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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1985
In 1983-1984 the adult literacy program in the State of New York served 78,195 adults. Fifty-one percent were female, 17 percent had completed less than 5 years of formal education, 24 percent considered a language other than English as their native language, 46 percent were between the ages of 16 and 24, 42 percent were between the ages of 25 and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Moore, Lawrence H.; Jackson, Sharon – 1984
This manual is intended for use in training new and first-year adult basic education (ABE) teachers in Kentucky. Discussed in the introductory chapter are the roots of ABE in Kentucky, the basic goals and objectives of ABE, and the ways in which programs are established and operated locally. Next, the characteristics of adult students are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Kops, Joan, Ed. – 1985
This handbook records the creation, development and growth, and stumbling blocks and successes of the Prison Literacy Project (PLP). It is intended to serve as a model for other community groups that are developing their own literacy projects. The handbook provides a history and philosophy of PLP, states PLP's vision and purpose, discusses need,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Education
