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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Applied Tech. and Adult Education. – 1995
This report summarizes for fiscal year 1995 the adult education activities implemented throughout the state of Florida in response to and in support of the Florida Model Literacy Program Act of 1978 (Florida Adult Literacy Act). In addition, the report presents a summary of the activities initiated under Blueprint 2000, legislation that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Literacy Education
Download full textCrew, Edith D.; And Others – 1991
This document, which is intended to assist adult literacy staff development and training personnel working at the state, district, and program levels, contains considerations and guidelines essential for an effective, comprehensive staff development and training program. Discussed in Section 1, which is an overview of staff development and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Leadership Training
Gasden Adult and Community Education Program, Quincy, FL. – 1993
A cooperative effort was made by the Chamber of Commerce and the Adult and Community Education Program to encourage and facilitate work force literacy in small and medium-sized businesses, industries, and government agencies in Gadsden County, Florida. Businesses that could benefit were identified through a business/industry questionnaire. Six…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Industrial Education, Literacy Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1988
This document presents the Adult Literacy Plan for the state of Florida. Section 1 provides a rationale for the plan. Section 2 sets forth goals and objectives. The statutory intent is described in Section 3, which focuses on the Florida Model Literacy Program Act of 1987 (FMLPA). Section 4 presents a statement of the problem. It provides…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Delivery Systems
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Applied Tech. and Adult Education. – 1994
This report summarizes for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 the adult education activities that were implemented throughout the state of Florida in response to and in support of the Florida Model Literacy Program Act of 1987 (Florida Adult Literacy Act). The report also summarizes activities initiated under "Blueprint 2000," a system of school…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, High School Equivalency Programs
Florida Chamber of Commerce, Tallahassee. – 1991
This report presents a concise and useful overview of the issue of business/education partnerships to develop and implement workplace literacy programs. The first chapter focuses on the challenges of developing a literate work force for Florida. It considers the changing workplace and work force, Florida trends in illiteracy, the impact of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship
Florida State Council on Aging, Tallahassee. – 1992
This resource guide contains guidelines and information (much of which is specific to Florida) on organizing and implementing literacy programs to reach and teach functionally illiterate older adults. Section 1 presents a profile of illiterate older adults and guidelines for linking existing programs and services and lists organizations involved…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Aging (Individuals)
McFadden, Liza – 1996
This report provides an overview of the adult education in Florida, demonstrating the societal as well as individual benefits of adult education. The document highlights findings of two reports:"Results of Florida's Fourth Year Adult Education Program Evaluation" and "Adult Education Annual Performance Report." Findings include…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education
Gardner, Daniel L. – 1993
These two reports outline accomplishments and challenges faced by Florida's AE program in FY91 and FY92 in the following areas: adult literacy, social participation, career development, special needs of the AE program's diverse identified target groups, high school completion, General Educational Development, workplace literacy, networking,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Askov, Eunice N.; Johnston, Jerome; Petty, Leslie I.; Young, Shannon J. – 2003
This monograph examines benefits, challenges, and methods of expanding access to adult literacy with online distance education (ODE). The following are among the topics discussed: (1) reasons for considering ODE (new technologies and delivery systems in education; ODE in higher education, business training, and adult basic education; state-level…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
