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O'Brien-Twohig, Bridget – Adult Education (London), 1972
Describes British program in which adult illiterates are taught individually in the tutor's home. (SP)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Literacy Education, Student Attitudes
Pasch, Marvin; Oakley, Nancy – 1985
A study examined the characteristics and attitudes of tutors and students involved in Project LEARN, an adult literacy program affiliated with the Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland, Ohio. Data for the study were obtained from several sources, including a mail questionnaire administered to all 183 tutors involved in the project, a longer…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Literacy Education
Download full textThomas, Randy Ann – 1994
A study was conducted of three New Hampshire library literacy tutorial programs to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the adult tutorial programs, staff development, and training needs, and the role of the public library in promoting adult literacy services. Data were gathered through a two-phase process begun in October 1993. A survey was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Library Role
Wenthold, Mireya Bernal-Greco – 1984
A study investigated the effectiveness of general study skill enhancement on the learning of a second language. Subjects were high school students deficient in study skills. They were enrolled in an after-school cooperative study skill tutorial program. After diagnostic screening, students completed the intensive tutorial program using selected…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, High School Students, High Schools
Duffy, Thomas M.; And Others – 1985
A program referred to as Language Skills Computer Assisted Instruction (LaSCAI) was chosen to assist volunteer tutors in improving the reading skills of adults. The program was demonstrated at two libraries--one rural and one urban--and an evaluation was completed to determine its applicability in enhancing the on-going tutoring programs at these…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Interviews
Community Action Southwest, Waynesburg, PA. – 1994
A special demonstration project was conducted to provide individualized basic/workplace skills instruction to 36 high school dropouts with special needs or learning problems and thereby enable them to earn a high school diploma. Because of time constraints, services were provided to only eight students. Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) were…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs
Ching, Noelani; Mahuka, Ruth – 1994
The Waikiki Lifelong Learning Center (WLLC) project was undertaken to establish a literacy consortium of visitor industry businesses and the University of Hawaii at Manoa and to develop/implement an instructional program that included bilingual/English-as-a-second language (ESL) and General Educational Development (GED)/pre-GED components. After…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Bilingual Education, Community Colleges
