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Kanaya, Toshio – Community College Review, 1979
Examines three causes for Japan's high literacy rate: (1) emphasis on literacy in Japanese society; (2) pervasive effect of the modern Japanese school system; (3) special structural features of the Japanese language which aid in functional use. (DR)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Japanese, Language Typology
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Bishop, Jack – Community College Review, 1993
Advocates interorganizational communication between church, fraternal, and cultural organizations to recruit illiterate adults to rural community colleges. Discusses a recruitment strategy at Carteret Community College (North Carolina) which included research on employee participation in community organizations and informal socials with leaders of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Community Leaders