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Limtrakarn, Siriporn – 1990
This paper discusses the literacy situation in Thailand, where, while literacy is regarded as the basic right of every Thai, the greater proportion of the population reads at the elementary level. The paper first examines the national policy on literacy, focusing on problems which remain to be tackled under the Fifth National Economic and Social…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Spence, Mary Catherine – 1985
This manual outlines the procedures for recruiting, preparing, scheduling, presenting, and evaluating a workshop for tutors participating in a program to help nonreaders develop job search skills. The following topics are discussed: an overview of the program; recruitment of tutors; recruitment of students; preparation for the workshop (space and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Job Search Methods, Program Development
Spence, Mary Catherine – 1985
This manual is intended to assist tutors participating in a program to help nonreaders develop job search skills. The first two sections give an overview of the program and present general guidelines for working with students. Detailed suggestions are provided for working with students in sessions addressing the following questions: Am I ready to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Job Search Methods, Program Development
Capanema, Clelia de Freitas – 1985
Continuing education needs of the Latin American population are related to the need of Latin American countries for social and economic development. The source of continuing educaton needs is the area's differentiated socioeconomic development and cultural diversity. Some common features of Latin American educational systems, well known as…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Continuing Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Jacobs, Bella; Ventura-Merkel, Catherine – 1986
This guide describes a model for a community-based literacy program for older adults that uses older adults as tutors. Guidelines are provided to program sponsors for implementing literacy education for older adults. Chapter I provides an overview of the problem of illiterate older adults and literacy education for them. Chapter II addresses the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Programs
Manpower Services Commission, London (England). – 1987
Six demonstration projects were conducted in England to identify and help meet the basic communication needs of individuals who embarked on work-related skills training. Unemployed adults were divided into two strands. Strand A concentrated on those adults who without significant help with basic communication skills would be unable to reach the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Canadian Business Task Force on Literacy, Toronto (Ontario). – 1988
A study was conducted to determine the costs of illiteracy in Canada and to suggest future efforts to combat it. Research was conducted by interviewing 35 persons involved with education in Canada, such as officials of the Ministry of Skills Development, other government officials, statisticians, employment service personnel, representatives of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Business, Business Responsibility
BCEL Newsletter for the Business Community, 1988
Organizations and groups responsible for the bulk of the nation's adult basic skills provision are currently reaching an estimated 9-10 percent of the needy population. This represents an increase from the 7-8 percent reached in 1984. Adult Basic Education (ABE), the largest single program in the nation, has shown an overall growth in enrollment…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
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
Partridge, Susan – 1989
The many advantages claimed for using the computer in adult literacy instruction--privacy, immediate feedback, individualization, control, and flexibility--have also been observed in the practice of dedicated teachers, without the help of computers. Fortunately, many scholars still emphasize the need for teacher sensitivity and teacher-student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Association for Community Based Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
A study of the philosophies and practices of community-based literacy programs focused on their nature, characteristics, and needs. Five activities were conducted: determination of criteria for defining literacy programs as community-based; program identification; survey and interview of program directors; meetings and follow-up conversations with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Education, Community Programs
Shermis, Michael – 1989
This annotated bibliography contains 36 references on teaching methods and instructional strategies in the field of adult literacy found in the ERIC database. It contains citations from the period between 1987 and 1989 and is divided into two sections. The first section lists sources for instruction and training, while the second section contains…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
This booklet provides guidelines for setting up workplace programs to strengthen employee basic skills. It is intended to help employers who are contemplating the establishment of basic skills training programs and those with programs already in place who seek to improve their current designs. Part I addresses the basic skills problem in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Corporate Education
Fingeret, Arlene – 1982
A qualitative study examined the way in which literacy is perceived by illiterate adults. To identify the perceptions of illiterate adults toward literacy, researchers conducted in-depth unstructured interviews with 40 illiterate native English speaking adults living in a northeastern urban area. Half the members of the study sample are currently…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Community
Imel, Susan; Grieve, Shelley – 1985
Adult illiteracy is a complex, costly, and growing social problem. Three common areas of controversy related to the problem are: (1) definitions of adult literacy, (2) characteristics of illiterate adults, and (3) the purposes of literacy education. Illiteracy can be understood only in relation to a culture's definition of literacy. Due to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adults
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