The document was prepared as part of a UNESCO contract to train 16 counterpart officials of UNESCO-sponsored literacy projects. Functional literacy was studied in three parts, all dealing with the total planning process. First was project planning. Literacy projects must consider national educational plans and be related to relevant economic…

This illustrated handbook was prepared for adult basic education (ABE) coordinators and teachers and is suggested for use in new teacher orientation, in-service education, or as resource material. The ABE concerns of recruitment of adults for programs, retention of students, and rewards for those completing the program are discussed with many "do"…

In the past year, the Alabama project has tried to find methods for linking the services of adult education and libraries with a total of approximately 400 adults in designated areas of Birmingham and Jefferson Counties. Specific objectives included the coordination of services, community agency referral, recruitment, feedback on utilization of…

This report summarizes the achievements of the Neighborhood Information Centers Project on a national basis. (Summaries for each of the five cities-Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Queens Borough, were submitted separately.) The purposes of the Project are to research the feasibility of the branch library as a Neighborhood Information…

Some of the items in this annotated bibliography describe some of the earlier efforts to reduce illiteracy in the United States; some describe special problems, issues, and needs of the illiterate adult. Other items emphasize the importance of research in adult learning, and the role of the public school, the worker, the teacher, the family of the…

The survey of adult education in Nevada contains data on comparative enrollments, 1963-70, for the state, counties, and participating institutions; enrollment by school districts; and a statewide summary of public school continuing education programs in 1970. The comparative enrollment and statewide summary data are further divided into enrollment…

This book of readings accompanies the "Handbook for Teachers of Reading in Adult Basic Education"; each part is meant to supplement each chapter in the handbook. Articles are grouped into the following categories: (1) an overview of adult literacy training; (2) social and psychological bases of adult basic education; (3) basic reading…

A program for family life education is outlined in its various stages. The outline contains nine chapters: (1) Stages in Planning, (2) A Pattern for Planning, (3) Target Population and Preprogram Surveys, (4) Syllabus and Curriculum Design, (5) Teaching Methods, (6) Curriculum Development and the Preparation of Materials, (7) Recruitment and…

An attempt to meet the need for resource materials available for Adult Basic Education (ABE) personnel who work with Spanish-speaking adults is presented. The information presented was acquired by writing to commercial publishers throughout the country. Evaluations included were completed by identifying the usefulness of the curricular offerings…

An attempt to meet the need for resource materials Spanish-speaking adults is presented. The information presented was acquired by writing to commercial publishers throughout the country. Evaluations included were completed by identifying the usefulness of the curricular offerings for Spanish-speaking adults. Portions of the evaluations are…

An attempt to meet the need for resource materials available for Adult Basic Education (ABE) personnel who work with Spanish-speaking adults is presented. The information presented was acquired by writing to commercial publishers throughout the country. Evaluations included were completed by identifying the usefulness of the curricular offerings…

The overall objective of the project was to train a group of highly selected teacher-trainers and master teachers in the theory and principles of ABE, who would, in turn, provide for the pre-service and inservice training of classroom teachers and teacher-aides through state and local community clinics and workshops. More than 70 participants took…

This Institute was based upon the premise that existing efforts to eliminate illiteracy must be dramatically increased across the country and this increase in effort and activity could be substantially achieved with existing resources through the creative and dynamic efforts of the State Directors of Adult Education. Consequently, the Institute…

The Higher Education Administrators' Institute for Teacher Training in Adult Basic Education was established to provide leaders, deans, and department chairmen of teacher-training departments in colleges and universities in the U.S. with leadership knowledge and skills necessary to organize and conduct programs for training teachers in Adult Basic…

This collection of papers is intended to provide adult educators and administrators information that will assist in making decisions about, initiating, financing, and evaluating adult literacy programs in England. Papers in the first part of the book focus on definitions of adult literacy, examining the dimensions of the problem, the potential…