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Direct linkGrover, Sharon D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the instructors and administrators at a local adult education (AE) program in Houston, Texas, retaining and graduating general education development (GED) students has been a constant challenge. Locating GED attendance barriers could enable AE programs to develop techniques that increase student retention and graduation rates. The…
Descriptors: General Education, High School Equivalency Programs, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence
Peer reviewedVinogradov, Patsy – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2012
When adult ESL (English as a Second Language) learners enter our classrooms with little or no first language literacy, their instructors teach them to read for the first time in an unfamiliar language. It is a tremendous task, and the context for teaching "adult emergent readers" is complex. This complexity is coupled with a growing, but still…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Download full textBigelow, Martha; Schwarz, Robin Lovrien – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
Adult English language learners who lack print literacy or experience with formal education encounter a unique set of challenges in their lives and their efforts to learn English. Educators and policymakers are similarly challenged by how best to help these adults acquire English literacy. This paper reviews a variety of research, including that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2008
"Focus on Basics" is a publication of the US Division of World Education, Inc. 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 dedicated to connecting research with…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Mathematics Teachers
Smith, Cristine; Hofer, Judy – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
This Research Brief highlights key findings from an exploratory investigation of adult basic education teachers' characteristics and concerns. This in-depth exploration documents what is commonly known, but not well researched, about teachers in the field; the challenges they face in teaching, in their programs, and as members of the field of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Teachers, Work Environment, Adults
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
This paper offers a survey developed as part of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy's Professional Development Study. Most of the questions in this survey were tested with 100 adult education and literacy teachers in the New England area; a few changes have been made to this version to correct poorly worded questions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Professional Development, Teacher Characteristics
