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ERIC Number: EJ048546
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1971
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One Pragmatist Looks Back: Some Views on Functional Literacy Programmes
Leven, C. S.
Literacy Discussion, 2, 3, 111-19, Sum 71
The author recounts problems he encountered in industrial vocational training in functional literacy programs. He stresses the acquisition of attitudes, habits, and principles more than specific technical facts or procedures, and recommends the use of visual aids and group discussion, and giving students ability to read and understand charts and diagrams. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Curriculum, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Objectives, Literacy Education, Trade and Industrial Education, Visual Learning
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