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Ruff, Lois A. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2011
The Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information's website reports a 36% loss of jobs in the manufacturing sector from 2000 to 2010 (over 28,500 jobs). Increasingly, employers are requiring a more educated workforce. With only 25% of Maine's population holding a bachelor's degree, Maine lags behind the rest of New England (at 35%),…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Focus Groups, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
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McEachran, Nancy; Oleson, Katherine E. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2010
This article describes the creation of an intercultural welcoming panel that the authors developed with English as a second language (ESL) students and communication studies (CS) students at a community college. The creation of the welcoming panel is based on their collaborative work with both sets of students over several academic quarters. The…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, English (Second Language), Community Colleges, College Students