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ERIC Number: EJ332206
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Some Key Problems in Adult Literacy.
Ryan, John
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v15 n3 p375-81 1985
Worldwide, the absolute number of illiterate adults continues to grow. The following topics are discussed: those in need of literacy education; pre-literacy programs; the changing role of post-literacy efforts, i.e., efforts to help adults apply literacy skills; strategies for literacy campaigns; and illiteracy in industrialized countries. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Postsecondary Education, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Post Literacy Programs