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Velusamy, V. Rajkumar – Online Submission, 2021
India is the second-largest tribal population in the world. However, after the seven decades of independence, the tribal groups are disadvantaged and socially backward from the cycle of growth in many areas such as health, education, employment, and empowerment, and more. Among these, for tribal society, education is an essential requirement. The…
Descriptors: Tribes, Indians, Disadvantaged, Access to Education
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Sayilan, Fevziye; Yildiz, Ahmet – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
The aim of this article is to analyse the development of adult literacy education in Turkey in a historical and political context. The development of adult literacy education is studied in three different historical periods. To spread literacy and create novel institutions, although these institutions were closed later, played a critical role in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education
Fox, Michael – 1986
Literacy should be viewed as a continuum of undereducation, stretching from those who cannot read and write at all at the low end to those who have less than a high school education at the high end. People at different points have different needs, which may differ greatly from those current literacy programs try to meet. The track record of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy
Greater Cleveland Communications Skills Study Group, OH. – 1985
The literacy problem in the Cleveland area and recommendations for dealing with it are presented in this booklet. Beginning with a definition of literacy and a discussion of the human costs and economic consequences of illiteracy, the booklet advocates reducing adult illiteracy, eliminating basic skills deficits, and improving communications…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Illiteracy, Literacy, Literacy Education
Stringer, Mary D.; Faraclas, Nicholas G. – 1987
Designed to help communities in preliterate societies break the barrier of illiteracy, this book presents a simple basic foundation for literacy instruction that can be handled by local people with little experience. The book explains each step with great detail. The four chapters are as follows: (1) "Local Language Literacy and Developing…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Samuelson, Judith A.; Faddis, Constance R. – 1986
This replication guide describes the Indiana solution to the adult illiteracy problem--the inception of the Indiana Adult Literacy Initiative and the formation of the Indiana Adult Literacy Coalition. These four strategies promoted by the Initiative for developing and implementing programs are cited: volunteerism, public-private sector…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy
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Dandiya, Chandra Kanta – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1975
A description of the planning of a mass literacy campaign in India through the development of pilot programs, by 1976, includes: reading material and curriculum development; training programs for supervisors and volunteers; and organization. Emphasis is placed on the need for universities to provide leadership in this area. (LH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged
Smith, Beverly J.; Carl, Linda S. – 1985
This report describes the formation of the Literacy Coalition of Harrisburg, which sought to allow for the pooling of resources, elimination of service duplication, and establishment of a referral system. Chapter I focuses on activities prior to submitting a grant proposal and includes correspondence. Chapter II covers writing and submitting the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Illiteracy
Talan, Carole S. – 1987
Intended for those groups contemplating the establishment of any type of literacy services within a community, this resource is designed to help in the analysis of both the need for literacy services within the community and the currently available resources for meeting that need. Five steps are recommended to identify clearly both the needs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Resources, Evaluation Methods
Minnesota Adult Literacy Campaign, St. Paul. – 1988
This blueprint is intended to give employers and organized labor an overview of the issues involved in workplace literacy. The guide is divided into six sections. Section 1 defines and introduces workplace literacy. Section 2 highlights some of the issues employers and organized labor are facing as a result of low literacy levels in the workplace.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Corporate Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
This document contains a congressional hearing on S.1016, which would provide financial assistance for the establishment and operation of Literacy Corps programs. (The Literacy Corps would enlist college students to tutor in reading and math for 6 hours per week in a 10-week semester). Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, College Students, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid
Barclay, D. J., Ed. – 1970
The three position papers included in this publication are concerned with the broad area of illiteracy, with each individual paper presenting a specific point of view. The first paper, "The Costs of Illiteracy," discusses several complex relationships between illiteracy and its economic consequences for the illiterate citizen and for the country.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Policy, Illiteracy, Literacy Education
Khan, Ansar Ali – Literacy Work, 1974
Each year, a million new illiterates are being added to the pool of 50 million illiterates in Pakistan. An adult and continuing education program is reviewed. Objectives and needs, program implementation, curriculum requirements, and the role of international cooperation are topics considered. (MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
Strong, Gary E. – American Libraries, 1998
The director of the Queens Borough Public Library (Jamaica, New York) examines the role of the public library in helping to prevent illiteracy and discusses innovative ways libraries can serve adult readers and learners, using the Queens model as an example. Includes a sidebar by Audrey Gorman "Toward a New Definition of Literacy." (AEF)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy, Library Role
Jacobs, Bella; Ventura-Merkel, Catherine – 1986
This guide describes a model for a community-based literacy program for older adults that uses older adults as tutors. Guidelines are provided to program sponsors for implementing literacy education for older adults. Chapter I provides an overview of the problem of illiterate older adults and literacy education for them. Chapter II addresses the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Programs
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