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Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1987
A study examined the availability, cost, and usefulness of numeracy packages suitable for use in further education. Sixty-one of 590 further education (including tertiary) colleges in England, Wales, and Scotland (a 10.3 percent response rate) completed survey instruments. Relatively few books and packages were found to be widely used. Many staff…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Learning Modules
Peer reviewedJames, Waynne; Kellar, Mark – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1980
Advantages of a modular approach to preservice and inservice training of adult basic education teachers are discussed. Features of the "Learning Modules for Adult Educators" being used in Texas are described. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Competency Based Teacher Education, Faculty Development
Conti, Gary J.; Giles, Wayne E. – 1978
Designed to develop competency-based adult education (CBAE) as an alternative adult education delivery system, the Illinois CBAE Project provided a series of three workshops and a consultation for 48 Illinois adult education practitioners. The workshops consisted of an awareness workshop, a module development workshop, and an evaluation and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Fused Curriculum
Download full textPoulton, Bruce R. – 1994
As described in this performance report, the Workplace Literacy System (WLS) project was a national demonstration program in which North Carolina State University, Forsyth Technical Community College, and Sara Lee Knit Products Company (SLKP) participated as partners. During the project's second phase, a nine-module curriculum on the history of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading
Shelton, Elaine – 1993
The Literacy for Employability (LitE) project was conducted from May 1, 1991 through January 31, 1993. The project was intended to upgrade the mathematics, writing, and problem-solving skills of employees at three Austin, Texas, companies: Hart Graphics, IBM, and Texas Instruments. At Hart and Texas, the program was mandatory; at IBM it was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Decision Making Skills
Schaffer, Deborah L.; Van Duzer, Carol H. – 1984
This document contains five modules for presenting a series of workshops on competency-based education (CBE) to teachers of English as a second language (ESL). Each module consists of the following: competency sheet (including rationale, performance objective, and enabling objectives), background notes and resources, suggested format for a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education
Collins, Lorraine – 1993
This training pack is designed for use with employees in the catering and hospitality industries. The material takes common workplace procedures and terminology and uses these as the basis for improving reading, writing, oral communication, and math skills. The pack is designed as a complete course of 13 modules over a period of 32-48 hours, but…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Haines, Christine; Brand, Jennie Bickmore – 2000
The implementation and effectiveness of the inclusion of literacy and numeracy in industry training packages was examined in case studies of three programs in Western Australia. Two were certificate programs in cooking and food and beverage as specified in the hospitality training package, and the third was an aged care program based on the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
