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Download full textBradshaw, Jim; Paulu, Nancy, Ed. – 1986
Although the majority of today's young adults meet or surpass the "literacy" standards of 25 years ago, they often lack the level of literacy needed to meet current demands. The National Assessment of Educational Progress studied a nationally representative sample of 3,600 young American adults, aged 21 to 25, to determine how well they could…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Blacks, Daily Living Skills, Educational Needs
Adult Literacy: Programs, Planning, Issues, 1989
This document describes the British Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit (ALBSU) because information on the ALBSU experience might be useful to planners working to establish a similar national literacy center in the United States. (The ALBSU was formed in London in the mid-1970s to support the BBC's television-based national adult literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Role, Basic Skills
