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Download full textBragg, Debra D.; Harmon, Timothy; Kirby, Catherine L.; Kim, Sujung – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
This report provides initial results of Illinois' Shifting Gears Initiative that operated between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2009. This mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) evaluation sought to accomplish three goals: (1) to assess program and student outcomes for two models (adult education and developmental education) for two target groups…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Adult Education, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1971
Project BEAM, a special experimental demonstration project funded by the Adult Education Act, attempted to motivate undereducated adult Iowans to learn to read, to make the project known, and to make available for nationwide distribution the television and radio materials developed for the project. The two-phase project was conducted from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Rhode Island State Dept. of Education, Providence. Bureau of Grants and Regulations. – 1973
The long range goal of the Rhode Island Adult Education program is to encourage the establishment of programs to enable all adults sixteen years and older to continue their education through secondary school and to secure training to make them more employable, productive, and responsible citizens. The State Adult Education Staff Development Plan…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Finance
Wilson, LaVisa Cam – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1977
Reports results of a study which surveyed adult education opportunities presently being provided or facilitated by Head Start programs in Alabama and examined the types of adult education programs, patterns of participation in adult basic education General Educational Development (ABE/GED) programs, and the effect of class location on GED…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attendance
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1967
THE PLAN INCLUDES SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR PROGRAM PROPOSALS TO QUALIFY CALIFORNIA FOR TITLE II FUNDS AND SERVE AS A POLICY GUIDE FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS. IT PROVIDES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN CIVIC, VOCATIONAL, LITERACY, HEALTH, HOMEMAKING, TECHNICAL, AND GENERAL EDUCATION FOR ADULTS. SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Expenditures
Mezirow, Jack – 1975
Designed to assist evaluators of statewide programs for Adult Basic Education (ABE), the document presents a perspectives discrepancy assessment approach. The evaluation design and instrumentation presented were used to evaluate ABE programs in Iowa, and this effort is described, together with suggestions for adapting the Iowa design to fit other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Sperazi, Laura; DePascale, Charles A. – 1997
The Massachusetts Workplace Literacy Consortium sought to upgrade work-related literacy skills at 22 partner sites in the state. Members included manufacturers, health care organizations, educational institutions, and labor unions. In its third year, the consortium served 1,179 workers with classes in English for speakers of other languages, adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consortia, Partnerships in Education, Program Effectiveness
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Adult Education. – 1993
This annual performance report on Arizona adult education begins with 3 pages of financial reports and statistical information presented in 9 tables and 19 charts. Tables and charts depict the following: participants by class type, age group, ethnic background, student progress, reason for separation before completion, and status; sites with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Cooperative Programs
Dailey, John Scott – 1976
Described is the system of evaluation used to monitor and assess the effectiveness of community service/continuing education programs in Florida funded through Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965. It is necessary to first describe the State Agency's understanding of program evaluation and indicate the influences that contribute to that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Services, Educational Assessment, Educational Benefits
1976
Along with the expansion of adult education has come an increased awareness of the needs of adults for information on career development and on the role education can play in that development, and for assistance in locating the specific courses or curricula which meet their needs. This report is directed to policy-makers in Federal and state…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Career Development
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1970
Two simultaneous conferences on Adult Education and Adult Basic Education were held because it was considered that interaction between the two conference groups would be mutually beneficial. The defined goal of this joint institute was: the identification of problems, strategies, and priorities as they relate to an on-going plan for staff…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Conferences, Cooperative Programs
Darkenwald, Gordon G.; And Others – 1974
The study focuses on the Special Projects Program authorized under section 309(b) of the Adult Education Act of 1966 and analyzes the 309(b) program to determine why dissemination of results to local adult basic education (ABE) programs has been less effective than desired. The document contains: (1) An examination of the policies and activities…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Demonstration Programs
National Association for Public School Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1969
This 1968-69 survey of adult basic education (ABE) in New Hampshire sought to collect basic data, to provide an innovative survey approach, and to develop an effective means of program expansion for over 56,000 foreign born and other adults with less than an eighth grade educational level. Interviews were held, and 21 ABE classes visited in nine…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Planning
Divita, Charles, Jr. – 1975
A description and analysis of the outcomes of a three year project designed to create a long-term education staff development system throughout Region 3 is presented in the evaluation report. Region-wide evaluation, indicating considerable progress resulting from the project, was based on 63 criteria developed by project participants. State by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Maine Univ., Orono. Div. of Continuing Education. – 1969
An evaluation study of adult basic education in Maine (ABE) was made by the University of Maine's Continuing Education Division. It was found that during FY 1968-69 ABE programs had reached 1034 persons of a potential ABE population of 88,539. Chapter I summarizes the findings and recommendations. Chapter II presents the design of the study.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, American Indians
