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Hernandez, Ruzanna – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2021
Technology has become a way of life since March 2020 and the statewide shutdowns after the COVID-19 pandemic. People who had gotten by without ever having to use the internet, much less turn on a computer, had to learn quickly to change and adapt. The administrative team of Fontana Adult School realized the need to help students with basic digital…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Workshops, Program Development, Adult Students
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2019
This paper provides information about noncredit instruction in the California Community Colleges and updates the 2009 paper "Noncredit Instruction: Opportunity and Challenge" to incorporate subsequent changes from the last decade. Since the passage of SB 361 (Scott, 2006), noncredit instruction has seen significant changes, including the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Noncredit Courses, Educational Finance, Misconceptions
Gary, Jon O. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was for the researcher to develop and have evaluated the content, organization and ease of use of a computer-training program "Emergency Response Quick Start" book based on Information and Communication Technology environmental designs. This book was most notably based on underutilized women social networking…
Descriptors: Females, Social Networks, Computer Assisted Instruction, Emergency Programs
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
This paper considers noncredit instruction in the California Community College System. It identifies three related concepts: a state need for increased levels of education that noncredit instruction is well placed to supply, several changes that begin to facilitate that response, and additional changes that are needed to ensure success. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Miller, Cuba – 1990
This document is a policy paper that addresses the recommendations for project and staff development made in California's l989 Strategic Plan for Adult Education. Following an executive summary, chapter 1 summarizes the objectives and history of the strategic plan. Chapter 2 describes the relationship between the recommendations and the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Administration
Talan, Carole – American Libraries, 1998
The Equipped for the Future (EFF) project of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) helps adult learners (and their tutors) develop literacy skills with a focus on "real life" lessons. This paper discusses projects in California public libraries that use EFF. A sidebar describes LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication System)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Learner Controlled Instruction
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1979
This monograph presents ideas for initiating and/or improving parent education programs. The first of eight sections examines the history of California's parent education since its beginning in 1926. Section 2 discusses developing a parent education philosophy; activities suitable for parent education programs are suggested. Section 3 provides…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Rearing, Curriculum Development, Guides
Cunha, Joseph E.; And Others – 1985
This document contains a proposal developed by a task force of counseling and guidance leaders to provide a common base from which to affect a reform in counseling and guidance in California. The proposal emphasizes the importance of comprehensive counseling and guidance planning. Sections on introduction, history, statement of purpose, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comprehensive Guidance, Counseling
DEGABRIELE, EUGENE; AND OTHERS – 1966
PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA HAS DEVELOPED FROM A REMEDIAL AND ELEMENTARY PROGRAM TO ONE MEETING THE CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ADULTS. TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND TO HELP SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SEEKING EXCELLENCE IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE HANDBOOK HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE CHAPTERS ON FEDERAL AID, STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Opportunities
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1979
Background is given for the state-level adult education planning process, developed in response to the need for program direction; definition of the relationship of adult education to other vocational and adult general education institutions; and delineation, articulation, and elimination of unnecessary duplication. Focus is on the Adult Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary Services
Kissam, Edward; Reder, Stephen – 1997
The report presents findings and recommendations from a 1996 statewide study of the adult education needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) adults in California, designed to help in planning and policy initiatives. The study explores three broad areas of concern: patterns of need (the extent of services needed by the LEP population, by county…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Coffey, Janis Cox; And Others – 1983
During a pilot project on the state role in facilitating adult learning, six states were asked (1) to establish and maintain a participatory planning mechanism for gathering information and building consensus among the public and private agencies and institutions within their states and (2) to use that mechanism in formulating policy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Educational Needs
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Denney, Clifford O.; And Others – Planning for Higher Education, 1979
A comprehensive plan for program assessment by students in the San Mateo, California, community college district is described. Results compiled from the 29-item questionnaire identify the unique characteristics and problems of each college, and provide recommendations for improvement. The survey instrument is included. (BH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development
CABRERA, PATRICIA, COMP.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE FIRST PART OF THIS DOCUMENT, RELATIVE TO GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZING LOCAL ADVISORY GROUPS FOR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS INVOLVING MEXICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTHWEST, SETS FORTH THE OBJECTIVES, COMPOSITIONS, AND OPERATIONS OF LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES, INDICATES STEPS IN CONDUCTING INITIAL MEETINGS EITHER WITHOUT A CURRENT PROJECT OR AFTER A…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Auburn Univ., AL. School of Education. – 1964
SPEECHES GIVEN AT THREE MEETINGS ARE INCLUDED--(1) A FACULTY MEETING OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, AUBURN UNIVERSITY (JANUARY 31, 1964), (2) THE ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE OF THE ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (APRIL 26-27, 1964), AND (3) A CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AUBURN UNIVERSITY (JUNE 22-23, 1964). THE SPEECHES…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conferences, Educational Needs, Educational Programs
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