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Download full textAlamprese, Judith A. – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education's Policy to Performance project was funded in 2009 to build the capacity of state adult basic education (ABE) staff to develop and implement policies and practices that would support an ABE transition system. Policy to Performance states were selected though a competitive process. State adult education directors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Federal Programs, Educational Policy, Transitional Programs
Alamprese, Judith A.; Limardo, Chrys – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The "Policy to Performance Toolkit" is designed to provide state adult education staff and key stakeholders with guidance and tools to use in developing, implementing, and monitoring state policies and their associated practices that support an effective state adult basic education (ABE) to postsecondary education and training transition…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, State Policy
Samuelson, Judith A.; Faddis, Constance R. – 1986
This replication guide describes the Indiana solution to the adult illiteracy problem--the inception of the Indiana Adult Literacy Initiative and the formation of the Indiana Adult Literacy Coalition. These four strategies promoted by the Initiative for developing and implementing programs are cited: volunteerism, public-private sector…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy
Reiff, Tana, Ed. – 1998
This guide contains 55 articles written by adult basic education (ABE) practitioners in Pennsylvania suggesting ways to improve teaching and program administration in the field. The guide is organized into four parts: (1) working together for program improvement, (2) teaching and learning, (3) developing as a professional and (4) appendixes (high…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Literacy Education
Way, Max W. – 1982
Evaluation and results of a statewide promotional campaign using billboards featuring Johnny Cash to promote public awareness of, and recruitment for, Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Ohio are presented with the highlights of the purchasing and distribution activities. Response to a questionnaire sent to all ABE directors in Ohio requesting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cost Effectiveness, Illiteracy
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Adult and Continuing Education Programs. – 1987
This report provides an overview of the efforts and results of adult basic education centers and classroom teachers and volunteers who provide instruction in the most basic and essential skills for the educationally disadvantaged adults in New York. Charts and graphs illustrate the data that are presented in this photograph-enhanced compilation of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Adult and Continuing Education Program Development. – 1989
This report describes 45 adult literacy education programs in New York State funded under Section 353 of the Adult Education Act. The projects are grouped in the following categories: statewide initiative grants; installation grants (GRASP--Giving Rural Adults a Study Program, external high school diploma grants, Job Club grants, adult career…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Programs, Literacy Education
Greenberg, Mark – 1988
The Family Support Act of 1988 requires each state to set up a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS) to provide a work/education/training program for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) by October 1, 1990. The law provides a broad outline for JOBS leaves the critical decisions to the states; hence, the major…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Eligibility, Job Training, Program Development
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Adult Basic and Literacy Education Programs. – 1989
This booklet contains 10 success stories of Pennsylvania men and women who discovered adult education programs that gave them the tools to create a new life for themselves and their families. Their stories affirm the ability of each adult to use education to overcome great difficulties. Some overcame physical and learning disabilities. Some…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Weinberger, JoAnn – 1995
A project was conducted to develop the methods, procedures, standards, and processes to enable adult basic and literacy education programs funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) to submit their student and staff data via computer disk. During the project, the Center for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Peripherals, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Amnesty Education Office. – 1990
This guide to the evaluation of immigrant legalization education programs in agencies approved for State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants (SLIAG) is divided into two parts. The first part describes how an agency's staff members can review their program in terms of quality criteria. Rating criteria and forms are provided for assessing overall…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Citizenship Education, Civics, English (Second Language)
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1993
This report presents Iowa's performance indicators of program quality in adult basic education (ABE) programs and describes the process by which they were developed. The performance indicators fulfill the mandate of the National Literacy Act of 1991 to serve as indicators of program quality. They were developed through a comprehensive process that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Johnson, Richard L.; And Others – 1993
Based on a program developed in Texas, this guide was developed to help correctional educators coordinate educational services in the community with adult education program providers in order to provide appropriate programs for parolees and probationers. Following an introduction that explains terms of the criminal justice system and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges. – 1990
The Iowa Adult Basic Education Assessment Study was conducted to document the qualities of excellence, accountability, and purpose that are present in Iowa's adult basic education (ABE) program. A six-step documentation procedure included creation of an ABE task force; submission of written assessment reports from ABE coordinators; development,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Programs, Evaluation Methods, Program Effectiveness
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
This digest describes types of statewide programs for the training of adult educators. Eight types of programs involving 19 states are outlined, and contacts for each are given. These programs are included: Michigan Staff Development Collaborative, the Iowa Community College Telenetwork (or Telenet), Virginia Consultant Training Institute to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, English (Second Language)
