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Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1988
This document provides information about five adult basic education (ABE) staff development programs that illustrate the use of the principles identified in a research report. (The 70 principles and 39 corresponding techniques relate to planning and conducting training for ABE teachers and other staff.) Each of these staff development projects…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. – 1995
This packet, which is intended for literacy program leaders throughout Oklahoma, contains the materials developed by the Literacy Office of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries for its 1995 literacy awareness campaign. The first third of the packet is a project guide that includes the following materials: overview of Oklahoma's first statewide…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Mass Media
Samuelson, Judith A.; Faddis, Constance R. – 1986
This replication guide describes the Indiana solution to the adult illiteracy problem--the inception of the Indiana Adult Literacy Initiative and the formation of the Indiana Adult Literacy Coalition. These four strategies promoted by the Initiative for developing and implementing programs are cited: volunteerism, public-private sector…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy
Reiff, Tana; Jamula, Melissa – 1986
This booklet is both a description of activities to organize a General Educational Development program (GED) alumni association and a guide to starting an alumni group. It specifically focuses on "Operation Alumni," a project to establish a local GED alumni organization at Reading Area Community College that could serve as a state model…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Alumni, Alumni Associations
Lutheran Social Mission Society, Philadelphia, PA. Lutheran Settlement House. – 1988
Based on a successful program for women conducted by Lutheran Settlement House in Philadelphia, this guide outlines step-by-step procedures for conducting educational field trips for students in adult basic education programs. The guide offers suggestions for identification of cultural, historical, and social resources that would provide valuable…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Community Resources, Experiential Learning
Anderson, Elizabeth; Miller, Christina – 1991
This handbook and a companion video are intended for use by adult education programs interested in implementing a court referral program for adult education. It highlights the Preparation for Employment Program (PEP), a special project of the Shoals Area Tri-County Adult Education Program that requires offenders lacking minimal basic skills to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime, Crime Prevention
Molek, Carol – 1988
This report and reference booklet is designed to provide adult education supervisors, instructors, and General Educational Development (GED) students and alumni with information to establish GED alumni associations as part of the adult basic education program. The final report details the GED Alumni Stretch and Reach project, which was proposed to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Alumni, Alumni Associations, Guides
Welliver, M. Margaret – 1983
This handbook is designed to assist educators in establishing a project that uses volunteers as tutors in an adult education program. It is based on the experiences of a model project conducted by the State College Area School using Kiwanis volunteers. A section on recruitment/publicity lists the activities conducted and resulting publicity items.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Bibliographies, Evaluation
Jones, Edward V. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
An "orientation" checklist is proposed to aid the adult basic education (ABE) teacher in preparing for instruction. The list reflects a number of issues teachers should consider carefully before meeting with students. The issues concern (1) information about the learners and their characteristics and needs that can be taken into account in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Kerka, Sandra – 1988
The literature on retention of adult learners strongly suggests that previous educational attainment is closely tied to participation and persistence. Educationally disadvantaged adults are more likely to lack self-confidence and self-esteem, have negative attitudes toward education, and need mastery of basic skills such as literacy before…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Dropout Prevention, Educational Strategies
Askov, Eunice N.; And Others – 1989
Intended for trainers of literacy providers and practitioners in the field, this manual explains how to develop a workplace literacy program and market it to employers. Chapter 1 provides an overview and history of workplace literacy and recommends improvements in literacy services. Chapter 2 examines approaches to developing workplace programs,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Functional Literacy
Knell, Suzanne; Scogins, Janet – 2000
Field-tested in libraries nationwide, the 13 strategies in this hands-on book are designed to help librarians create effective and accountable adult literacy programs. These step-by-step assessment tools will help in: identifying and evaluating the skill levels of learners; making program changes based on users' aptitudes; writing thorough and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Information Literacy
National Staff Development Committee for Vocational Education and Training, Chadstone (Australia). – 1995
This handbook is designed to provide guidance particularly to inexperienced coordinators of adult literacy volunteer tutor programs or to those isolated from support personnel or structures. It is not a curriculum to be followed from beginning to end, but a selection of materials from all states in Australia. Each section contains references and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Coordinators, Foreign Countries
Michael, Steve Olu – 1995
In an era of rising public criticism of education and decreasing resources, strategic planning can be a major tool for educational administrators who wish to respond to the increasing challenges their adult literacy programs face. Strategic planning can be defined as a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Educational Planning
Greenberg, Mark – 1988
The Family Support Act of 1988 requires each state to set up a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS) to provide a work/education/training program for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) by October 1, 1990. The law provides a broad outline for JOBS leaves the critical decisions to the states; hence, the major…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Eligibility, Job Training, Program Development
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