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Download full textIllinois Community College Board, 2021
The mission and vision of adult education is to provide every individual in Illinois access to Adult Education and Literacy services. In Illinois, more than 1.15 million adults have less than 12 grades of formal education, approximately 2.8 million Illinois residents speak a language other than English in their home, and more than 350,944…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Federal Legislation, Planning
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1989
Community education can be characterized as a flexible community process for addressing the community's educational needs; it is designed by local residents to meet local needs. This guide presents an overview of community education and offers some ideas for drafting and passing legislation for community education and beginning and carrying out…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Cooperation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1988
This booklet contains descriptions of the 13 finalists in the U.S. Secretary of Education's Program of Awards for Outstanding Adult Education Programs. The programs, which include adult basic education (ABE), English as a second language (ESL), and adult secondary education (including general educational development--GED) programs are grouped into…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Church Programs, Community Colleges
Lucas, Geoffrey S. – 1985
A study examined nontraditional, community-based rural General Educational Development (GED) programming outreach efforts in Pennsylvania. Data for the study were obtained through two computerized bibliographic searches, interviews and phone calls to the GED Testing Division of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and from phone calls to the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Community Education, Community Programs
Seymour, Sharon – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
This report examines the literature on practices and programs seeking to improve students' transition from adult education to postsecondary education. Ultimately, the report seeks to provide practitioners with models for effective strategies in transitioning students to postsecondary education that can be implemented at community colleges…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Community Colleges, Adult Education, Staff Development
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Coll., Jackson. – 1992
This manual documents a family literacy program developed by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and conducted at a local elementary school. It describes how the program combined General Educational Development (GED) courses for parents with a preschool program for their 3- to 4-year-old children. Based on the Kenan Family Literacy model…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Relations, Family Literacy, Family Role
Sawyer, Richard; Cosgrove, Susan, Ed. – 1989
This report describes briefly a number of highly effective educational programs in correctional settings. The programs are divided into three sections: juvenile correctional education, local detention/community correctional education, and prison education. Information provided for each program includes address and telephone number; type of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Edgar, S. Keith – 1976
This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students locate and use community resources. Both booklets cover the following topics: the public library, Social Security, postal services, use of the telephone and the telephone directory, the newspaper, the Cooperative Extension Service, reference…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Guglielmino, Lucy M.; And Others – 1986
Developed as part of a 310 Special Demonstration and Teacher Training Project undertaken at Brevard Community College in 1984-85, this training guide for new Competency-Based Adult Education (CBAE) teachers offers information on the CBAE concept, individualized instruction, selection of instructional materials, student orientation, and procedures.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attendance Records, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges
Klein, James D.; Grise, Philip J. – 1987
A study sponsored by the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, was conducted by the Center for Needs Assessment and Planning at Florida State University to compare the success of General Educational Development (GED) and traditional high school graduates at Florida's community colleges. Registrars at each of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges. – 1996
This booklet presents a collection of seven practitioner research reports conducted by individuals employed through adult basic education (ABE), Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED), and English as a second language (ESL) programs and funded by the Iowa State Staff Development Committee. The practitioner research presented in the collection gives…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges, Correctional Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1985
Profiles are provided for the outstanding adult basic education (ABE) program in each of 10 regions. Each profile provides a brief background; discusses the program's focus(es); describes program activities, operation, and components; presents some figures on the population served; and provides the name, address, and telephone number of a contact…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Moore, Rita; Diller, Janelle – 1994
This learning module develops basic reading strategies of previewing new information, integrating knowledge, and recalling information in an organized way that may be applied to everyday life or work-specific settings. Vocabulary building and comprehensive recall techniques for a print-rich workplace setting are also emphasized. The module…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, High School Equivalency Programs
Moore, Rita – 1994
This learning module focuses on reading for specific kinds of workplace information, interpreting that information, and summarizing main ideas. Identification of relevant details, facts, and specifications is explored, especially in reference to reading and interpreting technical materials or business correspondence. The module includes units for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, High School Equivalency Programs
Turner, Anita P. – 1990
A study was conducted to determine factors leading to the success of General Educational Development (GED) recipients at North Shore Community College (NSCC). The sample population consisted of 160 GED recipients who had attended more than one semester at NSCC, declared a major, and earned a grade point average (GPA) of at least 1.00. The survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Continuation Students, Continuing Education
