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Learning--That's Life! Conference Report and Recommendations. A National Conference on Literacy and Older Canadians (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 1990).

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One Voice, the Canadian Seniors Network, Inc., Ottawa (Ontario). – 1990

As a result of a 1989 survey finding that 64 percent of Canadians aged 55-69 experience some degree of trouble with everyday reading material, One Voice, the Canadian Seniors Network, conducted a conference that brought together seniors, researchers, literacy project leaders, education professionals, community agencies and policy makers to examine…

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Policy

Correctional Training, Industries and Education. TIE.

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Littlefield, John F., Ed.; West, Sharon Crook, Ed. – 1990

This monograph includes the following seven papers: "The TIE (Training, Industries, Education) Concept--Moving from Theory to Practice" (Grieser); "Proposals for Prison Education and Training in Prison Industries" (Norris); "Implementation of TIE: Some Legislative Aspects" (Miller); "Federal Prison Industries…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Employment Potential, Federal Aid

Literacy and the Marketplace. Improving the Literacy of Low-Income Single Mothers. A Report on a Meeting of Practitioners, Policymakers, Researchers, and Funders (New York, New York, January 14, 1988).

Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1989

This report contains the proceedings from a conference on the problems of low literacy among single mothers. The seminar involved practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and funders. The report includes an executive summary, six papers grouped according to three topic areas, a seminar agenda, a list of participants, and a 57-item bibliography.…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Employment Potential, Functional Literacy

Continuing Education for Early Primary School Leavers. Report of a Technical Working Group Meeting (Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 4-11, 1988).

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1989

This report summarizes discussions of a working group meeting on the continuing education needs of early primary school leavers in Asia and the Pacific. An introduction summarizes the welcoming addresses. Chapter 1 presents highlights of experiences of these countries in providing continuing education to school leavers: Bangladesh, China, India,…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Citizenship Education