The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16 to 18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report covers the program years 2018-2019 and is the fourth in a series of annual reports that RAND Corporation researchers have issued over the course of a research project…

While there is a considerable body of literature on adult correctional education, this literature almost exclusively deals with teachers and students working within incarceration settings, where students are in jail or prison. There is a lack of research on the experiences of teachers working with students who are a part of the correctional system…

Understanding the origins of poor literacy and numeracy skills in adulthood and how to improve them is of major importance when society places a high premium on proficiency in these basic skills. This edited collection brings together the results of recent longitudinal studies that greatly extend our knowledge of what works in raising skill…

Discusses the debate that has occurred within the ranks of adult basic education administrators and teachers concerning the practice of defining literacy by grade levels. Offers the definitions developed by Tennessee for specific reading and math proficiency skills. (JOW)

The study, an attempt to determine the overall effectiveness of the educational experiences provided at the Adult Basic Education regional workshops in Tennessee, used a questionnaire to gather demographic data and participant reaction to various facets of the workshops and an evaluation scale to obtain overall participant reaction to the…

A study explored how 10 Tennessee adult literacy students define the meaning and outcomes of their participation in adult education programs in the context of their lives. The primary source of data was the extended recorded conversations about participants' lives before and after enrollment in adult literacy programs. Interviews, usually…

Program managers in adult basic education (ABE) face unprecedented public demands for accountability and continuous improvement. This study explored how applying the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence influenced management practices in local ABE programs. Managers were motivated to ask provocative questions about their work…

The main objectives and activities of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Demonstration Project are evaluated for the 1971-72 project year in the Model Neighborhood Area of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Briefly discussed are: a community overview, general program status, program management (program goals; job descriptions for the project director,…

Instruction at three levels is outlined in this public school adult basic education curriculum guide. Development of reading, writing, oral communication, and arithmetic is stressed at Level I (grades 1-3). Mathematics, reading (with attention to phonics and word structure), and English are enlarged upon in Level II (grades 4-6). Level III (grades…

The overall effectiveness of the educational experiences provided at three Middle Tennessee ABE workshops was determined. Two instruments were used to collect data from approximately 300 adult basic education personnel from all counties in Middle Tennessee; these instruments were a questionnaire and an evaluation scale. The participants' responses…

Evaluation was made of an inservice training session at Jackson State Community College, Tennessee, for adult basic education teachers and supervisors in West Tennessee. Data were obtained from the 102 participants through the use of a questionnaire and the Kropp-Verner Attitude Scale. The null hypothesis was developed that there was no…

This report of an exploratory study of Adult Basic Education (ABE) gives a brief summary of background and methodology and represents findings about students and teachers in Shelby County, Tennessee. For the students 41 findings are reported relating to age, sex, race, marital status, years of schooling completed, employment, income, life style,…

This publication is the second step in the on-going, continual monitoring and evaluation survey study of Tennessee's Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs; the first was the publication of "Data Tables for the 1969 Evaluation Survey of Tennessee Adult Basic Education programs." The document is divided into six chapters. The first presents…

This document, which highlights the efforts of the National Institute for Literacy to pilot the development of state literacy accountability systems in four states, outlines the components, operation, and importance of state accountability systems and discusses considerations in developing a systems approach to planning and implementing a quality…

The criteria of excellence outlined in this book have been organized according to the following five components, identified as essential for effective reading programs: school and community commitment, staff and staff development, the learning environment, program development and implementation, and instructional materials. For each of the…