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 education has been felt. In 1980, Unesco's Institute for Education initiated a major research project designed to respond to this need. The research was carried out within the broad framework of lifelong education, and resulted in the series of case studies of which this volume is a part. The volume includes the following chapters: "The Project and Its Context" R. H. Dave, A. Ouane, D. A. Perera); "Post-Literacy: The Question How" (Dave, Ouane, Perera); "Concluding Remarks and Prospects for Further Action" (Dave, Ouane, Perera); "Issues in Post-Literacy" (A. Bordia); and "Some Curricular Aspects of Post-Literacy and Continuing Education of Neo-Literates" (H. S. Bhola). Eight appendixes supplement the report. Appendix 1 lists the countries participating in literacy efforts. Appendix 2 lists 25 documents consisting of: (1) international and regional approach papers; and (2) national case studies grouped under the headings of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Arab States. Appendices 3-8 list the participants in the following meetings: the 1980 international planning meeting, the 1981 international review meeting and orientation seminar, the African regional program, the Asian regional program, the regional program for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Arab regional program. (CML)