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Auburn Univ., AL. Dept. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1974
Developed at Auburn University, Alabama, and based on Adult Performance Level (APL) research conducted at the University of Texas, the two teaching modules for adult career education in this curriculum guide are for the health and for the consumer economics curriculum areas. Focus is on development of basic skills in communication, problem…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education

Basner, Shari; And Others – 1976
This curriculum guide was developed in Phase II of a two-phase project designed (1) to develop a model curriculum guide for all adult basic education programs in Rhode Island that reflects the goals and objectives of the Adult Performance Level Study (a study which stressed the need for adult educators to become involved with the concepts of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Resources
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Adult and Community Education. – 1978
This curriculum guide is aimed at Adult Basic Education (ABE) directors, teachers, paraprofessionals, and volunteers who are working in the local programs. Developed around adult performance level (APL) objectives, it provides teaching/learning activities and resources for helping adult learners develop basic skills and knowledge necessary to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Communication Skills, Community Resources
Smith, Philip D., Jr.; And Others – 1980
These bilingual English/Spanish Adult Proficiency Materials comprise three adult education courses in these areas: consumer education, health, and nutrition. Part 1, Consumer Education, covers these topics: money management, credit, frauds, consumer complaints, housing, utility bills, saving energy, banking, insurance (car, health, life), buying a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education
de Samuel, Therese E. A.; And Others – 1980
This curriculum guide contains instructional materials in English as a Second Language to aid instructors in using life managing skills as the basis for building English language skills on both beginning and intermediate levels. The following six units are included in the guide: jobs, community resources, consumer education, health and safety,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Services, Consumer Education
Sebring, Penny A. – 1978
This handbook is offered as a guide and resource for Adult Basic Education (ABE) curriculum development in the area of adult competencies and coping skills. It addresses sixty-five Adult Performance Level (APL) objectives identified in a previous study. Following a brief introduction, steps for organizing the curriculum begin in section 2 with…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies
O'Brien, Roberta Luther, Comp. – 1980
This document is an annotated bibliography of recommended print materials for English-speaking adults reading at the seventh grade level or below. (Sixty percent of the titles are at fifth grade level or below). The titles were selected for their broad appeal to the average adult new reader. In the selection, special consideration was given to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies
1979
Papers from numerous research areas in the adult education field are presented. The proceedings contain thirty-five papers, five symposia, one alternate symposium, and eighteen alternate papers. Among the papers included are "A Comparison of Approaches to Measuring Outcomes in Adult Basic Education,""A Critical Analysis of Hill's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Royce, Sherry; Malesic, Linda – 1979
This teacher's guide and one hundred lesson plans are an adult performance level (APL) curriculum to assist adult basic education (ABE) teachers in switching to a competency based adult education program which integrates academic and life skills concepts into one lesson. The teacher's guide describes the project need, product, method of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Resources, Community Services