Literacy Program. National Issues Forums Special Report [electronic resource]
In the spring of 1988, 33 representatives from 20 institutions or organizations sponsoring National Issues Forum (NIF) literacy programs attended a national conference in Washington, D.C. Throughout the conference, representatives from the organizations sponsoring NIF literacy programs made statemen...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | In the spring of 1988, 33 representatives from 20 institutions or organizations sponsoring National Issues Forum (NIF) literacy programs attended a national conference in Washington, D.C. Throughout the conference, representatives from the organizations sponsoring NIF literacy programs made statements on the importance of NIF as a tool for learning basic skills and as a means of giving citizens who would otherwise be left out the nation's public policy debate a chance to take part in it. Updates were presented on NIF literacy programs for English-as-a-second-language, adult basic education, and General Educational Development program students on three topics: "Freedom of Speech: Where To Draw the Line,""The Superpowers: Nuclear Weapons and National Security," and "The Trade Gap; Regaining the Competitive Edge." (This document includes brief reports on the NIF forums held in the following locations: Brooklyn, New York; Port Washington, New York; Mound, Minnesota; Mt. Vernon, Georgia; Los Lunas, New Mexico; South San Francisco, California; Anoka County, Minnesota; and Shakopee, Minnesota. (MN) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED297091. Sponsoring Agency: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL. Sponsoring Agency: Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, OH. Educational level discussed: Adult Basic Education. |
| Physical Description: | 9 p. |