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Sanusi, Bernice O.; Talabi, Felix Olajide; Adelabu, Omowale T.; Alade, Moyosore – SAGE Open, 2021
Education has been identified as one of the most important ways to achieve national development. With 3 million non-literate adults in Lagos State, the commercial nerve center of the nation, radio becomes a veritable medium to teach such adults who, for several reasons including economic, do not have the opportunity of formal schooling. The study…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
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Zebehazy, Kim T. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2014
This study reports opinions and practices of teachers of students with visual impairments (TSVIs) in 34 states regarding functional literacy for students with visual impairments (VIs) and significant cognitive disabilities (SCDs). The survey asked TSVIs to select a definition of functional literacy, indicate agreement with a series of literacy…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Visual Impairments, Mental Retardation, Teacher Attitudes
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Aoki, Aya – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2005
This paper summarises findings and lessons from a recently conducted evaluation of an adult functional literacy program in Ghana. The study attempted to assess learners' literacy and numeracy skills, and ascertain participants' knowledge and skills in various development aspects as well as their impact. The literacy and numeracy skills assessment…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Numeracy, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Sticht, Thomas G.; And Others – 1973
The major purposes of the project were to determine the nature of the literacy problem in the Army by studying the literacy demands of Army jobs together with the literacy skills of Army personnel, and to develop a literacy training program to provide job-related-functional, literacy skills. Literacy research and development performed by HumRRO…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Armed Forces, Educational Research, Functional Literacy
Sainz, Jo-Ann; Biggins, Catherine M. – 1994
A study determined whether the gap that separates bilingual reading disabled high school students from English speaking high school students could be bridged in a more efficient manner than the methodology presently being used in many schools throughout the New York City Public School System. Subjects were 33 bilingual students diagnosed as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Decoding (Reading), Functional Literacy, High School Students
Philippi, Jorie W. – 1987
To measure the effectiveness of the Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) reading curriculum--eight reading skill modules employing military job-specific reading materials and used by the U.S. Army in Europe (USAREUR)--and to provide information for improving it, a study examined 183 soldiers from 38 European posts who were enrolled in the BSEP…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Enlisted Personnel, Functional Literacy, Job Training
Sunanchai, Sunthorn – 1981
Before World War II, more than one million people took part in literacy education programs in Thailand. Because of the chaos caused by the war, however, and the subsequent disruptions of the country's life, fewer adults were taking part in literacy efforts. During the late 1960s and the 1970s, an increased emphasis was placed on literacy education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Case Studies
Lehigh County Community Coll., Schnecksville, PA. – 1993
An experimental study compared the effectiveness of a traditional General Educational Development (GED) curriculum with a literacy curriculum based on applied literacy skills. An experimental group of 34 adult students received GED instruction emphasizing functional and workplace contexts and supplemental instruction, whereas the 35 students in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Course Descriptions, Followup Studies
Jefferson County Board of Education, Louisville, KY. – 1981
The 1980-81 Jefferson County (Kentucky) Adult Reading Program served 601 students functioning below 6.0 grade level during the 1980-81 year. The project's instructional methods and materials were developed based on the experiences of the program for the previous two years. The program was considered a success not only from the viewpoint of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Education Work Relationship
Waugh, Sue – 1990
Workplace literacy and basic skills may be defined as skills needed by employees at work: reading, writing, math, and problem solving. Workplace literacy and skill requirements are based on the needs of each workplace and its workers. These skills are important because the work force needs to be highly skilled and adaptable to compete in a global…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship