The aim of this study is to compare and contrast the teaching of the adult illiterates as done by Cora Stewart in the United States of America, James Yen in China, and Frank Laubach in Africa. / Typescript. / "September 1949." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts under Plan II." / Advisor: Nita K. Pyburn, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-54).