Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Adult Basic Education | 6 |
| Adult Learning | 6 |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 6 |
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Adult Programs | 4 |
| Illiteracy | 3 |
| Teaching Methods | 3 |
| Adult Literacy | 2 |
| Classroom Techniques | 2 |
| Community Colleges | 2 |
| Disadvantaged | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| IAP - Information Age… | 1 |
Author
| Alfred, Mary V., Ed. | 1 |
| Baird, Irene C. | 1 |
| Beck, Judy A. | 1 |
| Conti, Gary J., Ed. | 1 |
| Fellenz, Robert A., Ed. | 1 |
| Samuels, Frank | 1 |
| Trent, Curtis, Ed. | 1 |
| Volland, Virgil A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - General | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkAlfred, Mary V., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
In a most timely volume addressing many of the connections among current fiscal and employment crises to adult education, Learning for Economic Self-Sufficiency highlights the problems and challenges that low-literate adults encounter in various environments. Moreover, this book presents strategies for addressing the chronic illiteracy among…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Physical Health, Illiteracy, Adult Basic Education
Download full textVolland, Virgil A.; Trent, Curtis, Ed. – 1969
This publication is a collection of selected papers presented by participants in an adult education seminar, spring semester 1969, at Kansas State University. The focus of the seminar was on understanding the adult basic education programs. Papers covered topics such as student recruitment; adult dropouts; teaching techniques; adult learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Baird, Irene C. – 1995
A study analyzed how a group of single welfare mothers, heads of households mandated to participate in a preemployment program with an educational component, viewed learning. Welfare policy makers assumed a highly illiterate population whose "deficiencies" would be remediated through participation in existing, voluntary basic education. Studies…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Compulsory Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Samuels, Frank – 1981
Attention to the quality of the learning environment (both the physical and human dimensions) is critical to positive outcomes for adult disadvantaged learners in basic education. It is necessary to understand the characteristics of the adult disadvantaged student, his/her social and cultural or ethnic background, and how these factors influence…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Beck, Judy A. – 1990
This technical assistance guide contains information on adult learners and how they differ from learners who are children and the related program implications. The first section describes characteristics of adults that affect the attitudes adults bring to the classroom situation. These include bringing life experiences; having self-concept as a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Fellenz, Robert A., Ed.; Conti, Gary J., Ed. – 1990
This monograph contains two studies that investigated adult learning as it occurred within specific communities. "The Formation of Literacy Perspective" (Linda Ziegahn) examines the perspective toward literacy that was developed by 27 Montana adults experiencing reading and writing difficulties, 15 of whom were Native Americans. Four…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
