The task of adult educators is to provide students with information as well as opportunities to explore alternatives to the arms race. As a starting point to raising nuclear issues in the classroom and incorporating them into the curriculum, the adult educator can administer a survey or questionnaire to students about nuclear weapons and the…

A short-term training course for part-time adult instructors (a program of the Strathcona, Alberta, Further Education Council) has been offered eight times. Findings from questionnaires completed by respondents indicated that over 97 percent want to take the course. The most obviously desired topics are adult learners' needs and characteristics.…

The Center for Adult Education at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida) conducted a project to design a training program for adult basic education (ABE) instructors focusing on the specific skills and generic competencies that were associated with instructor success. The best source of information about the elements that constituted a successful…

The feasibility of introducing a university training program for adult education in Hong Kong was investigated. A system approach to needs assessment was developed based on six steps: (1) identify problems based on needs, (2) determine a solution and identify alternatives, (3) select solution strategies from among alternatives, (4) develop the…

This manual documents the development and operational stages of the Seniors Teaching Seniors (STS) training project of the Brookdale Institute on Aging and Adult Human Development. It is a practical guide for universities, colleges, community agencies, or consortia of agencies for replicating the training model. Both general guidelines and more…

This course guide is designed to aid the course administrator and coordinator in understanding, developing, and implementing all phases of an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) instructor training course. An introduction provides an overview of the training program and the administrator's and coordinator's responsibilities in the organization and…

This document begins with a report describing a Northampton Community College project to develop a manual to help adult literacy providers understand how they fit into welfare reform. The accompanying manual consists of four sections corresponding to the project's four objectives. Section 1, intended to enable adult literacy providers to…

Addressed to politicians and policy makers who allocate resources among competing programs of education and extension, practitioners who make day-to-day program decisions, and the scholarly community, this document on trends and issues in adult education around the globe consists of 14 chapters, each with notes and references. The purpose,…

This guide is for teachers, tutors, counselors, and others working with adult learners in programs of literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development test preparation, and English as a Second Language. It is a compendium of short articles written by 50 adult basic educators in Pennsylvania. The articles provide background…

This guide is intended to serve as a resource for adult educators who are interested in having their students assume a more active role in the process of planning, implementing (teaching/learning), and evaluating the education programs in which they are enrolled. Specifically addressed to those who work with adults on the margins of society--the…

This packet contains materials for a professional development workshop series to prepare adult educators to design and implement instruction based on the SCANS skills, using a project-based approach to instruction. Session 1 is a full day, although facilitators may choose to make it two three-hour sessions. Session 2 is three and one-half hours.…

This module is the second of five integrated professional development modules for adult literacy and basic education (ALBE) personnel. This module is in the form of a 6-hour workshop, the purposes of which are to provide an experiential approach to ABLE program planning, to empower participants as curriculum developers, and to raise awareness of…

These competency-based curricular materials are designed to help individuals who have skill in a vocational, occupational, or professional area acquire the basic instructional skills necessary to teach in their own content area. The materials are divided into a student's guide and an instructor's guide and have been presented in the context of a…

"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is…

These two documents are products of a project to improve the capability of the Pennsylvania Regional Staff Development Centers to provide current, research-based workplace literacy training and technical assistance to adult basic and literacy education programs. The final report describes these project activities: development of training materials…