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Comings, John; Stein, Sondra – Adult Learning, 1991
By following an accreditation model used in a college or university, funding agencies can be sure that adult basic education programs are following good practices rather than structuring their services to satisfy student assessment and outcome goals. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Basic Education, Higher Education
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Zafft, Cynthia K. – Adult Learning, 2008
America is becoming a less educated nation (National Commission on Adult Literacy, 2008). While this is frequently measured through comparisons of the number of adults with college degrees, strategies to address sagging educational attainment statistics in the United States are typically focused on K-12 reforms--mostly through expanded definitions…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Educational Attainment
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Giordano, Gerard; D'Alonzo, Bruno J. – Adult Learning, 1993
Reviews six models of prereading programs for developmentally delayed adults: readinglike behavior, picture reading, global features of books, print in the environment, labeling, and rebus symbols. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Literacy Education, Models