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Vaughan, Elinor Folger – 1986
A study was conducted to explore the interrelationship of library and literacy education programs of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), and to identify the nature of library involvement in the accomplishment of the literacy education mission of the 58-member organization of two-year institutions. Students enrolled in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Illiteracy
Houle, Laura – BCLA Reporter, 1990
This report presents the methodology and results of a survey which determined the current level of involvement in literacy-related services of 50 public libraries in British Columbia. The primary areas addressed by the survey are: (1) the degree of "formal involvement" in literacy-related activities; (2) most common literacy activities;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Methods, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy
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Person, Ruth J.; Phifer, Kenneth O. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
To ascertain current status of academic library services to support literacy education, a survey was conducted using 20 pairs of community college and four-year college libraries in eight eastern states. Results revealed that all colleges in sample have literacy-related programs and that nearly all programs received library support. (11…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Colleges
McMillan, Eunice – 1973
Two agencies of the Columbia, South Carolina community, the Richland County Public Library and the Adult Education office of Richland County School District One, merged their efforts to better serve clients and potential clients of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program of District One in 1972-73 with the support of a grant channeled through…
Descriptors: Activities, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Quigley, Thomas; And Others – 1994
This report presents a systematic review of the literacy services of the Vancouver Public Library (British Columbia), both to determine if those activities met the needs and expectations of local adult learners and to see if those activities compared favorably with general standards and with other libraries' literacy services. Data was collected…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Stiles, Rebecca E. – 1991
This research study provides an extensive compilation of information sources on the topic of family literacy for library professionals and other literacy providers. This paper includes the following main sections: (1) combined literature review and annotated bibliography; (2) survey results; and (3) family literacy program descriptions. The first…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Gotsick, Priscilla – 1974
This pamphlet presents methods by which a library may survey its community to determine local information needs, especially those of disadvantaged adults. Data may be collected from public agencies or from community residents, by telephone, interview or questionnaire. All of these procedures are discussed in terms of advantages, methods, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Community Organizations, Community Surveys
MacVicar, Phyllis – 1973
The West Virginia project has, in the past year, tried to establish definitive areas of mutual responsibility and to develop specific objectives towards coordinating public libraries and Adult Basic Education (ABE). Specific objectives designed to coordinate services included community agency referral, selection of materials, identification of the…
Descriptors: Activities, Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Coordination