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Koen, Susan – 1986
A study was conducted to describe and analyze the types of curricular and instructional approaches currently being used in adult literacy programs in New York City. A small representative sample of 16 programs and 48 staff members were selected for study. Information was gathered through onsite observation and interviews with 39 staff members.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Curriculum Design
Consideration of Adults' Learning Styles and Life Styles for Better Literacy Programs: A Discussion.
Partridge, Susan – 1989
Adult literacy programs could be improved by determining the learning styles and life-styles of individual students and incorporating the findings into the instructional program. Many researchers have looked at adult students' lives and suggested teaching methods based on the studies. Some suggest using an instrument for identifying adults'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Cognitive Style
Download full textHeslop, Yvonne, Ed. – ASPBAE Courier, 1989
This special issue of the "Courier" has been produced to mark the beginning of International Literacy Year 1990. It brings together papers from adult educators involved in literacy work about who needs literacy and why, what literacy is, who can help in creating the right conditions for literacy to succeed, and how to evaluate literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Equipped for the Future: Tools & Standards for Building & Assessing Quality Adult Literacy Programs.
Spangenberg, Gail; Watson, Sarah – 2003
This report presents results from interviews with a sampling of experienced Equipped for the Future (EFF) users. Chapter I provides background and context for this initiative. Chapter II provides facts and figures from the field and presents questions posed and interviewees' views. The questions are as follows: (1) Why did you or your organization…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale. – 1988
The following papers are included in this conference report: "Generative Themes for Research in Agricultural Education," (Copa); "Factors Associated with Participation of Iowa Young Farmers in Agricultural Extension Programs" (Martin, Omer); "Personality Characteristics of Groups of Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Classroom Techniques
Brown, Larry – 2001
Youth development lies at the heart of the Workforce Investment Act and the Youth Opportunity Movement. Like employment training programs for adults, employment training programs for youth should focus on acquisition of skills, gainful employment, and productive citizenship. Beyond these three characteristics, it is essential that programs for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Programs, Community Programs
