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Connections. A Journal of Adult Literacy.
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Connections: A Journal of Adult Literacy, 1985
These nine articles reflect the diversity of activities taking place in adult education and adult literacy in the Boston area. An introduction briefly describes each article; notes on the authors follow. In "A Different Third 'R'--Radical Math," Marilyn Frankenstein describes a mathematics course that, through content and method, both…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Workplace Literacy: Developing and Implementing an ESL Curriculum for Limited English Proficient Poultry Workers.
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Merlin, Shirley B. – 1996
The report describes the development and implementation of an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program for limited-English-proficient employees of the poultry industry. The program, undertaken at James Madison University (Virginia), was funded initially in 1991 by the federal government and has continued with funding from two poultry companies.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, English (Second Language), High School Equivalency Programs
Statewide Forum on the Second Language Learner in Adult Basic Education. Collected Papers (Joliet, Illinois, December 3-4, 1981).
Joliet Junior Coll., IL. – 1981
Ten papers address areas of concern regarding improvement in serving the needs of limited English proficient (LEP) adults. The first paper (by D. Terdy) overviews the background and skills LEP adults bring to adult education programs as well as their language needs and educational goals. The second paper (by S. Smith) describes changes in adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Digest of Education Statistics, 2012. NCES 2014-015
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2012 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Adult Education
Digest of Education Statistics, 2011. NCES 2012-001
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education