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Chen Xunwei; Narongwat Mingmit; Luxana Keyuraphan; Chollada Pongpattanayothin – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
This study aims to (i) explore the current status of sustainable development literacy of Basic Education in developing areas of Western China, (ii) examine the guidelines of sustainable development literacy of Basic Education in developing areas of Western China, and (iii) explore the suitability and feasibility of guidelines for sustainable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Sustainable Development, Elementary Education
Jennifer M. Combs – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The Career Preparation Capstone (CPC) provides technical college students with the opportunity to experience the culture inside of a correctional facility to gain professional development and exposure to one of the core components of the criminal justice system, the field of corrections. Criminal Justice students will be required to attend…
Descriptors: Capstone Experiences, Experiential Learning, Career and Technical Education, Institutionalized Persons
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Wahyudin, Uyu – International Education Studies, 2015
Literacy facilitators across the archipelago are currently faced with the challenge to integrate local values in functional literacy education programs, because its integration is a new aspect. This makes localized literacy content a hard thing to implement. Yet, if properly conducted, it can lead to improved learner's basic competencies. In an…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Basic Skills, Literacy Education, Relevance (Education)
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King, Judy; Taylor, Maurice C. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate how Canadian adults living with limited literacy and chronic illness made meaning of their patient education experiences. The study used a hermeneutic phenomenological research design and employed three data sources over a nine-month period. Data was interpreted and analyzed as it was collected,…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Chronic Illness, Adult Literacy, Phenomenology
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Baer, Justin; Kutner, Mark; Sabatini, John; White, Sheida – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) assessed the English literacy of adults in the United States for the first time since the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey. The assessment was administered to more than 19,000 adults (ages 16 and older) in households and prisons. The tasks included on the assessment were designed to measure…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Educational Assessment, Low Achievement, Adult Literacy
Nuno-Toledo, Elsa – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the learning of basic reading literacy skills in a contextualized, educational career technical training program, specifically the School to Work Program. The study explores whether adult literacy rates can change through students' participation in a contextualized, educational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Functional Literacy, Job Training