The article examines the effect of international awards and measures of recognition of performance in literacy on literacy program improvement and expansion. (AG)

A statewide concentrated literacy campaign using Operation Alphabet telecasts was launched in Florida in 1963. This article relates the history of the campaign, describes Operation Alphabet, and evaluates some of the instructional procedures used. (PT)

The focus of the experimental functional literacy project is the health and nutritional status of the young child; the target population are pregnant women and new mothers in rural Indian villages. (AJ)

The Standardized Data Reporting System, developed by Indiana University under contract to UNESCO for the evaluation of functional literacy programs, is described and reproduced in part. The system has never been used, but still stands ready; the author hopes that publicizing its existence will create a demand for its utilization. (AJ)

The first part of the two-part paper discusses the literacy campaign and a literacy pilot project. Part two describes how reading materials were designed for adults with the use of tribal traditional stories. (JB)

To further economic and social development, Tanzania is expanding adult education programs, formulating goals, and creating effective organization, administration, and coordination through local control. An historical overview describes the establishment of committees and adult education centers. An assessment of present performance discusses…