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Coercion, Collaboration and Rejection: The Long Road to Exorcism.
Walker, Joy – Good Practice in Australian Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1995
Collaborative learning proved to be a key strategy in overcoming fear of math and developing adult numeracy skills. Working in groups enabled sharing, discovery, and reflection on the learning process in a confidence-building atmosphere. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Mathematics Anxiety, Numeracy
Expanding Tutoring Programs for Adults.
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Steele, Marcee M.; Steele, John W. – Adult Basic Education, 2000
Advocates incorporation of math and computer instruction into adult literacy programs. Describes a North Carolina tutoring program that includes computer labs. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Literacy, Mathematics Instruction
Cost-Effectiveness of Micro-Computers in Adult Basic Reading.
Lewis, Darrell R.; And Others – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1990
Cost effectiveness analysis in terms of personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, and overhead was made of two adult basic reading programs: Technology for Literacy Center's tutor-based program and Principle of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS), computer-assisted instruction. Costs per unit of gain in reading skills clearly favored the PALS…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Older College Students as Tutors for Adult Learners in an Urban Literacy Program.
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Ntiri, Daphne W. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1999
Describes a university literacy tutorial program in which older adult college students received tutor training and then carried out one-to-one reading tutorials with adult male learners who were rehabilitating addicts. Offers two case studies, and shows that the program had a significant impact on tutors' commitment to community volunteerism and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Barriers for Rural Adult Basic Education Learners.
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Berger, Edward E. – Community Services Catalyst, 1989
Describes four models for providing literacy training to rural adults: self-instruction programs based in local libraries; job site training programs; one-to-one instruction programs utilizing volunteers; and mobile delivery systems. Reviews the results of field tests of the models in Kansas community colleges. (DMM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Labor Education
Prediction of Achievement in Reading, Self-Esteem, Auding, and Verbal Language by Adult Illiterates in a Psychoeducational Tutorial Program.
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Gold, Patricia Cohen; Johnson, John A. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Examined the effectiveness of specific psychoeducational tutoring methods on achievement in reading, self-esteem, auding, and verbal language in 132 youths and adults reading below fifth level. Found subjects made significant improvement. Also tested the adequacy of a developmental reading model for adult illiterates. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Literacy Education, Outcomes of Education
Adult Literacy Programs: An Overview.
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Newman, Anabel P. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
This article examines the broad array of adult literacy program alternatives currently available. These include government-funded adult education programs, such as Adult Basic Education and Even Start, volunteer programs such as Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America, business and industry sponsored programs, community-based…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Community Programs, Family Literacy