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Byrd, Eboni Nikita; Comer, Marcus M. – Online Submission, 2007
It is estimated that 22 percent, of adults in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina have poor literacy skills, meaning that they have difficulty with tasks involving simple texts and documents. Purpose: Given this low level of adult literacy, the purpose of this exploratory research study was to analyze the perceptions of North Carolina's adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Program Effectiveness, Family Literacy
Mihai, Florin M.; Platt, Elizabeth – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this paper was to examine teachers' beliefs and enactments in fostering independent functioning in English in an adult English as a Second Language program (Trailer Park ESL). The students who participated in the Trailer Park ESL program were native speakers of Spanish from Mexico, worked construction jobs in north Florida, spoke…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Adult Education