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Direct linkMoore, Elizabeth; Oppenheim, Emma – National Council of La Raza, 2010
Adult education services, including education for those lacking basic literacy and numeracy, preparation for the high school equivalency diploma, and English-as-a-second-language courses, play a crucial role in bridging the basic skills gap for Latinos and other workers with limited formal education and training. With recent policy and program…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Basic Skills, Adult Programs, Profiles
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Robert M.; Rizza, Peter J. – AEDS Journal, 1979
The Basic Skills Learning System is a modularized network of computer assisted tutorials, drills, tests, printed materials, and videotaped presentations directed at improving the basic reading, math, and language skills of adults who have mastered these skills at a level above third grade but below the eighth. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Reading Programs
Peer reviewedAndries, Caroline; Kristoffersen, Ingrid – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes literacy education in Flanders, Belgium, for adolescents and adults. Discusses education policy, courses, materials, and students and teachers. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Parker, R. W. – Training Officer, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Clearinghouse Adell, Rockville, MD. – 1979
This catalog provides descriptions of specific adult education programs funded under Sections 306 (a) (4) and 309 (1 and 2) of the Adult Education Act. It consists of three sections: project summaries, a subject index, and statistical matrices. Project summaries are organized alphabetically by state of origin and grouped under headings of major…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Download full textInstituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1990
The series "Self-instructional Notes on Social Participation" is a six-volume series intended as teaching aids for adult educators. The theoretical, methodological, informative and practical elements of this series will assist professionals in their work and help them achieve greater success. The specific purpose of each notebook is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1994
This booklet profiles the 10 recipients of the 1994 Secretary of Education's Award for Outstanding Adult Education and Literacy Programs. The following programs are profiled: Portland Adult Education (Portland, Maine); The Center for Literacy, Inc. (Philadelphia); James H. Groves Adult High School (Dover, Delaware); Adult Basic Skills Education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1991
The series "Self-instructional Notes on Social Participation" is a six-volume series intended as teaching aids for adult educators. The theoretical, methodological, informative and practical elements of this series will assist professionals in their work and help them achieve greater success. The specific purpose of each notebook is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Cooper, Alan H. – 1981
In this report of a project to research existing industrial training of basic skills are provided an overview of the project and examination of four aspects associated with training. Part 1 is a detailed account of the search procedure that located and reviewed literature on basic skills training industry. A bibliography of the sources found in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Bibliographies
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1985
Profiles are provided for the outstanding adult basic education (ABE) program in each of 10 regions. Each profile provides a brief background; discusses the program's focus(es); describes program activities, operation, and components; presents some figures on the population served; and provides the name, address, and telephone number of a contact…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1990
The series "Self-instructional Notes on Social Participation" is a six-volume series intended as teaching aids for adult educators. The theoretical, methodological, informative and practical elements of this series will assist professionals in their work and help them achieve greater success. The specific purpose of each notebook is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education and Literacy. – 1990
In the first portion of this document, abstracts are given for 30 projects that were designed to provide basic skills and literacy training to homeless adults in fiscal year 1989. The following information is provided for each project: state; grant award number; grantee; project title; project director, telephone number, and address; and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Granger, James C., Ed.; And Others – 1975
Second in a series of five, the document presents abstracts of 29 cooperative adult education programs selected from across the nation. The format of each abstract includes the following information: (1) cooperating parties--private industry and State educational agency; (2) cooperation--type of activity provided by each party; (3)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1990
The series "Self-instructional Notes on Social Participation" is a six volume series intended as teaching aids for adult educators. The theoretical, methodological, informative and practical elements of this series will assist professionals in their work and help them achieve greater success. The specific purpose of each notebook is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1990
The series "Self-instructional Notes on Social Participation" is a six volume series intended as teaching aids for adult educators. The theoretical, methodological, informative and practical elements of this series will assist professionals in their work and help them achieve greater success. The specific purpose of each notebook is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
