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Davies, Margaret H. – 1981
This booklet for field workers and project developers describes two consecutive IPREFA projects in Honduras that integrated a responsible parenthood element into a functional education program and integrated several agencies into project planning and implementation. Preliminary information provides a basis for this nonformal education program and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Community Development
Kreitlow, Burton W. – 1981
Intended for reading specialists and adult education teachers, this paper assesses the current state of adult basic skills, the general education degree, and English as a second language teaching. The first part of the paper consists of a series of tables representing demographics of participants in adult education programs. The second part…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Haddad, Wadi D.; And Others – 1980
The present paper updates the World Bank's interpretation of education development and outlines a policy framework for lending for education. After chapters on the relationship between education and development and on the state of education development, the paper devotes a chapter to each of five issues: the expansion and equalization of…
Descriptors: Costs, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Haddad, Wadi D.; And Others – 1980
The present paper updates the World Bank's interpretations of education development and outlines a policy framework for lending for education. After chapters on the relationship between education and development and on the state of education development, the paper devotes a chapter to each of five issues: the expansion and equalization of…
Descriptors: Costs, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Download full textFratoe, Frank A. – 1978
Despite developmental efforts and a relatively larger population growth rate in nonmetro areas since 1970, rural/nonmetro people are still behind their metro counterparts in terms of wage levels, family income, adequacy of housing, and access to essential public services like education and health care. Rural public school education lags behind…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Ancillary Services, Career Choice
Moreno, Carlos; And Others – 1976
This report examines a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Ecuador Ministry of Education which used puppet and "campesino" (folk) theater as a creative form for the presentation of numeracy and literacy programs and for introducing social consciousness concepts. It focuses on the use of the puppet theater in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Programs
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
This report reviews major components of a workshop to develop consensus on a variety of issues and to increase participant awareness of innovative approaches to competency-based adult education (CBAE). The 200 workshop participants included state directors of adult education, other state staff, university personnel, local project directors, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Basic Skills
Newman, Anabel P. – 1980
As part of a longitudinal study, student and parent interviews were conducted to collect data on the research question, "What is the impact of literacy on the occupations/schooling of 20 1976 high school graduates who had been classified as low readiness students in the first grade?" Of the 20 students originally in the "Twenty Lives" longitudinal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Followup Studies, Learning Readiness
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1967
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE FEDERAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, UNDER THE ADULT EDUCATION ACT OF 1966, AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS) AS PROVIDED BY STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES. STATISTICS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1965 AND 1966, AND ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1967, INDICATE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Groups, Educational Background
Haddad, Wadi D.; And Others – 1980
The present paper updates the World Bank's interpretation of education development and outlines a policy framework for lending for education. After chapters on the relationship between education and development and on the state of education development, the paper devotes a chapter to each of five issues: the expansion and equalization of…
Descriptors: Costs, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Caldwell, Robert M. – 1979
Evaluation studies conducted in 1978 at three sites yielded encouraging results regarding the ability of the Basic Skills Learning System (BSLS) to achieve the goals of adult basic education and demonstrated that effective curriculum models utilizing well-designed instructional paradigms can offer high quality instruction in the basic skills when…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1979
The primary objective of the workshop was to provide opportunity for participating Member States (Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Iran) to develop technical cooperation among themselves through exchange of experiences of their key personnel in the field of education for rural development. Presented in this report are:…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Cooperation, Change Agents, Community Change
Fraser, Barry J. – 1979
The Test of Enquiry Skills (TOES) is a group test designed to measure inquiry skills of junior high school students studying science, social sciences, or general studies. TOES is comprised of nine separate scales, each consisting of multiple-choice items. The following skills are measured: reference skills, including library usage, indexes and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Content Area Reading
BARNES, ROBERT F.; AND OTHERS – 1965
IN 1965, THE TASK FORCE ON TEACHING ENGLISH TO THE DISADVANTAGED TRIED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD OF ADULT BASIC BY VISITING 35 PROGRAMS IN 15 STATES AND COLLECTING SOME 1,300 PIECES OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. AMONG THE PROBLEMS OBSERVED WERE THE LACK OF WRITTEN OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES DESIGNED AROUND THE STUDENTS' GOALS AND NEEDS, BROAD…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Literacy, Career Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1964
This study, based on statistical and other data reported by 88 nations, reviews the nature and extent of organized efforts to promote the spread of adult literacy and to provide elementary and secondary education for adults. Included in the comparative tables and individual reports are such aspects as program sponsorship and administration,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Comparative Education, Curriculum
