Suggests that dropout and illiteracy problems may be based on a refusal to consider the role of language and culture in the learning process and too much emphasis on white middle-class children as models of success. (RB)

This discussion paper synthesizes the individual investigations of nonformal education activities in the following four groups of programs in Ethiopia: rural/traditional, urban/modern, literacy, and miscellaneous (programs which do not fit into other classifications). The synthesis of the investigations into a country-wide study was undertaken to…

The purpose of this guide is to provide Americans who are teaching English to the Hmongs with a set of pronunciation lessons. These lessons are geared both to the particular problems Hmong speakers have in learning English, and to the particular pedagogical problems involved in teaching pronunciation to students who are for the most part…

The population dealt with in this report comprises educationally disadvantaged people 18 years of age or over, who have not completed eight years of formal schooling. These fall in the following categories: illiterate, semi-illiterate, unemployed, and underemployed. The summary of the work done by the Department of Adult Education of Florida State…

The celebration of International Book Year in 1972 provided an impetus to increasing the number of people who read throughout the world. Four themes for that program were the promotion of the reading habit, development of book production and distribution, promotion of books in the service of education and peace, and encouragement of authorship and…

The Right to Read Effort was established to help eliminate illiteracy in the United States. Major thrusts involve translating research and placing it in the hands of practitioners, the coordination of basic planning at the local school level, retraining existing personnel, and insisting on individualized and personalized reading instruction.…

Structured interviews with 128 poor readers and nonreaders probed subjects' early reading experiences and attitudes about those experiences. Topics covered include subjects' perception of personal reading ability, family environment, and school experience. Findings indicate poor self-images result from bad reading experiences, including reading…

Reviews recent developments in the sharing of information and ideas on adult illiteracy on an international basis. Describes two international conferences that focus on this topic and some of the results of each. (CH)

There are an estimated 23 million functionally illiterate adults through the country; 30 million more have such limited proficiency that they are only marginally capable of being productive workers. The proportion of undereducated Appalachian adults is estimated to be substantially higher. Literacy programs offer hope, but are usually underfunded.…

A study identified the psychosocial needs of low-literate adults by using an instrument based on Erikson's ego-stage development model. It also tested the effectiveness of Achievement Motivation Training in counterbalancing the negative impact of school experiences on students' psychosocial development. (Author/SK)

Article discussed the Faure Report and what it should mean to Canadian educators. (Editor/RK)

Thirty bibliographies of easy reading materials appropriate for adults are presented with full bibliographic information and a brief annotation. (SJ)

Article describes the basic problems of illiteracy in the Philippines. (MM)