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Markou, Paraskevi; Díaz-Noguera, María Dolores – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
In the last decades, the notion of universal design for learning (UDL) has gained prominence in the Greek educational scene (former government plan in education, projects based on UDL). This educational philosophy is essentially a necessary inclusive practice given the new conditions, the extreme heterogeneity of the student population due to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Grossman, Amanda; Cullinan, Dan – MDRC, 2014
For the nearly 39 million U.S. adults who do not have a high school diploma, the General Educational Development (GED) programs and exam have served as the main avenue for improving individuals' skills and helping them earn a high school credential. However, few students who start these programs ever get this credential, and even fewer advance to…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Tests, Thinking Skills, Writing Skills
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2010
The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act provides funding for states and territories to provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) to adults in need of these literacy services. California State Budget Act language…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Basic Education, Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2009
The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act provides funding for states and territories to provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) to adults in need of these literacy services. California State Budget Act language…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Grants

Smyth, Leo F.; van der Vegt, Rein – Educational Management and Administration, 1993
Based on case studies of a Dutch adult-education organization and an Irish residential center for mentally handicapped people, this article discusses some implementation dilemmas that occur when organizations face challenging innovations. Conflicting pressures for centralization and local autonomy in implementation activities and for unified and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders

Blank, William E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1987
The author outlines an approach to competency-based education and lists factors vital to its statewide implementation. He covers advantages of statewide implementation and components of such a system, including commitment of state leaders, laws and policies, a supportive university system, and staff development. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Industrial Training
Office of Consumer Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1984
This planning guide explains in detail how to set up and run a consumer week program in a school or organization. It begins with 10 golden rules for an effective consumer week. A section on planning a program analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of a week-long or weekend event, discusses balancing the major event categories, and describes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Community Programs, Consumer Education
Hoyt, Kenneth B.; And Others – 1972
This monograph was begun in the process of preparing "Career Education: A Handbook for Implementation" (available as VT 015 021 in this issue) to accompany a film and slide-tape presentation as the basis for a national series of U.S. Office of Education-sponsored conferences to introduce the career education concept to lay audiences. However, due…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Career Education, Educational Philosophy

Fretwell, David H. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1987
The author defines competency-based individual and mediated instruction and argues that it should be used in developing countries' training programs. He cites barriers to implementation of competency-based instruction, including translation problems, the need for inservice teacher training, and geography. Possible solutions are presented. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1994
This guide explains the benefits and use of Ohio's career passport, which is designed to serve as a standard statewide vocational credential that represents individuals as completers of secondary or adult vocational programs and that is transferable across the state regardless of where a vocational completer received training. Discussed in section…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Planning, Credentials, Models
Parker, James T. – 1985
The Fiscal Year-1986 310 catalog includes more than 350 projects funded under Section 310 of the Adult Education Act, with a total investment of almost $8 million. Analysis of 310 project information submitted by states came to the following conclusions, among others: (1) staff development is the highest priority for 310 projects, nationally (32…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Content

Miller, W. Wade; Scheid, Carl L. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1984
Describes a study conducted to compare the problems encountered by beginning teachers of vocational agriculture with problems experienced by teachers who have been in the profession for varying numbers of years. Among the 60 activities in five program areas rated by four groups of teachers with varying experience, conducting an adult program was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques
Jones, Yvonne J. – 1981
In 1980-81 the 8 high schools of the Secondary Adult Program incorporated 176 adults into their regular routines. (Of these, 89 completed the school year following individualized curricula.) Teachers whose classes had less than the maximum allowed enrollment of regular students accepted one or more adult students. The Secondary Adult Program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Continuation Students
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1997
The development of "New Apprenticeships" reflects the need to strengthen employment-based training in Australia. The strengths and tradition of Australia's existing system must be built upon; inflexibilities that reduce options and choice must be removed. It is a four-stage process: development of policy principles, establishment of a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Course Selection (Students), Educational Finance
Harris, E. Edward – Journal of Business Education, 1980
Research concerning accountability of distributive education and marketing educators was performed. It resulted in the development of curriculum guides for secondary, postsecondary, adult education, and CETA instructors, and in the creation of a curriculum planning guide for program development in marketing and distribution which includes…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment