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Download full textBrevard Community Coll., Cocoa, FL. – 1985
A 310 Special Demonstration Project was conducted in Florida to create a model of competency-based adult education (CBAE) based on the programs currently in existence. This manual, which was produced through the project, presents an overview of CBAE and explains in detail how to operate a CBAE program. The manual is organized in 11 sections. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Brandt, Rose – 1985
This manual is designed to serve as a step-by-step guide for managers of volunteer adult literacy sites. It discusses day-to-day responsibilities, suggests procedures, and provides forms and directions for their use. The guide is organized in four sections. Following information on the guide and background information on literacy education in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1987
When students with handicapping conditions reach the age of 21 or attain a high school diploma, it is necessary for them to make a transition from educational services to adult services in the form of employment, sheltered workshops, residential programs, etc. This volume assists local school districts in complying with their regulatory…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annual Reports, Disabilities, Eligibility
Donaldson, Joe F. – 1990
In this discussion of managing continuing education credit programming units, three themes emerge. The first theme is that unit administrators must rely upon leverage, or influence, to coordinate programs effectively and to gain the institution's acceptance of policies and procedures that support the credit programming unit and the adult learners…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Role, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Smith, Cristine; Hofer, Judy – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
In this report, the authors present the results of their analysis of who adult basic education (ABE) teachers are, how they approach their work, the challenges they face, and the concerns they have about their work. Using the teachers' own words as often as possible, this report describes teachers within their four roles, as: classroom teachers,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Teacher Role, Teacher Characteristics
2001
Studies and reports examining the problems associated with adult literacy and efforts to address those problems were reviewed to identify lessons for adult literacy programs in Canada and elsewhere. Low literacy levels were linked to above-average rates of personal and/or learning difficulties, low self-esteem, associated social problems, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Sherman, Renee; Tibbetts, John; Dobbins, Dionne; Weidler, Danielle – 2001
This publication is designed to help adult education administrators think reflectively about their programs, identify areas of strengths and areas of improvement for themselves and for their programs, and plan and implement strategies that enhance the overall quality of their programs. The guide identifies a set of 17 recognized skills and…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
