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Download full textMedina, Patsy – 1999
The outcomes and impacts of adult literacy education in the United States were examined through a qualitative assessment of the pertinent research conducted since the late 1960s. A comprehensive literature search was used to identify; the most credible outcomes and impacts studies, and case studies were prepared for these. This document contains…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies
Smith, Cristine; Bingman, Mary Beth; Hofer, Judy; Medina, Patsy – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2002
NCSALL's (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy's) Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network (PDRN) set out to create and support systematic partnerships between practitioners and university researchers to better connect research and practice, with the ultimate outcome of improved practice, policy, and services for…
Descriptors: Researchers, Adult Educators, Theory Practice Relationship, Research and Development
Smith, Christine; Bingman, Mary Beth; Hofer, Judy; Medina, Patsy – 2002
The Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network (PDRN), a multi-year research and development effort, tested an innovative method of connecting research and practice. Included in the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy 1995 proposal, it began with an advisory group meeting in 1996. In 1997, South- and Northeast regions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Cooperation
Smith, Christine; Bingman, Mary Beth; Hofer, Judy; Medina, Patsy – 2002
The effectiveness of the National Center for Study Adult Learning Literacy's (NCSALL's) Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network was examined by reviewing how, from 1997 to 2001, adult basic education teachers from 14 states served as liaisons between practitioners in their states and the NCSALL by engaging in the following activities:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy
