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Download full textSimpson, Robert Gerald – 2002
This dissertation examines the following questions: (1) What are the characteristics and teaching practices of faculty that lead to higher student outcomes? (2) How do community colleges effectively support the efforts of faculty, who are successful in producing high student outcomes? (3) How can this knowledge be incorporated into an effective…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Falk, Ian; Millar, Pat – 2001
The research on literacy and numeracy in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia and elsewhere was reviewed. The following topics were examined: (1) the basic skills, growth and heritage, and critical-cultural approaches to literacy; (2) policy regarding literacy and numeracy in VET; (3) changes in literacy practice in response to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Critical Reading, Definitions
Peterson, Elizabeth; Wilson, Kathleen K. – 2001
A survey called the Literacy Check-Up was conducted in South Carolina's Lancaster and Chester Counties in April-May 2000. The survey was designed to identify existing literacy services, determine how well the area's existing literacy programs were meeting participants' needs, and determine the community's capacity for serving adults in need of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
