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Direct linkGuzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Literacy Education, Workplace Literacy, Popular Culture
Download full textGriffith, William S., Ed.; Hayes, Ann P., Ed. – 1970
The central purpose of this book is to review the present state of the art in adult basic education teacher training. Each of the chapters of the book was developed specifically for the Workshop to Increase and to Improve University Teacher Training Programs in Adult Basic Education, which was held at The University of Chicago in March 1969. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Pugsley, Ronald S. – 1987
This document reports the trends in participation in adult basic education and secondary education programs from 1968 through 1985 in 11 charts and 8 tables. It also summarizes trends for the 18 years of that period and for program year 1985. According to the summaries, during fiscal years 1968 through 1985, more than 27 million persons received…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students, Educational Finance
Kent, William P. – 1974
The study summarizes a survey of a nationwide sample of students, teachers, and administrators involved in Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs funded under the Adult Education Act of 1966. Information was collected during 1971-1973 to assist in evaluating the effects of the ABE program on a priority group of students--adults from 16 to 44 years…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Griffith, William S.; Kent, William P. – 1974
To assess efforts in Adult Basic Education (ABE) on a nationwide basis, a longitudinal evaluation was conducted in 1971 of State programs funded under the Adult Education Act of 1966. Data were gathered across a variety of ABE programs and a representative sample of 2,318 program participants was studied over an 18-month period through a series of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Compensatory Education
Kent, William P. – 1973
This study represents the first nationwide evaluation of programs funded under the Adult Education Act. Data were gathered across a variety of adult basic education programs (ABE), and a representative sample of 2300 program participants was studied longitudinally through a series of basic skills tests and interviews covering pre- and post-program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults
Lindsay, Carl A. – 1980
An attempt is made to clarify the language of the Adult Education Act of 1966 to yield operational criteria for identifying its goals within a needs assessment/treatment framework. Criteria for general and special target populations are set forth. Singled out are the group of those with four or less years of formal education and those determined…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adults
