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DuVall, Charles R.; Pck, John E. – 1981
A project assessed educational effectiveness of the Adult Proficiency Level (APL) Pilot Project in Area B of the Indiana Office of Occupational Development. Activities involved design of data collection instrument, sampling and data collection at all six educational classroom sites in Area B, and data analysis. Program strengths identified were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness
Download full textLeahy, Meredyth A. – 1991
The evolution of the Adult Education Act (AEA) in the last 25 years illustrates the progress of adult basic education (ABE) in the United States. A detailed look at the literature and outcomes of AEA-funded projects provides a sense of the effectiveness of 25 years of federal involvement. The passage of the AEA in 1966 led to the first systematic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Legislation
Glover-Smith, Alma J.; Bell, Bernadette S. – 1981
Written for teachers, coordinators, and supervisors, this manual describes the structural content of Project SELEP (Survival Skills in English Learning Experience Program). It indicates areas of concern in planning, establishing, and evaluating classes emphasizing survival skills for daily living appropriate for the foreign born adult in an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development
