This report is a brief introduction to the findings of a research project that examined the impact of abuse on women's literacy learning and explored approaches to literacy programming in the light of these impacts. Interviews were conducted with literacy workers, learners, and counselors to determine the impact of abuse they saw in their work and…

This project provided a year-long skill development Workforce Education Institute for 100 work force literacy providers and instructors in Pennsylvania. The institute included an intensive, 3-day summer workshop, 2 follow-up workshops, and a 2-day spring workshop designed to meet the individual needs of the participants. In evaluations submitted…

A study was conducted to develop a set of instructor standards that describe high-quality teaching behavior for adult literacy teachers, program administrators, state staff, and stakeholders. The standards were created by a task force of 15 experienced adult literacy practitioners and reviewed and revised by focus groups of practitioners at seven…

Offers the New Jersey State Adult Basic Education Program as a model for other states. Article gives a thorough outline of the New Jersey program. (GB)

A summary outline of the basic manual for training Family Life Planning Educators in the Philippines. (MM)

Discussed are: overall objectives, nature and scope of the functional literacy and continuing education programs, personnel, and program implementation. (Author/SP)

Paper presented at a seminar on Education of Women and their Role in the Second Development Decade, New Delhi, Jan. 11-15, 1971. Discusses the high rate of illiteracy of women in various parts of the world and offers suggestions on how to reduce the rate. (RB)

Describes the largely unsuccessful government and religious efforts to promote literacy among Australian convicts before 1850. (MM)

Before specific role of the public library in eradicating illiteracy can be determined, each library must determine the extent of the problem in its community; determine what is already being done; and analyze the library's resources. Specific involvement and goals must be determined for services to teachers and students. (EJS)

Discusses barriers to self-direction in the adult learner and their implications for the program of reading instruction. Recommends methods by which these barriers can be surmounted. (NRJ)

Reports on a study that examined the literacy behavior of 132 elderly Blacks in a large city environment with a high concentration of undereducated adults. Found that the group developed the necessary literacy skills to meet the demands of their social environment. (JOW)

Over a three-year period (1977-1980), the first national study identifying and describing problems of illiteracy and lack of high school completion among adult American Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos was conducted by the National Indian Management Service of America, Inc. providing information on functional literacy educational attainment and social…

A survey found that the majority of learners enrolled in literacy schemes in Great Britain were making progress in their acquisition of reading and writing skills and that most tutors and learners were satisfied with the rate of progress being made. (CT)

Describes the work of the Literacy Centre at the Adult Migrant Education Service in Sydney, Australia. Discusses briefly the kinds of students taught at the Literacy Centre, as well as diagnostic assessment and teaching approaches. (JM)

Describes how the Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade, faced with monumental problems in logistics and organization, succeeded in reaching many of the 800,000 adult illiterates in the country. (AEA)