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Gold, Patricia Cohen; Horn, Pamela L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Reports results of preliminary analyses of intelligence and achievement in an adult tutorial project. Incarcerated adult illiterates volunteered to participate in a peer tutoring program wherein they received 27 hours of structured tutoring. Significant achievement was demonstrated in all areas; significant correlations were noted between IQ…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Intelligence Quotient

Ntiri, Daphne W. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1999
Describes a university literacy tutorial program in which older adult college students received tutor training and then carried out one-to-one reading tutorials with adult male learners who were rehabilitating addicts. Offers two case studies, and shows that the program had a significant impact on tutors' commitment to community volunteerism and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students