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Lotas, Alexandra V. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While adult literacy programs have historically been marginalized within the US educational system, there is growing interest in making these programs more academically effective. Because of this, the General Education Development (GED) exam was recently revised to be more rigorous, especially in its assessment of writing. Although these changes…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Literacy, Academic Discourse, Writing Instruction
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McCabe, Alan; O'Connor, Una – Teaching in Higher Education, 2014
A student-centred approach to learning encourages students to have more responsibility for their learning and is a process that relies heavily on professional confidence to "let-go" of traditional teaching responsibilities. This paper describes the introduction of a student-centred approach within one further education college in…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Role, Teacher Responsibility, Adult Education