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Download full textWolfe, Marcie – Focus on Basics, 1988
In March 1988, the Institute for Literacy Studies at Lehman College, New York, initiated a short-term, participatory research project in alternative assessment. It consisted of two major components--a five-session seminar held for two hours on Wednesday afternoons in May and June and two rounds of interviews with Adult Learning Center (ALC)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Martin, Rachel, Ed.; Eddy, David, Ed. – Focus on Basics, 1989
This issue begins with "Listen to a New Word: Publishing from the Grassroots" (Rachel Martin) about a movement to publish the writings of adult literacy participants. The article looks at what these writings have to say about the world and why the world needs to listen. "Effective Practice: Panning for Gold" (Zona Johnson,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
