ADULT LITERACY LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Issues in adult literacy are among the least investigated and most compelling in education. Research has given only marginal attention to the structure of literacy programs, the instructional approaches used in them, the relative effectiveness of instructional approaches in helping adults learn to read, or adults' purposes and uses for literacy learning. Problems in adult literacy programs have long been attributed to factors, such as adults' work demands, responsibilities, and motivation, when they may
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 1988, ©1989