Researchers at Columbia University's Center for Adult Education, using a survey questionnaire delineating a comprehensive range of program areas and specific activities within each area, determined priorities for Adult Basic Education (ABE) Special Projects. The instrument sought the needs and preferences of those most directly involved in…

The study was an attempt to obtain information about a variety of adult education programs in Nebraska by assessing the number of adult education programs or courses, the number of people being reached, and the number of professional or volunteer staff people involved. The document opens with a literature review of selected studies on growth of…

The federally funded Library-ABE project in Floyd County, Kentucky was designed to demonstrate the cooperation of public libraries and adult basic education (ABE) programs in providing services and materials which would enhance the education of the ABE student. Many adult students were introduced to public library services for the first time…

Designed by the Monroe County Library System as a cooperative venture with Model Cities and the Adult Basic Education Department of the City School District of Rochester, New York, the project explored the feasibility of using socially oriented programs and area canvass by library aides to uncover communication needs and recruit enrolless for an…

Supportive community services that aid in the Adult Basic Education (ABE) student's learning process by meeting the student's needs are discussed. Major needs and services are presented under the following four categories: health (psychological), health (physiological), occupational services, and legal and financial services. Ten references for…

One of the major highlights of the last quarter was the review of the Center for Occupational Education by a review and evaluation panel from the Bureau of Research, U.S. Office of Education. This in-depth evaluation centered around the various projects and activities as identified by the Center's goals. Thus, these activities were primarily…

This booklet contains suggestions for creating an effective, "custom-made" local unit of volunteers, using the educational and social action resources of the community for volunteer training. The suggestions are tailored to fit the flexible mode of operation of Church Women United in a wide variety of communities. The statements related…

This document lists resources available to teachers of English as a second language (ESL), mainly in the field of adult education. Included are textbooks and reading materials, filmstrips, audiovisual aids, and professional readings for ESL and adult basic education teachers. A section on ESL test preparation and references on testing are…

This inventory, the second in a series of two, is designed to assess the auditory discrimination of illiterate adults in order to identify specific deficiencies that may hinder the process of learning to read. It is intended as an aid to curriculum planning. The second inventory consists of a 21-minute tape plus this manual, which contains…

This report is the third issuing from the Feasibility Study of Multiple Alternatives for the Training of Adult Education Teachers and Administrators and reports the results of a survey of needs in Adult Basic Education (ABE). Data were collected through on-site administration of survey instrument to 1,182 ABE/GED students, 123 teachers, and 22…

This handbook was written as a tool to acquaint teachers and trainers with the numerous existing programs to train the under-educated adult. Part I: People and Programs deals with looking at clients in Adult Basic Education programs and becoming acquainted with some Federal efforts in the field. Part II: Approaches to Teaching the Undereducated…

The activities, speeches, and reports of the participants and lecturers of Project DAWN (Deaf Adults With Need) during 1970 are presented. Project DAWN is designed to: (1) work with Adult Basic Education leaders in establishing programs applicable, attractive, and useful to the deaf community; and (2) motivate and help the deaf adult to take full…

Concern for the consequences of educational programs as well as their processes is the focus of this study. The point is made that most evaluations of basic education programs are inadequate for two reasons: (1) The economic aspects of remedial education for the disadvantaged are infrequently studied; and (2) Most evaluations are based on…

A 1-year project undertaken for World Literacy of Canada to survey the Canadian Literacy scene attempted to identify and describe the adult population in need of literacy activities in Canada, to identify and describe the literacy activities being undertaken by existing organizations, communities and individuals in Canada, and to share the…

This paper describes "Reading by Patterns," a remedial tutorial program for young adults. The principal aim of instruction is to help students transform their normal fluency in speaking English into a parallel ability to read simple, printed English sentences and paragraphs. As the instruction progresses from the simple noun-verb-noun…