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Kevin O’Farrell – Florida Department of Education, 2023
This technical assistance paper provides policy and guidance to individuals with test administration responsibilities in adult education programs. The Florida assessment policies and guidelines presented in this technical assistance paper are appropriate for state and federal reporting. Therefore, guidance and procedures regarding the selection…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Testing, Achievement Gains, Outcome Measures
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2013
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2010
This report presents the results of the formative evaluation of the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP). Data collection related to this evaluation took place between November 2008 and May 2009. The evaluation resulted in the following four recommendations: (1) It is recommended that Program objectives and activities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Administrative Change
Lambert, Olga D. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot a questionnaire that would (a) provide teachers and administrators of adult ESL programs with important information about their students and (b) enable large-scale data collection among these students for program-planning and research purposes. The questionnaire focuses on these students' goals,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Immigrants, English (Second Language), Questionnaires
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
ABE Program Administrators' Perceptions of the Impact of Selected Federal Policies on Their Practice
Parker, Ursula – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Adult education has historically been called to serve as a means to an end in promoting federal and social policy. As such, adult education seems to be shaped by current trends and national needs. Most recent, are the work-first policies of the 1990s. This qualitative case study explored ABE program administrators' perceptions of the impact of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Accountability, Adult Education, Instructional Leadership
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2010
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Zachry, Elizabeth M. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2010
This literature review examines current practice in reporting school dropout rates and the impact that school dropout may have on adult education programs and policies. First, I investigate the five dropout estimates commonly reported by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), examining how these measures vary in their estimation of school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Adult Basic Education
Klein, Steven; Tolbert, Michelle – Journal of Correctional Education, 2007
A significant issue in correctional education is the lack of policy-relevant data comparable across states. This article describes an effort to address this issue: the Correctional Education Data Guidebook and website and the two research projects that led to their development. Analyzing results from two national surveys conducted by the U.S.…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, National Surveys, Public Agencies, Web Sites
Judkins, David; St. Pierre, Robert; Gutmann, Babette; Goodson, Barbara; von Glatz, Adrienne; Hamilton, Jennifer; Webber, Ann; Troppe, Patricia; Rimdzius, Tracy – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
The Even Start Family Literacy Program was established in 1989 to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy for low-income families, by improving the literacy skills of parents and their young children. Even Start projects offer family literacy services, defined as four integrated instructional components: (1) Childhood Education (ECE); (2)…
Descriptors: Low Income, Simulation, Child Language, Outcomes of Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2006
The state-administered grant program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, is the major source of federal support for adult basic and literacy education programs. The purpose of the program is to provide educational opportunities to adults sixteen…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Program Effectiveness, Family Literacy
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2008
There is a strong and growing argument for higher educational attainment in the United States. The jobs that are expected to support the economy in the coming years will depend on a skilled workforce that is able to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges. However, demographic patterns demonstrate that relying on the traditional K-16 pipeline to…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Distance Education, State Action, Educational Attainment