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Bossort, Patty – 1995
Thirty literacy practitioners participated in a free-ranging discussion of the potential and the issues arising from the rapid introduction of new technologies to literacy education (adult basic education and English language training). After an introduction, the report includes the presentations of various participants, including Peter Goulding,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Technology, English (Second Language)
Download full textBenjamin, L. Ann, Ed.; Lord, Jerome, Ed. – 1996
This document contains 10 commissioned papers presented at a research design symposium on family literacy. It also contains a summary of the symposium, which was structured around five themes: assumptions and perceptions about family literacy; what we know from research and practice and how we know it; defining the characteristics of family…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 1995
The November 1994 symposium on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction and literacy brought together ESL, literacy, and adult education professionals to share perspectives. Two keynote addresses are summarized: "Facing the Facts of Life, Literacy, and Work" (Shirley Brice Heath), which looks at trends in the nature of work…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies, Educational Change
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
Because of the significant political implications of first and second language policy, many decision-makers have been reluctant to review language policy in the context of literacy work. Issues that must be considered include the following: whether mother tongue literacy should be a precondition for introduction of a second language in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingualism, Developing Nations
Garcia, Delia C., Ed. – 1988
Conference papers are presented from a meeting that was convened in order to provide an opportunity for practitioners and experts in the fields of literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), and parental involvement to discuss issues of importance in the implementation of educational programs for adults and out-of-school youth. The conference…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Design, Educational Assessment
Konrad, Abram G., Ed. – 1991
The following presentations are included in this report on conference proceedings: Conference Opening (Joyce Fairbairn); Greetings (John Gogo); Special Address (Ramon J. Hnatyshyn); "Paulo Freire on Adult Education," an interview and panel discussion (Carlos Torres et al.); Keynote Addresses (Jonathan Kozol, John Gogo, Peter Calamai,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Educational Improvement
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
This collection consists of materials that were originally presented to adult basic education (ABE) teachers at staff development workshops in Arizona. Included in the first section, which was authored by Elizabeth Fisk Skinner, are various charts, information sheets, and handouts dealing with the following aspects of teaching reading to adults:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Joliet Junior Coll., IL. – 1981
Ten papers address areas of concern regarding improvement in serving the needs of limited English proficient (LEP) adults. The first paper (by D. Terdy) overviews the background and skills LEP adults bring to adult education programs as well as their language needs and educational goals. The second paper (by S. Smith) describes changes in adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Atkinson, Tannis – 1988
This report summarizes the proceedings of a day-long conference for adult literacy practitioners in Toronto. The conference addressed the many ways in which education can become more inclusive of adult learners. During the seven different workshops, participants explored questions of "voice." Common concerns included the following: (1) many people…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Disabilities
Norton, Marian, Ed. – 1988
This document contains 43 papers on many aspects of adult literacy: "Literacy, Human Rights and Equality of Opportunity" (Einfeld); "Overcoming Illiteracy" (Marquet); "The Literacy Issue" (Crocker); "Literacy and Civil Liberties" (O'Gorman); "Designing a Tutor Training Program for Tutors of ESL"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 66 conference papers on these themes: changing nature of work; emerging technologies; internationalization of vocational education and training (VET); enterprise and educational innovation; flexible delivery approaches; and research and technology and using technology in research. The papers are "Training Needs of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators
