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Download full textSakar, A. Nurhan; Ozturk, Oznur – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
In 2006, following the Bologna Process, Turkish Council of Higher Education (YOK) adopted a resolution and changed the curriculum of teacher training higher education institutions. This curriculum revision introduced a new course called "Community Service" which aims to raise students' awareness of their responsibilities as individuals…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Blended Learning, Web Based Instruction
Arnold, Arthur; Webb, Bob – Adult Education (London), 1975
A volunteer scheme in Bradford, England was set up to serve the needs of illiterates and semi-literates who couldn't attend a class. The service provided a confidential, free of charge, one-to-one, tutorial relationship in either the tutor's or client's home. (MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Foreign Countries
Sanders, Maureen – 1991
The CHALLENGES Literacy Project, a 2-year government-funded demonstration project, supported volunteer tutor programs to meet the literacy needs of adults with developmental disabilities in Alberta, Canada. Of the 20 students in the program, most were female; most were aged 20-29; 3 spoke English as a Second Language; 12 lived with family; 18 were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills
Weinstein-Shr, Gail; And Others – 1986
Four papers focus on approaches to providing literacy education. "Language and Community Building: An Intergenerational Approach" (Gail Weinstein-Shr) describes a Temple University (Pennsylvania) program to involve volunteers in English-as-a-second-language instruction to refugee children and their elders. This program provides volunteer…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Elementary Secondary Education
