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Potts, Meta; Tichenor, Jean – 1989
Project PROVE (Parolees and Probationers Realize Opportunities via Education) provides adult literacy and General Educational Development (GED) test preparation for paroled offenders in Louisville, Kentucky. Released offenders are either required or encouraged to attend the program by their parole officers. Interviews with 12 program participants,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals
Borei, Sven H. E.; Shively, Joe E. – 1981
The Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) contracted with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to seek information on the presence, operation, and impact of adult learning programs within the 13-state Appalachian Region. Literacy was defined on a program operation base, possible programs were listed, and program descriptions were obtained…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Definitions, High School Equivalency Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1988
A study was conducted to determine to what extent community college-based adult basic education/general educational development (ABE/GED) programs reflect program characteristics addressed in the professional literature; to identify a general state of the art for the college delivery of ABE/GED services; and to understand better the current and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Colleges