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Anderson, Theresa; Eyster, Lauren; Lerman, Robert I.; O'Brien, Carolyn; Conway, Maureen; Jain, Ranita; Montes, Marcela – Urban Institute, 2015
The second annual implementation report for the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) initiative in four states finds that: (1) colleges aligned pathways and supports with local needs; (2) students were satisfied with AO; (3) AO instructors grew more adept at team teaching; (4) colleges struggled to recruit adult education students; (5) states and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Vocational Education, Community Colleges
Barnett, Jim – Man/Society/Technology, 1982
Identifies six "back-to-basics" factors that can have a positive effect on future industrial arts education program development: the instructor, students, objectives, content, methods and techniques, and evaluation. (CT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Industrial Arts, Industrial Education, Program Development
Taylor, Myrtice Morgan – 1978
Attempts to assess the effectiveness of basic skills programs have been difficult. There is disagreement on the factors which underlie the reported gains. The Urban Education Studies program, through on-site studies, is uncovering programs and procedures which appear to be working well. Efforts are being made to gain a better understanding of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Motivation
Lloyd, Paul, Comp. – 1996
This handbook presents reading materials for a distance education course designed to enhance an understanding of the nature of workplace literacy needs and to show how to develop and teach in workplace literacy and basic skills programs. The three reading materials presented in the handbook are: (1) "Developing and Evaluating Workplace…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
WOODRING, ALBERTA JAYNE – 1967
RHETORICAL AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES FOR ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE INDIVIDUALIZED READING PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED. THE ASSUMPTION THAT IF THE EXPERIENCES ARE PLEASURABLE, THE CHILD WILL CONTINUE TO READ IS BASIC TO THE TOTAL APPROACH. THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM AND PROCEUDRES FOR DETERMINING THE CHILD'S RECREATIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL, AND…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Methods, Individual Instruction
Zhao, Yijie; McNerney, Frank – Online Submission, 2006
This study investigates the impact of activities done in the basic education sub-sector by a consortium of four non-government organizations in four provinces in Afghanistan from January 2004 to June 2005. The evaluation uses the project objectives and components as the evaluation framework, and data collected through survey questionnaires,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Community Support

Nighswander, James K. – Illinois School Research and Development, 1977
The Springfield Project was developed to insure that students leaving the school system with a high school diploma have adequate mastery of basic skills. Describes the development of the project, a summary report on mathematics competencies as well as reading, language arts, and English competencies and evaluates the current status of the project.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
Coons, Daniel E. – 1976
The nationwide problem of declining communication skills is evident in the large numbers of students entering college with deficiencies in reading, writing, and speaking skills. This paper discusses the operation of a communication skills program within a college communication skills center which functions as a supportive resource service and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Reyes, Raul – 1977
This report provides a description and evaluation of a project conducted at Parkersburg Community College to provide workers in local industry with postsecondary educational opportunities in the work place. After chapter I introduces the philosophical base of the project, chapter II outlines its intended outcomes, which included: (1) the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Inplant Programs, Industrial Education
Sowers, Jo-Ann, Ed.; Cummings, Linda E., Ed. – 1979
Based on a behavioral technology based program at the University of Washington, a manual is presented for professionals who wish to establish a program to train retarded persons for, and place and maintain them in, nonsheltered employment. A detailed analysis of the components of such a program is provided, along with a general description of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Modification, Employment Programs, Individualized Instruction
Verner, Zenobia Brown; Conley, Houston – 1976
The purpose of this study was to survey alternative schools to determine what their English programs are like, what kinds of problems and successes have been encountered by their English teachers, and what suggestions they have for others who encounter similar problems. Questionnaires were sent to administrators and English teachers in a number of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Creative Research Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1978
A third-party evaluation of the District of Columbia Experience Based Career Education Program (D.C. EBCE) was conducted in 1978. The program involved tenth- and eleventh-grade students in an individualized program of study that included academic instruction and career development opportunities. Using the Context, Input, Process, and Product…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education
Roueche, John E.; Roueche, Suanne D. – 1977
Addressed in this book is the problem encountered by institutions as more students have entered colleges without adequate preparation in the basic subject areas--communications, mathematics, and science. To accommodate the diversity in the new student populations, varying instructional methods are required. Developmental education programs need…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Matuszak, David J. – 1994
This report describes the following components of the Nestle Workplace Literacy Project: six job task analyses, curricula for six workplace basic skills training programs, delivery of courses using these curricula, and evaluation of the process. These six job categories were targeted for training: forklift loader/checker, BB's processing systems…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Inplant Programs
VanHorn, Barbara Hart; And Others – 1987
The result of interviews with literacy coordinators and library directors of literacy programs in representative libraries throughout Pennsylvania, this document encourages local libraries to develop adult literacy activities as an integral component of basic library service and provides program planners with guidelines and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Advocacy, Basic Skills