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Download full textMikulecky, Larry – 1978
In addition to the familiar problem of functional illiteracy (the inability of adults to read at a basic level) another distrubing problem is becoming apparent--aliteracy. Increasing numbers of capable readers are choosing not to read. This problem is indicated by a 1969 survey that found that 58% of United States adults have never finished a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy, Job Skills
Mikulecky, Larry – 1989
A general increase in the demand for workplace basic skills mirrors the general increase in societal basic skills demands. As a result, many adults are participating in second-chance basic skills education. Second-chance basic skills programs are offered by a wide variety of providers, but populations actually served by programs rarely amount to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Corporate Education
