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Download full textPennsylvania State Univ., Middletown. Capitol Campus. – 1993
A study examined the acceptability of distance education as a means of staff development for literacy and adult basic education (ABE) providers in rural Pennsylvania and the perceived need and available resources for such a program. The major project activities were a review of the literature on literacy staff development by distance education in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Needs
Larson, Katherine E. – 1998
An evaluation examined the efficacy of the program structure, implementation, and outcomes of the Worker Education Program (WEP), a partnership of Northeastern Illinois University; Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees; and 14 employers. WEP's greatest strengths were its conceptual design, program structures, relevant…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, English (Second Language), Job Skills
Blodgett-McDeavitt, Cynthia; Dirkx, John M. – Online Submission, 1995
While transfer of information to practice is a goal of professional development programs for educators, the gap between learning of new information and application to practice continues to be problematic. Synthesizing theoretical viewpoints of innovation adoption and diffusion theory, normative re-education strategies, self-efficacy theory and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Efficacy, Adult Basic Education, Teacher Education Programs
Quigley, Thomas; And Others – 1994
This report presents a systematic review of the literacy services of the Vancouver Public Library (British Columbia), both to determine if those activities met the needs and expectations of local adult learners and to see if those activities compared favorably with general standards and with other libraries' literacy services. Data was collected…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1984
This document provides an overview of programs and activities in adult and secondary education, along with statistical data about adult education efforts in the United States. The first part of the document presents seven short sections about council functions and programs in adult education. Included in these sections is the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bilingual Education
Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. – 1998
The Workplace Training Project began as a partnership between Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, and four area businesses. Their primary objective was to develop worksite-specific, learner-centered, competency-based workplace curricula in topics such as the following: basic math, fractions and measurement in the workplace, survival math for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
