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Boulmetis, John – 1979
A study was conducted to compare the Rhode Island Adult Basic Education (ABE) program with the ABE programs of other states and U.S. possessions. (The purpose of this study was to collect data on specific program variables which were not addressed by the National Advisory Council on Adult Education's 1978 Summary Report.) The data, pertaining only…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, National Surveys
Florida Senate, Tallahassee. Committee on Education. – 1991
As a result of a mandate by the 1990 Legislature, an independent study was made of Florida's system of vocational education and employment and training. Staff of the legislature and the governor's office worked on requests for proposals, reviewed responses, and monitored the study, which ran from November 1990 until February 1991. The study's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Governance, Postsecondary Education
Download full textKent, William P. – 1973
This study represents the first nationwide evaluation of programs funded under the Adult Education Act. Data were gathered across a variety of adult basic education programs (ABE), and a representative sample of 2300 program participants was studied longitudinally through a series of basic skills tests and interviews covering pre- and post-program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults
Mathis, Mary Elizabeth; Kilmer, Sally – 1971
This paper presents a prototype for a comprehensive and coordinated child care training program that provides a flexible framework for administration and program design. The prototype is based on the findings of a pilot investigation of a sample of existing child care training programs. These findings suggest that there is a great need for more…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Curriculum Design
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1983
This booklet provides information and direction to community college personnel who wish to offer adult high school diploma programs. The various elements needed for the operation and maintenance of an adult high school diploma program in Oregon are presented here, in two parts. Part I lists elements that are essential in any plan submitted to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Colleges
Sherron, Ronald H. – 1978
A statwide evaluation study of Adult Basic Education (ABE) in Virginia was conducted during the 1977-78 school year and its findings compared to those of a 1970-71 study. The program factors addressed include the following: actions taken on the 1970-71 recommendations; student personnel services; instructional program; curriculum design; the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students
