The following presentations are included in this report on conference proceedings: Conference Opening (Joyce Fairbairn); Greetings (John Gogo); Special Address (Ramon J. Hnatyshyn); "Paulo Freire on Adult Education," an interview and panel discussion (Carlos Torres et al.); Keynote Addresses (Jonathan Kozol, John Gogo, Peter Calamai, Frank Ogden); "Effective Programs for Adult Literacy Instruction" (William T. Fagan); "The Computer Curriculum Corporation Instructional System" (James R. Mellan); "Using Peer Response Groups in ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) Writing Classes" (James H. Bell); "Literacy for the Blind and Visually Impaired" (Doris Goetz); "Prepackaged Formats or Participatory Approaches?" (Michael Collins, Jody Hanson); "Consumer Talk: Materials for Development of Literacy Skills in a Consumer Context" (Beth Jenkins, Gail Baron); "The Reluctant Learner: Reasons for Nonparticipation and Dropout among B.C. (British Columbia) Adults" (Audrey M. Thomas); "Evaluation of ABL/ABE (Adult Basic Literacy/Adult Basic Education) and Workplace Literacy Programs" (Kathryn Barker Chang); "Journeys: How Learners and Community Members Run Their Program" (Avril Chartrand, Kathleen Walsh); and Conference Closing, Synthesizer's Report (Gordon Selman). Appendixes provide biographical data on the keynote speakers, list the members of the conference organizing committee, and include the schedule and 60 conference session summaries. (KC)