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Peer reviewedFoster, Pablo – Scottish Educational Review, 1983
Describes the evolution and success of Scotland's Adult Basic Education (ABE) program, staffed with paid and volunteer tutors in literacy, numeracy, social, and other skills. Illustrates regional differences in ABE skill offerings, students, and staffs with examples from various areas. Stresses the underlying adaptability of ABE to student needs.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Differences
Download full textSouthern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1971
This document is a summation of a workshop designed to be a planning experience for ABE training personnel. It also contains a sampling of model training designs developed by the participants for inservice work. The object of the seminar was to provide an overview of relevant techniques and procedures for developing and implementing short-term…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Climate, Educational Planning, Financial Support
Jones, Paul L.; Petry, John R. – 1980
A study was conducted to review the adult basic education (ABE) program in Tennessee in relation to program goals and objectives, classroom situations, student perceptions, and benefits of ABE. The evaluation team members spent 10 months collecting and compiling data relevant to program proposals, observations, special programs,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Kratz, Russel J. – 1980
Findings of an investigation of ten public school adult basic education (ABE) programs in New York State indicate important implications for ABE programs which foster self-directed learning. Because of the significant relationship between the fostering and student preference for self-directed learning, adult educators should plan ABE programs to…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Dropout Rate
Jurmo, Paul – 1995
The final evaluation of an English-as-a-Second-Language and mathematics basic skills program, provided by a college, for limited-English-proficient workers in a manufacturing company, is presented. The program was originally designed to teach job-related skills, but was amended by managers to build worker self-esteem and worker participation in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Corporate Education
Gaikezheyongai, Sally – 2000
Ways of increasing awareness of and access to literacy programs for Native people in Toronto, Ontario, were examined. Data were collected through the following activities: a literature review; meetings with stakeholders and the public; surveys of learners, Native literacy workers, executive directors, and steering committee members; and focus…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators
