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Dunkle, Cheryl A. – Corwin, 2012
Many educators agree that we already know how to foster student success, so what is keeping common sense from becoming common practice? The author provides step-by-step guidance for overcoming the barriers to adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and achieving equity and excellence for all students. As an experienced teacher and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Total Quality Management, Academic Standards, Educational Policy
Green, Muriel – 2001
This document, which draws on the findings of a survey of further education (FE) colleges in the United Kingdom and case studies of 9 FE colleges, presents good practices for managers of tutoring programs and tutors. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the changing role of tutors in the post-16 sector and the importance of recruiting, training, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies
Carlton, Shiela; Soulsby, Jim; Whitelegg, Di – 2002
This document discusses policy and practice addressing the need for financial literacy education for older people in the United Kingdom. The discussion is based largely on the findings of survey and focus groups that were conducted to identify the difficulties older people encounter in dealing with different financial services and managing their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Consumer Education
Hinzen, Heribert, Ed. – Adult Education and Development, 2002
This document contains 19 papers on adult education and development worldwide. The following papers are included: "Editorial" (Heribert Hinzen); "Lifelong Learning in Europe: Moving towards EFA (Dakar Framework for Action on Education for All) Goals and the CONFINTEA V Agenda" (Sofia Conference on Adult Education);…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Tait, Tony; Frankland, Gillian; Moore, Sharon; Smith, David – 2002
Curriculum 2000 was developed to give learners in England an opportunity to engage in a post-16 education experience providing both depth and flexibility. In its second year of existence, Curriculum 2000 was evaluated in a study involving more than 50 schools, sixth form colleges, and general further education colleges across England.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
Keeton, Morris T.; Sheckley, Barry G.; Griggs, Joan Krejci – 2002
This document uses the findings of educational research and actual case studies to provide guidance on enhancing the learning of adults in higher education while reducing program costs in the context of increasing demands for demonstration of student learning outcomes and decreases in college and university resources. The novelty of the book is…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
Hinzen, Heribert, Ed. – Adult Education and Development, 2002
The following papers are included: "Editorial" (Heribert Hinzen); "Skills and Literacy Training for Better Livelihoods: A Review of Approaches and Experiences" (John Oxenham, Abdoul Hamid Diallo, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, Anna Petkova-Mwangi, Oumar Sall); "'Learning to Read Woke Me Up!': Motivations, and Constraints, in…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
2001
Studies and reports examining the problems associated with adult literacy and efforts to address those problems were reviewed to identify lessons for adult literacy programs in Canada and elsewhere. Low literacy levels were linked to above-average rates of personal and/or learning difficulties, low self-esteem, associated social problems, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Gal, Iddo, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 16 papers on the theory, research, and practice of adult numeracy development. The following papers are included: "The Numeracy Challenge" (Iddo Gal); "Numeracy, Mathematics, and Adult Learning" (Diane Coben); "Building a Problem-Solving Environment for Teaching Mathematics" (Peter Kloosterman, Bin Hassan Mohamad-Ali, Lynda R.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Stuart, Mary – 2002
This book, which is addressed to managers in further education and higher education across Great Britain, explains what managers must do to enable the changes required to widen participation in their sectors. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the why and how of widening participation (the importance of widening participation in a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Adult Education