SELECTED PAPERS AND GROUP REPORTS FROM A FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TRAINING INSTITUTE ARE PRESENTED ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY AND ILLITERACY, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION METHODS AND OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE, AND RELATED CONCERNS IN TEACHER TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS IDENTIFIED BY TEACHER TRAINERS, THE OVERALL PROBLEM OF IDENTIFYING WITH AND MOTIVATING THE UNDEREDUCATED, ADULT CENTERED COUNSELING, CURRICULUM PLANNING, AND READING INSTRUCTION, EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, ENLISTMENT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, LONG RANGE EFFECTS OF EARLY CULTURAL DEPRIVATION, AND STRATEGIES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAINING INDIGENOUS NONPROFESSIONALS ARE AMONG THE MAJOR TOPICS CONSIDERED. TWO TABLES, CHAPTER NOTES AND REFERENCES, APPENDIXES, AND A MODEL OF THE LEARNING PROCESS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. (LY)