Outline of Article Sections
Reder, S. (1999). Adult literacy and postsecondary education students: Overlapping populations and learning trajectories. In J. Comings, B. Garner, & C. Smith (Eds), The annual review of adult learning and literacy (Vol. 1, pp. 111-157). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Retrieved on February 10, 2005 from http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/ann_rev/vol1_4.html.
I. Introduction
II. The changing face of the nation, its educational institutions, and its adult students
A. Literacy development and literacy selection
B. Expanding contexts for adult literacy development
C. Adult literacy and the expansion of postsecondary education
D. Enduring controversies surrounding remedial education
E. The need for a comparative picture of adult literacy and postsecondary students
III. Literacy proficiency and postsecondary education
A. National Adult Literacy Survey
B. Literacy proficiency of postsecondary students
1. Literacy proficiencies of postsecondary students
2. Literacy proficiencies of GED recipients in postsecondary education
IV. Remedial education for postsecondary students
A. Institutional reported prevalence of remedial education
B. Individually reported prevalence of remedial education
C. Impact of remedial courses
V. Outcomes for adult education students in postsecondary education
VI. Implications for theory, research, policy, and practice
A. Implications for policy and practice
B. Implications for theory and research
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