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Jefferson County Board of Education, Louisville, KY. – 1979
Through the Jefferson County Adult Reading Project, 293 students functioning at a 3.9 reading level and below attended reading classes. Test results demonstrated the growth in educational advancement while retention rates and growing enrollment showed other measures of success in the project components. The Word Identification, Word Attack, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Enrollment
Peer reviewedStromquist, Nelly P. – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Examines relationships among gender, subordination, politics, poverty, and illiteracy in developing nations. Links women's illiteracy with uneven power distribution. Suggests that patriarchal ideologies shaping the sexual division of labor affect women's access to education and attainment of literacy. Recommends literacy programs be more relevant…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Developing Nations
