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Download full textBeder, Harold W.; Darkenwald, Gordon G. – 1974
In an effort to determine the effectiveness of 309 (b) projects (experimental demonstration projects in Adult Basic Education funded through the Adult Education Act), selected projects were used as the basis for several case studies and evaluated. Project RFD was never intended to be utilized by Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs but instead…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1986
The Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania summarized efforts in adult basic education (ABE) for the period of July 1, 1984, through June 30, 1985, based upon information provided for every program funded under the Adult Education Act of 1966, as amended October 19, 1984. The information showed that from 1983-84 to 1984-85,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Dropouts, Outcomes of Education
Kent, William P. – 1974
The study summarizes a survey of a nationwide sample of students, teachers, and administrators involved in Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs funded under the Adult Education Act of 1966. Information was collected during 1971-1973 to assist in evaluating the effects of the ABE program on a priority group of students--adults from 16 to 44 years…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Griffith, William S.; Kent, William P. – 1974
To assess efforts in Adult Basic Education (ABE) on a nationwide basis, a longitudinal evaluation was conducted in 1971 of State programs funded under the Adult Education Act of 1966. Data were gathered across a variety of ABE programs and a representative sample of 2,318 program participants was studied over an 18-month period through a series of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Compensatory Education
Radwin, Eugene – 1984
Section 309 of the Adult Education Act of 1966 provided discretionary grants for special projects and teacher training in adult basic education (ABE). The 309 program played an important role in innovations, recruitment, instructional materials, and teaching strategies, and it demonstrated how active Federal officials could boost state and local…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
Kent, William P. – 1973
This study represents the first nationwide evaluation of programs funded under the Adult Education Act. Data were gathered across a variety of adult basic education programs (ABE), and a representative sample of 2300 program participants was studied longitudinally through a series of basic skills tests and interviews covering pre- and post-program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults
Sticht, Thomas G. – 2001
The Adult Education and Literacy System (AELS) has been systematizing and promoting adult education in the United States since 1966, when the Adult Education Act (AEA) was passed. Today, some 4,000 organizations operate under the rules and regulations of the latest reauthorization of the AEA, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Disadvantaged, Educational Benefits
Thiel, Kathleen K. – 1984
A literature review examined the extent to which public funds for adult basic education and the guidelines under which funding is granted are meeting the needs of the target population as delineated by law. Research was limited to adult basic education programs funded by Federal and state monies and operated through the public school systems of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1984
This document provides an overview of programs and activities in adult and secondary education, along with statistical data about adult education efforts in the United States. The first part of the document presents seven short sections about council functions and programs in adult education. Included in these sections is the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bilingual Education
Vines, Diane Welch – 1983
The National Adult Literacy Initiative calls for a collaborative effort among the public, private, voluntary, and military sectors to address more effectively illiteracy through adult education. One of the first points in the initiative calls for continued educational services funded by the federal government and administered by the states. Other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
