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Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1987
This discussion document provides detailed guidance on the resources needed to provide high quality learning opportunities for adults who want to improve basic communication skills. Background material is provided on the size of the literacy problem, the response of educators, the level of resources allocated for adult literacy and basic skills,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developed Nations, Educational Development
Download full textVictorian Ministry of Education and Training, Melbourne (Australia). – 1992
This document describes how 10 mathematics and numeracy teachers from Technical and Further Education colleges and community providers in Australia assisted in identification of mathematics skills that would form the mathematics component of the Adult Basic Education Curriculum Framework. The draft competencies are organized under the headings of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Algebra, Basic Skills
Victorian Ministry of Education and Training, Melbourne (Australia). – 1992
The first volume in this two-volume report outlines the nine educational principles on which the competence statements for adult reading and writing are based. The four literacies--for self-expression, practical purposes, knowledge, and public debate--are defined and some representative text types and common genres are provided. The four levels…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Johnson, Walton R.; Devlin-Foltz, David E. – 1993
This document is the result of a consulting program that sought to identify ways in which institutions and individuals in the United States could be of greatest assistance to the education system of the new nation of Namibia, with particular attention to higher education. The report outlines the educational legacy of Namibia's colonial history,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Applebee, Arthur N.; And Others – 1987
Intended for educators, policymakers, and anyone concerned with the nation's reading skills, this booklet draws on four recent reports in the Nation's Report Card series, which are based on findings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The first chapter discusses two important components of literacy--the ability to achieve a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
Wagner, Daniel A.; Venezky, Richard L. – NCAL Connections, 1995
This article reviews recent ground-breaking research studies that can provide guidance for policymakers and practitioners interested in improving literacy in the United States. Each section provides a brief analysis of major research findings, followed by a series of recommendations. These issues are identified: the close relationship between…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Economic Development, Educational Development
