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Peer reviewedMocker, Donald W. – Journal of Reading, 1975
Argues that requiring student input and responsibility is an effective method for teaching reading to adults. (RB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedRauch, Esther N. – College Composition and Communication, 1978
Describes how pornographic books were used in a successful three-month program designed to teach 15 low-income adult males how to read. (DD)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Reading, Reading Instruction
Lawrence, Margaret; And Others – Instructor, 1972
A series of short articles describing the involvement of parents in the educational process. (MB)
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Discussion Groups, Parent Education, Parent Participation
Schmidt, David L. – Training and Development Journal, 1972
How successful are speed reading courses for adults? Author, who teaches speed reading and improvement of reading comprehension, backs up his assertion of their effectiveness with test result tables showing businessmen in particular benefit from such training. (PD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Motivation, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedMeltzer, Bernice – Journal of Reading, 1979
Making adults aware that they regularly pick out main ideas in their everyday lives makes it easier for them to do it in reading. (DD)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Download full textCatonsville Community Coll., MD. – 1992
This curriculum guide provides lesson plans and student activities for instruction in reading, mathematics, and writing for adults in the printing graphic arts industry. It was developed through a federal education grant for a cooperative workplace literacy program involving Catonsville Community College in Baltimore, the printing industries of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Jones, Paul L.; Medley, Vickie – 1987
The Memphis-Project Literacy U.S. (M-PLUS) coalition tried the reading immersion concept with a defined target audience in the workplace. Fifty-six employees of the Defense Depot and the City of Memphis (Tennessee) were admitted to the program based on test scores of between 2.0 and 7.0 grade levels on the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Corporate Education
GATES, DAVID F.; HEYMONT, IRVING – 1968
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WAS MADE OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF IRAN, ISRAEL, PERU, AND TURKEY BASED ON PUBLIC DATA AVAILABLE IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C., AREA. THIS STUDY DEALT PRIMARILY WITH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO RAISE LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION LEVELS, TEACH NONMILITARY VOCATIONAL SKILLS, AND FURTHER NATIONAL IDENTITY. THE ARMED…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Armed Forces, Comparative Analysis
Gal, Iddo; Schuh, Alex – 1994
Baseline information about numeracy education provision in the United States was collected in a questionnaire completed by 350 (57.9%) of 650 adult education programs surveyed. The usable responses yielded data about numeracy education provided to 774,955 students in 15 states. Among the study's main findings were the following: more than 80% of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Cohen, Judy; And Others – 1981
The LEX [language experience] Process for English Reading Instruction, a pilot project of the Guadalupe Educational Programs, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, during 1980-81, is presented in this 300-page manual that describes how the LEX Process model may be replicated by educational agencies seeking to provide survival and functional English as a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Lawrence, Janet H.; Lehman, Esther – 1979
An exploratory study was designed to assess (1) whether a class created around older adults' personal recollections would motivate the class's involvement in adult education activities, (2) the oral history preparation process's impact on younger interviewers and older respondents, and (3) the instructional approach's strengths and weaknesses. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change, Behavior Change
Ploetz, Greta N. – 1977
Educationally, economically, or psychologically disadvantaged women suffer from even more social and economic injustices than do other women. Although a woman's ability to provide for herself rises with her educational level, approximately half of all American women lack a high school diploma. Family relationships, religious tradition, school…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Cultural Differences, Demography
Young, Malcolm B.; And Others – 1980
A study assessed the operation of the Adult Education Act State Grant Program to provide an analytic description of the state-administered program with emphasis on program participants, and to identify a set of impact measures that can be studied in a longitudinal design. A core study was conducted based on data from site visits, and seven survey…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Data Collection
Pass, George Byron – 1968
This study investigated the role of junior college teachers and sought implications for programs of preservice and inservice education. Data came from a literature review and from seven academic deans and 91 teachers in seven Alabama public junior colleges. Pertinent information was obtained on the democratic nature of junior colleges; curricula…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Curriculum
Birkenholz, Robert J. – 1999
This text addresses wide-ranging topics that provide foundational information and guidelines for present and future adult educators to consider as they contemplate decisions regarding adult education programs. Content and materials are organized as a practical reference for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students interested in planning and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
