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Brunette, Pauline, Ed. – 1980
Designed for use as supplementary reading material, the reader is a collection of short stories (1 to 3 pages in length) developed from interviews with 12 Chippewas living in the Minnesota areas of Cass Lake, Leech Lake, Inger, Pine Point, and White Earth. The interviewees represent various occupations including teacher, school principal, nurse,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Download full textAdult, Community, and Further Education Board, Melbourne (Australia). – 1995
This collection of 14 articles focuses on the Reading and Writing and Oral Communication Streams of the Certificates of General Education (CGE) for Adults in the context of literacy teaching practices. Section 1 contains 11 case studies and articles with a practical focus. Practitioners discuss aspects of their curriculum development related to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
Neumann, Barbara E., Ed. – 1989
This guide, designed for teachers and other workers in adult basic education, includes a variety of articles about teaching; counseling, and advocacy approaches; curriculum planning and evaluation, assessment; and program design based on personal experience. All focus on critical thinking as a teaching and learning skill. Article topics include:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Critical Thinking
Falk, Ian, Ed. – 1999
The 12 chapters in this second title in the series expose and explore the following significant issues underlying schooling and its intersection with the adult world outside of school: aspects of knowledge, gender, literacy across culture, and assessing what is learned in school and in the adult world. The chapters are: "Whose Knowledge Gets…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Literacy, Curriculum Development
Taylor, Maurice C., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book is a practitioner's guide to developing literacy training programs for workers. Titles of the 28 chapters and epilogue are as follows: "Understanding the History and Definitions of Workplace Literacy" (Askov, Aderman); "Understanding Literacy in the Canadian Business Context: Conference Board of Canada Study" (Hart);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development
Tibbetts, John, Ed.; Westby-Gibson, Dorothy, Ed. – 1983
This handbook is designed as a process approach to competency-based adult education (CBAE) implementation in the areas of management, assessment, guidance, and instruction. Each component also addresses cultural considerations. The guide is organized in five sections. The first section is an overview of CBAE that explains the reasons for using…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Change Strategies
