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Download full textMeno, Marie A., Comp. – 1987
The Louisiana Adult Education Program provides academic education for persons 16 years old and above with less than a high school education, with emphasis on decreasing the illiteracy rate in Louisiana. The program enrolled 44,515 students in literacy efforts in fiscal year 1986-1987. Approximately 33,000 students were tested. The average of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Programs, High School Equivalency Programs
Martin, Vanessa; Broadus, Joseph – MDRC, 2013
Nationwide, close to 40 million adults lack a high school diploma or a General Educational Development (GED) credential. About a quarter of high school freshmen do not graduate in four years, and while many high school dropouts eventually do attend GED preparation classes, too few ever pass the GED exam or go on to college. Students with only a…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Health Education, Business Education
Pennsylvania State Univ., McKeesport. – 1999
With the existence of 67 monographs and approximately 60 practitioners trained in action research in the western and central parts of Pennsylvania from project years 1995-98, the 1998-99 Section 353 project expanded the action research network (ARN) to include teachers, administrators, and researchers in the northeastern and southeastern parts of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Guam Community Coll., Agana. Office of the State Director for Adult Education. – 1996
The Guam State Plan for Adult Education, as implemented by Guam Community College, had five goals: provide a comprehensive adult education instructional program that is flexible and responsive to employment needs; increase enrollment and expand services for special groups; establish continuous needs assessment of targeted educationally…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Porter, Kathleen – 1982
The New York State External High School Diploma Program is a competency-based assessment system serving adults who can demonstrate both basic and life skills. It represents an alternative to the General Educational Development (GED) program for busy, working adults--offering flexibility in time, location, and mode of assessment. Developed in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Continuing Education
Fahy, Patrick J. – 1985
Because of the increasingly diversified population and needs of adult students at the Alberta Vocational Centre, a more flexible and responsible learning environment was needed. A brief effort using PLATO hardware and Basic Skills courseware for grades 3-8, and then for high school equivalency programs, was successful. However, it would have been…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education. – 1990
This report highlights the accomplishments of three divisions of the Maine Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education for the years 1987-89. Information is reported for the following programs by the division of Adult and Community Education: (1) adult basic education and literacy; and (2) high school completion and equivalency programs.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
