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Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center. – 1970
The purpose of this project grant was to demonstrate feasibility of local video tape program development for Adult Basic Education, to determine the instructional effectiveness of that programming with ABE students, and to explore means of A.B.E. teacher improvement through use of videotape. Step one, the production of an audio-visual catalog…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Douthit, Dorothy B.; Lung, Julina – 1974
The Samoan Demonstration Program had the objectives of: (1) reaching disadvantaged Samoan immigrants to Hawaii to help them compete for vocational and apprenticeship programs; (2) integrating the program's services with other resources to reach the total family unit; (3) instituting peer instruction as a curriculum innovation; (4) teaching basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Course Organization, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Mikulecky, Larry; And Others – 1992
This guide, based on the Model Workplace Literacy Training Program for Indiana State Employees established at the Indiana Women's Prison in 1991, provides practical advice on developing workplace literacy programs. The guide is organized in six chapters, following an introduction that describes the origins of the Indiana program and outlines the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Douthit, Dorothy B.; Lung, Julina – 1975
The document, second of two volumes, presents sewing instructional materials developed in the third year of the project aimed at disadvantaged Samoans living in Hawaii, 20 years of age or older, unemployed or underemployed, and unable to effectively compete for or maintain jobs. Instructional materials are presented in two sets, with the first a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Grand Rapids Public Schools, MI. – 1993
The Computer Assisted Basic Skills project was conducted during the 1991-92 academic year in the Grand Rapids Public Schools in Michigan to develop a model that would provide adult educators with a framework for developing and/or redesigning a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) program for basic skills instruction. Existing models and model…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Morehead State Univ., KY. – 1970
Three types of instruction were used in the Ohio Module Project: traditional classes, programmed learning centers, and home instruction. Four major objectives of the project are: (1) to determine the kind of training program necessary to prepare paraprofessionals to operate an instructional program utilizing programmed materials, (2) to compare…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Saumweber, Judy; And Others – 1991
A JTPA/FEL (Job Training Partnership Act/Family English Literacy) demonstration project is reported that involves a partnership between the Lao Family Community (LFC) of Minnesota, the City of St. Paul, and St. Paul Public Schools/Adult Basic Education. The goal is to provide workplace literacy instruction to refugees with limited English…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Heger, Kim; Goding, Cecile – 1991
This handbook is designed to assist in duplicating Project LIVE (Literacy Implements a Vibrant Existence), a family literacy project. Its purpose is to share some ideas and methods of teaching family literacy. It begins with a description of a typical day at the project. Recruitment, interviewing and testing, evaluations, and graduation are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Family Literacy
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Focus, 1997
A panel of state staff, Professional Development Center directors, and other experts reviewed current or previous exemplary projects in Pennsylvania and in the U.S. and published project descriptions in a newsletter ("FOCUS" bulletin). Twenty-two special projects were selected as exemplary based on a five-point scale for innovation,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Sperazi, Laura; Cichon, Don – 1996
The Massachusetts Workplace Literacy Consortium was funded through a 3-year National Workplace Literacy Program grant. During the second grant year, the consortium operated 25 program sites that were almost evenly divided between health care and manufacturing. The following were the primary reasons programs were started: reduce error and waste…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Consortia, Curriculum Development
Colorado Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1992
The Colorado Workplace Learning Initiative was organized for the following purposes: (1) to design and implement a process for public/private partnerships to address workplace literacy; (2) to establish an effective method for curriculum adaptation and development based on specific workplace needs; (3) to provide accessible, relevant, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Douthit, Dorothy B.; Lung, Julina – 1975
Third year project activities, aimed at disadvantaged Samoans living in Hawaii, 20 Years of age or older, unemployed or underemployed, and unable to effectively compete for or maintain jobs, are summarized in the document. Third year's aims included: (1) providing basic education to 75 adult Samoans through vocational interest areas, (2) using…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Adair, J. B., Ed. – 1969
This conference report deals with the roles and objectives of adult basic education in manpower development; educational personnel and technology; educational innovation; and special problems in teaching disadvantaged adults. Office of Education activities involving regional university resource specialists are described, as is the learning center…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
National Center on Adult Literacy, Philadelphia, PA. – 1992
This packet contains a series of five brochures that discuss workplace literacy program development. Each brochure deals with a specific aspect of such programs and reflects the expertise of several successful program developers and instructors. The brochures cover the following topics: (1) gaining management support; (2) working with management…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Shaw, Marilyn B., Ed.; Stubblefield, Harold W., Ed. – 1976
These proceedings contain the presentations made at a conference held to disseminate results of teacher training and special demonstration projects (funded by the Adult Education Act, Title IV, Section 309) which had recently been conducted in Virginia and other middle eastern and southeastern States. Also included in the proceedings are papers by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Education, Conference Reports, Correctional Education
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