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Peer reviewedDurrance, Joan C.; Rubin, Rhea J. – Public Libraries, 1989
Presents an overview of the National Endowment for the Humanities sponsored Let's Talk about It Program. The intended audience is examined, the role of the scholar analyzed, and the special responsibilities of the discussion leader delineated. Results of the program are evaluated and suggestions for planning a program are offered. (six references)…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Discussion Groups, Financial Support, Humanities
Rayward, W. Boyd – 1979
An experimental writing program lasting three years and four months was held in the Chicago Public Library System, for which writers-in-residence, scholars-in- residence, and other program associates presented several series focusing on the city of Chicago. Emphasis during the first year centered on the literary/historical aspect of writing in and…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Citizen Participation
Download full textScotland County Memorial Library, Laurinburg, NC. – 1989
An intergenerational literacy program designed to help adults learn to read to their children or grandchildren, called PACT (Parent and Child Together), was conducted by the Scotland County (North Carolina) Memorial Library. The project trained two tutors in the storybook method of teaching reading and also gave the essentials of the method to two…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Family Literacy
