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Download full textOffice of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1989
Literacy education volunteers during 1988 numbered 77,000, two-thirds of whom served as tutors in basic literacy and English-as-a-second-language classes. The other third served in supportive roles as administrators, recruiters, teacher aides, counselors, and providers of child care and transportation. The number of volunteers rose from 34,500 in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Olander, Michael; Kirby, Emily Hoban; Schmitt, Krista – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2005
This fact sheet summarizes young people's attitudes toward three groups that are sometimes targets of intolerance: gays, immigrants, and racial minorities. In general, the data show that young Americans are the most tolerant age group and are growing more tolerant over time. However, their social circles and voluntary associations (such as…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Immigration, Volunteers, Age Differences
