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Kappel, Bruce; Ioannou, Miria – 1986
The fifth of five volumes on the means by which Canadian communities can reduce the incidence of mental retardation, minimize existing impairment, and improve the quality of life of the mentally retarded, this booklet focuses on issues raised by the first four volumes, discusses the current system of support and services in Canada, and offers…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Civil Liberties, Community Programs, Foreign Countries
Download full textG. Allan Roeher Inst., Toronto (Ontario). – 1990
This report documents a study examining levels of literacy among 2,948 Canadian adults with a mental handicap. Chapter 1 examines different approaches to defining literacy and considers the relevance of these approaches to adults with a mental handicap. Chapter 2 identifies issues that arise in measuring levels of literacy and provides estimates…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Educational Attainment
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Primary Educ., Literacy & Adult Educ., Educ. in Rural Areas – 1986
This report contains case studies from six countries on local efforts to ease the transition of youth from school to work and to stop or prevent them from regressing to semiliteracy or illiteracy. The countries studied are Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe. A short summary of each of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Programs, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
