Notes that this program's purpose is attuned to the times and presents a challenge to other organizations who can render equally valuable service in meeting the educational needs of minority children through specially constructed plans of action. (Author/AM)

Discusses the historical role of adult education in educating Black people and illustrates the strong social justice aspect of Black adult education. This article attempts to add knowledge to the field and provide practitioners with a basis for current program development to meet Black needs. (CT)

A position paper advocates the inclusion of a Black American element in bilingual-bicultural curricular materials for Mexican American children. Guidelines are given for determining the nature and scope of the proposed curriculum. Reactions to the proposal are made by four educators who are intensively involved in multicultural education: James A.…

The research and program development done in home economics areas of prime concern to the aged (foods and nutrition, income management, housing and home management, and family and social relationships) are related, emphasizing (1) research related to the black elderly and (2) local programs developed for them in Champaign-Urbana. (Author/AJ)

DATA FOR THIS STUDY OF PROGRAM PLANNING AND SELECTION OF EDUCATIONAL METHODS, GOALS, AND TOPICS IN TEN LEADING NEGRO BAPTIST CHURCHES IN SOUTH CAROLINA WERE OBTAINED BY DIRECT OBSERVATION AND QUESTIONNAIRES FILLED OUT BY REPRESENTATIVES OF ADULT EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT (1) THERE IS NO STANDARD ADULT LEADERSHIP TRAINING…

The Adult Literacy and Evaluation Research Team (also known as Project ALERT) was a project conducted by the Detroit Literacy Coalition (DLC) at Wayne State University in 1993-1994 to develop and pilot a user-friendly program model for evaluating literacy operations of community-based organizations throughout Michigan under the provisions of…

In order to provide the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Education Program with information required for determining whether and to what extent the educational needs of migrant children were being met by the present educational programs, eight study tasks were implemented. These tasks involved looking at the changes and characteristics of the…

This document contains an evaluation handbook for adult literacy programs and feedback from/regarding the evaluation instruments developed during the project titled Adult Literacy and Evaluation Research Team (also known as Project ALERT), a two-phase project initiated by the Detroit Literacy Coalition (DLC) for the purpose of developing and…

The Adult and Community Development Project (Project 99) was established to distribute one-time development grants to all local education authorities (LEAs) in England and some voluntary and community organizations for implementation of short-term activities in the adult and community education field. Organizations receiving grants were requested…