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Peer reviewedParker, James T. – Adult Learning, 1990
The 25 years since the establishment of the adult basic education (ABE) program have seen a renewed focus on adult illiteracy in federal legislation. Four trends or models for the future of ABE have emerged: service to target populations, programs with an employment focus, professionalization of ABE educators, and widely spread, nonintensive…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Legislation
