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Donaldson, Gregory; August, Bonne T. – 1979
A reading curriculum for adult learners is described, offering guidelines for instruction at three levels of reading equivalency (nonreader to third grade, third through sixth grade, and sixth through ninth grade). The curriculum is designed to help adults develop skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and studying in the content areas. After…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading
Download full textHeller, Barbara R.; Florio, Carol – 1981
The Money Management for Women program was designed and implemented to provide lower-income women with financial planning information geared to their current level of understanding and financial circumstances. Objectives were to develop a model consumer education program and test the efficacy of community-based organizations as agents in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Community Organizations, Consumer Education
Lutheran Social Mission Society, Philadelphia, PA. Lutheran Settlement House. – 1993
Staff development workshops for teachers, tutors, and supervisors were conducted at the Lutheran Settlement House Women's Program. Staff and teachers were surveyed to ascertain staff development needs. Workshops were unique in that they were presented by peer teachers and supervisory staff of the program and invited all participants to share ideas…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Family Violence, Individualized Instruction
Connections: A Journal of Adult Literacy, 1985
These nine articles reflect the diversity of activities taking place in adult education and adult literacy in the Boston area. An introduction briefly describes each article; notes on the authors follow. In "A Different Third 'R'--Radical Math," Marilyn Frankenstein describes a mathematics course that, through content and method, both…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA. Workforce Improvement Network. – 2002
This guide presents math-focused learning projects and accompanying inquiry activities to help students pass the math portion of the GED 2002. It is Volume 2 of a proposed four-volume series; Volume 1 describing the concept of the GED as project is also available. Section 1 relates GED as project to the math portion of the GED and explains how…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Algebra, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
Texas Univ., Austin. Extension Instruction and Materials Center. – 1984
This guide was created to provide Texas adult educators with a state-of-the-art resource for practical information about adult education materials and methods for their own growth and that of their students. The guide is organized in four parts. Part I provides preparatory information on the following topics: related resources; characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Andragogy, Behavioral Objectives
Cooper, Richard – 1999
A staff development program was conducted to provide adult educators in Pennsylvania with information about adults with learning differences and information about using alternative instructional tools and techniques to instruct such adults. The following four training sessions were developed: (1) Teaching GED (General Educational Development) Math…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
