The study, an attempt to determine the overall effectiveness of the educational experiences provided at the Adult Basic Education regional workshops in Tennessee, used a questionnaire to gather demographic data and participant reaction to various facets of the workshops and an evaluation scale to obtain overall participant reaction to the…

An assessment was made of the overall effectiveness of a one-day inservice training workshop for 100 adult basic education (ABE) teachers in West Tennessee. The Kropp-Verner Evaluation Scale and a questionnaire were administered to participants. Of the total number of respondents, 56% were women, 67% were aged 35 or older, and 75% had less than…

This study evaluated public health workshops held at Orlando, Florida (September 25-26, 1969), and Baltimore (October 12-15, 1969), by means of responses from 115 physicians, social workers, administrators, attorneys, and other participants having legal and regulatory responsibilities in the public health field. The 20 point Kropp-Verner…

This study investigated the effectiveness of a group dynamics workshop held January 26-28, 1970, at Nashville, Tennessee, for 16 professional public health workers. It covered individual psychology, types of groups and their objectives, leadership styles, questioning techniques, and situations dealing with individuals. The 20 point Kropp-Verner…

A five-day adult basic education workshop was held at Somerville, Tennessee, in February of 1970 for 21 teaching and administrative personnel of the Fayette county Manpower and Economic Development Administration. This report of the workshop contains only: edited presentations of the instructional materials; group reports prepared by participants;…

The report assesses three Adult Basic Education Institutes (one in reading, one in materials, and one in guidance and counseling) and an ABE Supervisors' Conference held in Tennessee during the summer of 1973. Academic credit was given to those of the approximately 30 participants of each Institute who successfully completed the session. Each…

An evaluation was made of the Tennessee Adult Basic Education Supervisors' Conference, held at Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee in August, 1970. Data were gathered from the 52 local supervisors in attendance by use of a questionnaire designed to obtain demographic data and participant reactions. The Kropp-Verner Attitude Scale was used…

The topic of the West Tennessee Adult Basic Education Workshop, held at Jackson, Tennessee in April, 1970, was the selection of adult basic education materials; 89 persons (teachers and supervisors) attended. This report contains an edited form of the presentation and the results of the evaluation. A profile of the adult basic education population…

Three 2-week Adult Basic Education (ABE) Institutes were conducted in Tennessee during the summer of 1972. The three were an ABE Guidance and Counseling Institute, an ABE Materials and Teaching Institute, and an ABE Reading Institute. Each institute consisted of approximately 30 participants from the various regions of the state, and graduate…