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Imel, Susan – 1989
This digest about issues currently being debated in the adult literacy field examines the appropriate goals and objectives for adult literacy education, professionalization of the field, and literacy program evaluation. The first section reflects the disagreement between those who believe the purpose of literacy education should be to support…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs