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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1995
This Congressional hearing discussed the issue of reform of adult education and family literacy legislation. Testimony includes oral and written statements of U.S. senators and individuals representing the following: U.S. Department of Education; National Institute for Literacy; Dallas Can! Academy, Dallas, Texas; Pima County Adult Education,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Legislation, Family Involvement
Condelli, Larry; And Others – 1992
As a preliminary to developing criteria to meet quality control requirements of the National Literacy Act of 1991, this report analyzes four areas where state education agencies examine program quality: local program monitoring to assess compliance or promote program improvement; criteria used to evaluate local program funding applications;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Evaluation Criteria
PDF pending restorationCondelli, Larry – 1992
The process of developing indicators, measures, and standards of program quality can be considered a tiered, four-step process consisting of the following: (1) identification of topic areas important to program quality; (2) establishing the indicators that reflect quality for each area; (3) determining measures of the indicators; and (4) setting a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Condelli, Larry; Kutner, Mark – 1992
As a preliminary to developing criteria to meet quality control requirements of the National Literacy Act of 1991, a study examined federal and state development of measures of program quality and performance standards for programs funded under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Pohl, Susan E. – 1990
A research project used a Cornell University library search, online computer catalogs, the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database back to 1967, government publications, and Dissertation Abstracts International for the Social Sciences for the past 30 years to investigate the Federal Government's role in working to solve adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Human Resources. – 1993
This document contains a record of the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Chicago (Illinois) Congressional hearing on the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program. Witnesses at the hearing included officials from various Illinois programs funded by the JOBS program, government officials, and unemployed persons. They…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Disadvantaged
Sticht, Thomas G. – 2001
The Adult Education and Literacy System (AELS) has been systematizing and promoting adult education in the United States since 1966, when the Adult Education Act (AEA) was passed. Today, some 4,000 organizations operate under the rules and regulations of the latest reauthorization of the AEA, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Disadvantaged, Educational Benefits
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Reported here are the continuing hearings on H.R. 15 (a bill to extend for five years certain elementary and secondary education programs and the Adult Education Act) which examine the accomplishments and problems of the Adult Education Act since it was last amended in 1976. One-half of the content consists of the testimony, statements, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Literacy, Competency Based Education
Seaman, Don F. – 2000
Even Start family literacy programs in Texas were evaluated by outside evaluators. Data were gathered from two groups. The first group consisted of 631 families who were enrolled in 11 Even Start programs in Texas during the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 program years. A survey, in English or Spanish, was administered to all parents in attendance on two…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Compliance (Legal), Evaluation Methods, Family Literacy
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1988
With minor exceptions, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program is working well and is meeting its legislative mandates. The vigorous public-private partnerships that have emerged at the local community level and the strong leadership role assumed by private sector representatives on the State Job Training Coordinating Councils and Private…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Agriculture, Disadvantaged Youth, Dislocated Workers
