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Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1986
The Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania summarized efforts in adult basic education (ABE) for the period of July 1, 1984, through June 30, 1985, based upon information provided for every program funded under the Adult Education Act of 1966, as amended October 19, 1984. The information showed that from 1983-84 to 1984-85,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Dropouts, Outcomes of Education
Royce, Sherry, Ed. – 2001
This publication is comprised of the biographies of eight individuals designated in the past and nine individuals currently designated as outstanding, successful students from Pennsylvania's adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) programs. Each biography is accompanied by a description of the sponsor program. The past outstanding students are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Schuehler, Susan S.; And Others – 1982
A project entitled the LINK Program was undertaken to develop a model program of educational brokering through union locals and small businesses in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. Included among the major project activities were the following: contacting unions, presenting a model program to them, and soliciting support from union officials;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Continuing Education, Cost Effectiveness
Cica, John T.; Bellew, Carol A. – 1982
An annual administrative survey was conducted to obtain a statistical and descriptive profile of Pennsylvania Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs, staff, and students for fiscal year 1981-82. Questionnaires concerning program operation and staff were sent to and returned by administrators from all 25 ABE programs in the state. Data from the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Annual Reports
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report on the current status of state advisory councils on adult education contains data concerning the 1975 and 1980 status of state councils in the 50 states. It consists of an introduction, four sections, and an appendix. Provided in the introduction are some conclusions of a 1975 survey on state advisory councils on adult education as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Comparative Analysis
Gaul, Patricia Reitz – 1982
This special demonstration project was undertaken to field test and disseminate a curriculum entitled Emergency English for Refugees (EER). Designed to meet the immediate English language needs of pre- and non-literate adult refugees and immigrants, the EER is a 26-unit competency-based English-as-a-second-language (ESL) curriculum that deals with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Advisory Services. – 1984
Although the level of funding for adult education programs in Pennsylvania was reduced from 1982-83 to 1983-84, progress was made in increasing the availability of adult basic education (ABE) programs throughout the State and in decreasing the overall rate of premature separations of students from ABE programs. Total hours of service to ABE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Compensation (Remuneration)
Cica, John T. – 1983
An administrative survey of Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Pennsylvania during fiscal 1982-83 indicated that, although the level of funding for adult education programs was reduced from 1981-82 and 1982-83, progress was made in increasing the availability of programs throughout the state. However, the rate of enrollees who dropped out of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees
Royce, Sherry, Ed. – 2000
This booklet contains profiles of nine outstanding adult learners from eight Pennsylvania counties who have been recognized for their educational achievements and for acknowledging the power of education in their lives and overcoming great personal difficulties to improve and enhance the quality of their lives and those of their families and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Leopold, Joan Y.; Anstine, Carolyn G.; Greene, Margaret P. – 1983
A project was undertaken to develop a realistic survival skills curriculum in language arts for adult basic education (ABE) students that could be used with predischarge residents in institutions for mentally ill individuals in Pennsylvania. After identifying 28 predischarge residents at the Harrisburg State Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives
