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Ellis, C. S. – 1982
Literacy trends among Black adults in the Republic of South Africa and in some Black states in southern Africa were determined from data obtained from population census reports from 1946 to 1970. Problems concerning the determination of literacy statistics included differing definitions of literacy and data that were subjective, difficult to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Black Population Trends, Blacks
PDF pending restorationColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Colorado Literacy Action. – 1994
This report displays 1990 U.S. census data for Colorado and each of its 63 counties. Selected characteristics include population, English as a Second Language, educational attainment, labor force participation, poverty status, and public assistance income. Data, which may be useful in examining assumptions made concerning those characteristics,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Census Figures
Download full textThorne, Judy; Fleenor, Julie – 1993
This document consists of 6 figures and 67 tables that together present national, regional, and state profiles of those individuals aged 16 years and older who have not attained a high school diploma or equivalent and are not currently enrolled in school. Included in the tables are the following target population characteristics: number of years…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Age
Thomas, Audrey M. – 1976
The 1-year project reported here was undertaken for World Literacy of Canada to survey the nature and extent of functional illiteracy in Canada, with a focus on those activities currently being undertaken in Anglophone Canada. An introduction provides background on the extent of the problem, comparing 1961 and 1971 Census statistics, and defines…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1979
Existing programs and needs for adult basic education (ABE) in British Columbia were assessed. A research committee examined adults' educational opportunities up to and beyond literacy levels. ABE was found, in general, to be an area of neglect and low priority. Adult needs remain high; for instance, census data reveals that nearly half a million…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Alderman, L. R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1928
The instruction of both native and foreign-born persons in the essentials of the English language, numbers, civics, geography, and history is an important task. The United States Bureau of the Census reports that in 1920, nearly 5,000,000 of our population over 10 years of age could not write in any language. The number who need instruction in…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, English
