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Mottern, Ron – Adult Learning, 2012
This conceptual study examines the importance of relationships between teachers and students in court-mandated adult education settings. Although research has been done on the importance of relationships between teachers and incarcerated students, there have been no outstanding studies on the relationships developed between teachers and students…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Norsworthy, Gary F. – 1971
The emerging role of paraprofessionals in Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs is discussed. A definition is provided of the term paraprofessional, and a brief description is given of the typical person who assumes that role. Certain unique contributions of a paraprofessional to ABE programs and the task of recruiting paraprofessionals are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Citations (References), Guides, Indigenous Personnel
Robinson, Barbara S.; Davis, Kathleen L. – 2001
Low-income women, ages 18 to 59, attending basic adult education classes (DHS group) or community college development classes (DEV group) in rural East Tennessee, completed questionnaires examining their occupational possible selves and their locus of control. The two groups were compared as to their number of hoped-for and feared occupational…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adult Basic Education, Career Counseling, Community Colleges
Billman, Lynne – 1978
Divorced, widowed, or separated women need help in three basic areas in the transition from sheltered home life to the world of work: (1) in recognizing their own interests and abilities; (2) in obtaining up-to-date, salable skills; and (3) in finding support services, such as counseling, job placement, peer group support, and role models. A…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Displaced Homemakers
Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, Inc., IN. – 1981
Career Doors was a developmental project designed to develop motivational instructional materials that introduce and reinforce the connection between educational and employment decisions made by undereducated adults and to produce a variety of audio visual materials for use in existing Indiana adult education programs. Since the project was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
Padak, Nancy; Sapin, Connie; Baycich, Dianna – 2002
This paper reviews and synthesizes reports about family literacy programs and practices, focusing on outcomes for adult learners. Emphasis is on resources available in the ERIC database beginning in 1990. Section 1 on programs reviews sometimes conflicting definitions of family literacy and finds that a common thread is strengthening…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Nonesuch, Kate, Ed. – 1996
This book is designed for instructors and tutors working with female learners in literacy and English-as-an-additional language (EAL). It consists of a series of papers that explore some of the links among feminism, literacy, violence, and a women-centered curriculum while simultaneously presenting suggested activities, readings, and discussions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques