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Sidey, Mark – 1999
A study examined the relevancy of freshman composition to writing in the workplace. Four professionals in middle management who had been out of college for a number of years were surveyed by e-mail about their writing in the workplace, college education, freshman writing classes, and importance of seven skills employers want employees to have.…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Functional Literacy, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
London, Jack – Literacy Discussion, 1973
The author describes a UNESCO program to achieve functional literacy which has been especially successful in Tanzania with the cooperation of that country's government. Instructional programs must be designed for the illiterate adult with an emphasis on oral communication. (AG)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
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Mathur, J. C. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1973
Adults, involved in their vocations, must be continually learning so that their productive efforts can be improved. Author spells out the need for literacy in agricultural occupations. (RK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Occupations, Economic Development
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Sisson, Roger L. – Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1972
Two soft'' (non-formalized) models--the convergence model for R & D program management and a model of the processes of innovation in the public sector -- have been used in designing a strategy for a national right-to-read project. Covers the history of the project, an evaluation of the soft models, and a discussion of the conditions under…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy, Models
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Bonanni, C. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1972
Discusses the methodology of designing curricula and transferring knowledge skills, and aptitudes to adult workers.'' (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Design
Keehn, Thomas B. – Literacy Discussion, 1972
Article discusses non-formal education for young adults of developing countries through World Education, an American non-profit organization. (MM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Family Life Education
Literacy Work, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Functional Literacy, Literacy Education
Versluys, J. D. N. – Prospects, 1972
Only excellent programs in literacy education can motivate an adult to develop or increase his reading skills; the direct economic advantages as well as the pleasures of reading must be made apparent. (JB)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comprehension, Educationally Disadvantaged, Functional Literacy
Educ Training, 1970
Discusses England's responsibility to help upgrade developing nations through educational assistance. (BH)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Educational Responsibility
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Versluys, J. D. N. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1970
High iteracy rates are found in the urban areas because it is difficult to live there without being literate, while the need to be literate is not so greatly felt in the rural areas. (PT)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Functional Literacy
Literacy Discussion, 1970
Reports on a study of a pre-cooperative (the Sidi Saad pre-cooperative, Province of Tunis) as an environment in which a functional literacy program, integrated with socioeconomic development, was to be developed. (EB)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cooperatives, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Kirby, Brian – Educ Telev Int, 1969
An outline of the major considerations involved in attempting to use television as an aid in bringing about functional literacy on a wide scale. (LS)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Functional Literacy
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de Castell, Suzanne; And Others – Canadian Journal of Education, 1981
Examines contemporary "technocratic" and "progressive" approaches to literacy. Discusses "functional literacy" in relation to the classical model of "high literacy." Suggests research be guided by considerations of contextual factors influencing acquisition and use of literate abilities and organized in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
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Fry, Edward – Journal of Reading, 1981
Presents a taxonomy of graphs, including lineal, quantitative, spatial, pictorial, hypothetical, and omitted graphs. Provides illustrations of each kind of graph and suggests that reading teachers take the responsibility for teaching graph reading and drawing skills. (MKM)
Descriptors: Classification, Drafting, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading
Curriculum Review, 1979
Reviewed are five programs (textbooks, audiovisual materials, workbooks, video-cassettes) designed to improve academic survival skills in secondary students. Content emphasis, reading level, rationale, objectives, organization, instructional method, student evaluation, physical features, and recommendations are listed for each. (KC)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Functional Literacy
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