The army and navy used colleges for special training in the Navy V-12 program and the Army Specialized Training Program, which, along with similar programs, accelerated college education, expanded science and technology courses, and introduced new methods of instruction (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). The army wanted to address the illiteracy problem it had fast. The army established special training units and developed functional training materials related to the individuals’ army experience (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). To understand the level of literacy of each individual, the army used some of the methods used for many of the civilian programs. After June 1943, 302,838 were assigned to the special training units (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). …show more content…
Adult education community found the off-duty, voluntary program developed by the army and navy (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). Houle’s ideas regarding methods included these principles: adult will learn a task better if the immediate steps of the task and the larger goal are both explained (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). This principle presenting basic theory will aid in the learning of specific skills