO's Experimental World Literacy Program and its implications for the program, an attempt to bring literacy instruction to large groups of adults in developing countries. (Author/AJ)

The article reports on a pilot program designed to provide simultaneously an effective education in family life planning and improved training in literacy skills for Turkish adults, carried out by a non-profit making American organization. Curriculum design, teaching methods, and material aids are included, with research results. (Author/AJ)