Background Information on Adult Illiteracy. Employment Disincentives Memo No. 4.

Autor/in	Whitesel, Russ
Institution	Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison.
Titel	Background Information on Adult Illiteracy. Employment Disincentives Memo No. 4.
Quelle	(1986), (17 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Adult Programs; Federal Programs; High School Equivalency Programs; Illiteracy; Literacy Education; Program Descriptions; State Programs; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Analphabetismus; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	This memo is designed to assist Wisconsin's Special Committee on Employment Disincentives in reviewing the issue of adult illiteracy. Section A provides information on the extent of illiteracy in the United States. Section B discusses selected literacy programs at the federal, state, and local levels. Results are provided of a study of federal activities that address the problem of illiteracy among the nation's adult population, including 79 literacy-related programs administered by 14 federal agencies. Next are described those state education and training programs administered by the Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) System; the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS); and the Department of Industry, Labor, and Human Relations (DILHR) that have a primary focus on adult illiteracy. VTAE system programs include general educational development, adult basic education, goal-oriented adult learning, adult high school, and English as a second language. DHSS programs include the Wisconsin Employment Opportunities Program. DILHR administration of the Federal Job Training Partnership Act in the state is also discussed. A brief section on the private sector mentions Project Literacy U.S., Laubach Literacy Action, and Literacy Volunteers of America. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC