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Larotta, Clarena – Adult Literacy Education, 2019
Immigrants bring a wide variety of skills that favor the market productivity and add to the economic life of the country. They contribute to the development of the U.S. economy through the skills they bring to the market (cognitive skills such as abstract thinking, non-cognitive skills such as motivation and initiative, and specific skills such as…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Public Policy, Thinking Skills
Engelmann, Stephanie – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Job performance may be adversely affected by stress. Job stress is a primary contributor to serious physical and emotional health consequences. This quantitative study examined adult literacy program administrator perceptions of occupational stress and coping mechanisms related to job satisfaction, job efficacy, career longevity, and overall…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Coping, Stress Variables
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Limage, Leslie J. – Comparative Education, 2007
The absolute priority given by UNESCO to the promotion of universal literacy is understood as a key policy driver shaping the Organization since its inception in 1946. Grounded in human rights, the commitment has taken concrete form in many and diverse ways, but it is as a shaper of ideas that UNESCO's overall contribution is best judged. In…
Descriptors: Primary Education, International Cooperation, Educational Policy, Literacy Education
Terry, Marion – Online Submission, 2006
A 2003 qualitative study examined the perspectives of 70 stakeholders in two adult literacy programs in Manitoba, Canada. Two stakeholders were Literacy Working Group (LWG) chairpersons, who held administrative positions akin to public school boards. Of particular significance to these administrators were issues related to program coordination,…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Trustees, Governance, Adult Literacy
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Journal of Reading, 1989
Presents 10 tips for effective adult literacy programs, which were culled from presentations at the 1988 annual conference of American adult education directors. States that the key to success is having a sense of mission--nurturing a team spirit among the literacy program's staff and students. (RS)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Literacy Education, Program Administration
Educ Telev Int, 1969
The origins, objectives, organization, and programs of the Institute are briefly described. (LS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Information Centers
Adult Literacy Lawrence County, New Castle, PA. – 1997
A project was conducted in Pennsylvania to develop a standard set of forms to be used by nonmetropolitan literacy providers. During the project, the project team surveyed nonmetropolitan literacy providers through a first mailing to 90 agencies identified, as well as several intermediate units, with less than one-third of the agencies responding.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Check Lists, Literacy Education
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Speegle, Philip T. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1977
Describes Odessa College's adult basic education program which served over 2,500 adults in 17 Texas cities during 1975-76. Essential ingredients contributing to the success of the program are described. (JDS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Community Services
National Staff Development Committee for Vocational Education and Training, Chadstone (Australia). – 1995
This handbook is designed to provide guidance particularly to inexperienced coordinators of adult literacy volunteer tutor programs or to those isolated from support personnel or structures. It is not a curriculum to be followed from beginning to end, but a selection of materials from all states in Australia. Each section contains references and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Coordinators, Foreign Countries
Michael, Steve Olu – 1995
In an era of rising public criticism of education and decreasing resources, strategic planning can be a major tool for educational administrators who wish to respond to the increasing challenges their adult literacy programs face. Strategic planning can be defined as a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Educational Planning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
A Congressional staff study was undertaken to analyze the Literacy Management Information Project Report (LMIPR), released by the U.S. Department of Education in May 1986, and to determine whether its findings were valid. The LMIPR found that there are 79 literacy-related programs administered by 14 federal agencies and that $347.6 million was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Federal Aid
Gilding, Nicole – 1992
Some of the tensions in the adult literacy and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) fields are explored from both the state and institutional level in Australia. In an effort to promote discussion at a national conference, several questions are posed regarding these and other issues: national goals/priorities/accountability, funding for professional…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
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Cairns, John – Convergence, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Programs, National Programs
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Singh, Baij Nath – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1977
The author proposes a ten-year national program in India to impart literacy to about 100 million illiterate adults between fifteen and thirty-five years old. Discusses the need for program phasing and planning, the numbers of classes needed, learner motivation, mobilizing resources, and teacher and supervisor selection and training. (EM)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Illiteracy, Literacy Education
Dobbs, Ralph C.; Bakhshi, Khodadad – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1977
Presents a brief historical account of the literacy situation in Iran. In a social reform effort, the Literacy Corps was established to bring education to the nation's population. Discusses efforts to encourage class participation, program changes, the availability of teaching and reading materials, the importance of research, and existing program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Educational Policy
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