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Download full textFingeret, Arlene – 1984
To clarify and examine conventional wisdom and stereotypes about adult literacy, this paper focuses on the approaches of individually oriented and community-oriented programs. An examination of the literature base (encompassing research reports, informal accounts, manuals and handbooks, and theoretical, philosophical, and policy articles) leads to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Kasworm, Carol E., Ed.; Lyle, Buddy L., Ed. – 1978
Selected contributions from a workshop on competency-based adult education (CBAE) are presented in this monograph. The articles define the current trends in the theory and practice of CBAE. The monograph consists of five major sections. Section 1, the overview, offers a historical frame of reference, examination of terminology and definitions, a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Basic Skills
