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Download full textCronen, Stephanie; Diffenderffer, Anne; Medway, Rebecca – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2023
This compendium presents comprehensive information from the surveys for the full report "Linking Adult Education to Workforce Development in 2018-19: Early Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act at the Local Level. Evaluation Report. NCEE 2023-001r" (ED626771), and serves as a supplement, which provides in-depth…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Adult Education, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation
Mortrude, Judy; Cielinski, Anna – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2017
In January 2016, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) commenced an 18-month project to study the implementation of California's Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG) initiative. AEBG's purpose is "to improve coordination and better serve the needs of adult learners within each region." CLASP set out to foster greater understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Block Grants, Educational Finance, Program Implementation
Direct linkNikica Mojsoska-Blazevski, Nikica – European Training Foundation, 2017
This report presents the findings of the first nationwide tracer study conducted in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The study was conducted as part of the World Bank's project Skills Development and Innovation Support, within the component focused on developing a Skills Observatory. At the request of the Ministry of Education and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, College Graduates, Vocational Education
Lewis, Laurie; Gray, Lucinda – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
The 2015-16 survey "Programs and Services for High School English Learners" provides the first nationally representative data on this topic. This report is based on that survey and presents data on programs and services for high school English learners (ELs), including instructional approaches, newcomer programs, online or computer-based…
Descriptors: High School Students, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Public Schools
Executive Office of the President, 2011
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) coordinates Federal programs and activities in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education pursuant to the requirements of Sec. 101 of the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Public Agencies
Swindell, Rick; Vassella, Ken; Morgan, Lee; Sayer, Tony – Online Submission, 2009
The self-help University of the Third Age (U3A) is an adult education approach for older people in which all the teaching and administration is carried out by unpaid volunteers. The purpose of this study was to reveal some of the successful ageing characteristics of the 205 independent U3As in Australia and the 60 independent U3As in New Zealand…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Adult Education, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Van de Kerckhove, Wendy; Montaquila, Jill M.; Carver, Priscilla R.; Brick, J. Michael – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) is a random digit dialing (RDD) survey program developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The surveys are designed to help NCES collect data directly from households about important education topics.…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Exhibits, Sampling, Labor Force
Davies, Peter; Fletcher, Mick; Munoz, Silvia; Whittaker, Martin – Learning and Skills Network (NJ3), 2008
This report explores the full cost to individuals of participating in further education in England and Wales--the nature and level of cost that individuals incur when they participate and the impact student financial support has on an individual's learning experience. Under taken jointly by the Learning and Skills Network and the National Union of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Paying for College
Tamassia, Claudia; Lennon, Marylou; Yamamoto, Kentaro; Kirsch, Irwin – Educational Testing Service, 2007
The Adult Education Program Study (AEPS) was conducted to provide comprehensive information about federally funded adult education programs and the skills of participants enrolled in those programs. The study had two primary goals. The first was to gather and disseminate information about the programs that constitute the adult education system in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, National Surveys, Student Characteristics
Polesel, John; Davies, Merryn; Teese, Richard – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This report investigates students' learning experience at a technical and further education (TAFE) institute and determines the factors that influence students to continue or discontinue their studies. Students who reported satisfaction with their learning experience highlighted relationships with teaching staff and respect for their expertise and…
Descriptors: Courses, Learning Experience, Course Content, Adult Education
Johnston, Dennis; Van Heertum, Rich; Evans, Andrew; Cloney, Matthew; Ochoa, Glen; Rickard, Pat; Coogan, Lori; Merry, Teri; Miller, Jennifer – 1999
The report presents the Adult Basic Education (ABE) 321/326 California learning progress and goal attainment data for fiscal year 1998-99. Chapter 1 introduces an overview of adult basic education in California and contains information about ABE 321/326 federal programs and the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASES). It discusses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Taylor, Linda; And Others – 1992
The Immigrant Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 provided a one-time opportunity for people who had been living in the United States illegally to obtain legal resident status and eventually qualify for citizenship. In order to go from temporary to permanent status, applicants were now required to demonstrate a minimal understanding of English…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Civics, Demography
Gallup Organization, Inc., Princeton, NJ. – 1981
In fall 1981 a nationally representative sample of 1,540 adults was surveyed to determine: (1) why those adults who were not in school might return to the classroom; (2) the type of school they would be likely to attend and who would pay for their education; (3) attitudes toward the quality and costs of a community college education; and (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes, College Choice, College Role
Atkinson, Donald R. – 1979
A project was conducted to design, develop, and evaluate the effectiveness of bilingual (Spanish and English) career education materials for adult farmworkers with limited English-speaking ability. A career education manual, a series of audio- and video-taped interviews with former farmworkers employed in various job cluster areas, and a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, Bilingual Education, Career Education
Piatt, Virginia; Seybert, Jeff – 1981
An in-class survey of 683 continuing education students was conducted at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) to obtain information on: (1) student characteristics, including age, sex, family characteristics, income, educational background, occupation, area of residence, distance to class, sources of information about JCCC, and method of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
