Publication Date
| In 2026 | 2 |
| Since 2025 | 20 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 79 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 240 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 747 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Askov, Eunice N. | 37 |
| Bhola, H. S. | 35 |
| Imel, Susan | 35 |
| Kissam, Ed | 32 |
| Dorsey, Holda | 31 |
| Sticht, Thomas G. | 31 |
| Mikulecky, Larry | 25 |
| Molek, Carol | 25 |
| Padak, Nancy | 20 |
| Quigley, B. Allan | 18 |
| Burt, Lorna | 17 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1648 |
| Teachers | 1187 |
| Students | 296 |
| Policymakers | 180 |
| Administrators | 143 |
| Researchers | 87 |
| Community | 52 |
| Parents | 18 |
| Media Staff | 17 |
| Counselors | 14 |
| Support Staff | 5 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| Canada | 430 |
| Australia | 269 |
| Pennsylvania | 228 |
| California | 154 |
| United States | 150 |
| Ohio | 103 |
| Florida | 102 |
| United Kingdom | 96 |
| Texas | 93 |
| India | 89 |
| Illinois | 81 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 2 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 4 |
| Does not meet standards | 7 |
Lamto, M. Bong – Literacy Work, 1974
A study relating functional literacy work and the textile industry in Isfahan, Iran, is described as an example of a way by which the functional literacy program can be made more effective by aligning it to a particular industry. Revolving discs are used as a teaching aid. (Five appendixes are included.) (AG)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMaitra, Satyen – International Library Review, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, International Organizations, International Programs
Baker, Pat – Manpower, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Chinese Americans, Federal Programs, Food Service
Moss, Doris – Literacy Discussion, 1973
Discusses methods of teaching illiterate adults and cites the need to develop methodologies and fresh approaches to achieve effectiveness. (GB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Illiteracy
Boulmetis, John – Adult Leadership, 1973
Author hopes to find ways to put the emphasis of evaluation in adult basic education on assessment of student performance with the main diagnostic intent of raising competencies in societal coping functions. (Author/GB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Murchison, John – American Education, 1973
Huntsville, Alabama, is known chiefly in connection with rocketry, but many local citizens think first of its work in adult education. (Editor)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Bailey, Charles J. – Educational Technology, 1973
A brief discussion of why it is important for adult education teachers to have in-service training. (HB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Inservice Education, Professional Continuing Education, Professional Personnel
London, Jack – Literacy Discussion, 1973
The author describes a UNESCO program to achieve functional literacy which has been especially successful in Tanzania with the cooperation of that country's government. Instructional programs must be designed for the illiterate adult with an emphasis on oral communication. (AG)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
Parker, R. W. – Training Officer, 1973
Article gives examples of proper sentence structure and syntax. (GB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, English Education, English Instruction
Smith, Edwin H. – Adult Leadership, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Communication Skills
McElreath, Mark P. – Adult Leadership, 1972
Describes Rural Family Development (RFD), a demonstration project which takes adult education into the home by way of weekly TV shows, specially prepared instructional bulletins, and person-to-person contact with trained home visitors. (ML)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Darkenwald, Gordon G. – Cogito - Knowledge and Action in Adult Education, 1971
Suggests that a limited, substantive theory inductively derived from comparative analysis of actual program operation can be practical. A comparative field study of public school adult basic education programs is given as an example. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
McClelland, Samuel D. – Educ Instr Broadcasting, 1970
The director of Project Reach describes some methods for reaching and motivating adults who need basic education. (AA)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Television, Enrollment Influences
Warren, Margaret – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1970
The Dallas Public Library offers special services that take the form of separate collections of materials for adults beginning to read, and for adults beginning to read in English; tours of the library for groups of adult basic-education students; and special bookmobile services to adult basic-education classes. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Case Studies, Librarians
Kirby, Brian – Educ Telev Int, 1969
An outline of the major considerations involved in attempting to use television as an aid in bringing about functional literacy on a wide scale. (LS)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Functional Literacy
