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This volume is the second in a series established by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) and Jossey-Bass to present and analyse the research literature and best practice on key issues in the field of adult learning and literacy. The series is intended to inform those concerned with improving the quality of adult basic education (ABE), adult English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), and adult secondary education (ASE) programs. The volume begins with a review of significant developments in the field during the year and includes a chapter describing the adult literacy system in another country, in this case, Canada. The papers are as follows: The year 1999 in review / Dave Speights; Making sense of critical pedagogy in adult literacy education / Sophie C. Degener; Research in writing: implications for adult literacy education / Marilyn K. Gillespie; Time to reframe politics and practices in correctional education / Stefan LoBuglio; Building professional development systems in adult basic education: lessons from the field / Alisa Belzer, Cassandra Drennon, Cristine Smith; Adult learning and literacy in Canada / Linda Shohet; Organizational development and its implications for adult basic education programs / Marcia Drew Hohn; Resources on organizational development / Marcia Drew Hohn (an annotated list of key resources on organizational development theory). Name and subject indices are included.