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Niemi, John A. – 1978
Serious problems were posed by North American pioneer efforts to force their traditions on Eskimos, Indians, and Aleuts. Fortunately, other pioneers, such as home economists and district agents with the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service, responded to villagers' home and community needs. The University of Alaska also pioneered in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Jacobs, Marjorie – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1979
Discusses the development of the West Indian Trinidad and Tobago educational systems in three sections: pre-independence, post-independence, and implications for teaching West Indian adults in the U.S. These students often exhibit deficient vocabulary and conceptual skills. They emerge from a highly authoritarian, formal, competitive, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis