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Dave, R. H., Ed.; And Others – 1986
Many countries have recently launched massive programs to promote nation-wide adult literacy, but while these efforts have been commendable, it has been observed that neo-literates who acquire literacy through such programs have great difficulty in retaining it; hence an urgent need to develop suitable programs of post-literacy and continuing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Fields, Ernest L.; And Others – 1987
Nine industry-based adult literacy programs across the country were studied to identify exemplary training programs and practices that business and industry trainers, planners, and policymakers and individuals in the public education sector alike could replicate in designing adult literacy programs. Training programs offered by the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Newitt, Jane; And Others – 1984
A policy analysis examined existing school-to-work transition programs in order to identify and evaluate the arguments for a national initiative to provide school-to-work transition services to high school seniors who are poorly equipped to obtain and retain jobs after graduation. To gather data for the study, the researchers conducted a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Educational Equity. – 1992
In 1987, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) initiated a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Education Project to enhance the capacity of state education agencies to assist local education agencies and schools in implementing effective HIV education within a framework of a comprehensive school health program. This publication, the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Classrooms, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Campbell, Robert E.; Sechler, Judith A. – 1987
A study was conducted to improve the link between basic skill instruction and entry into various vocational training programs. Data were collected from the following sources: current professional literature; developers and publishers of adult basic education (ABE) instructional materials; consultations with experts in the fields of adult literacy,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Articulation (Education)