Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Author
| Bingman, Mary Beth | 2 |
| Sherron, Ronald H. | 2 |
| Alamprese, Judith A. | 1 |
| Bell, Brenda | 1 |
| Chan, Wing Yi | 1 |
| Constant, Louay | 1 |
| Cottrell, Linda | 1 |
| Ebert, Olga | 1 |
| Finn, Donald | 1 |
| Jennie W. Wenger | 1 |
| Linda Cottrell | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Collected Works - Serial | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Basic Education | 4 |
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| High Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 4 |
| Teachers | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
| Virginia | 12 |
| California | 5 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Workforce Investment Act 1998… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Test of Adult Basic Education | 2 |
| Adult Performance Level | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkConstant, Louay; Wenger, Jennie W.; Cottrell, Linda; Wrabel, Stephani L.; Chan, Wing Yi – RAND Corporation, 2020
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16 to 18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report covers the program years 2018-2019 and is the fourth in a series of annual reports that RAND Corporation researchers have issued over the course of a research project…
Descriptors: High School Students, Residential Programs, Military Training, Youth Programs
Peer reviewedStephani L. Wrabel; Jennie W. Wenger; Linda Cottrell – RAND Corporation, 2025
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program that serves young people ages 16 to 18 who are struggling to complete their high school credential. This is the ninth report in an annual series that RAND researchers have issued. The prior annual reports cover 2015 through 2022. Each annual report documents the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Residential Programs, Military Training, Youth Programs
Download full textAlamprese, Judith A. – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education's Policy to Performance project was funded in 2009 to build the capacity of state adult basic education (ABE) staff to develop and implement policies and practices that would support an ABE transition system. Policy to Performance states were selected though a competitive process. State adult education directors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Federal Programs, Educational Policy, Transitional Programs
Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
This annual newsletter contains updates on the latest CCRC research, new publications and details of upcoming presentations at major conferences. The feature article in this issue, "Addressing the Needs of Underprepared Students," by Thomas Bailey, summarizes the discussion found in the paper "Challenge and Opportunity: Rethinking…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Research, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
Bingman, Mary Beth; Ebert, Olga; Bell, Brenda – 2002
Three teams of teachers and administrators from three adult basic education programs in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia participated in a 2-year action research project that focused on developing approaches that local programs can use to document the outcomes of student participation in adult education programs. Facilitators helped the teams…
Descriptors: Accountability, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Finn, Donald – 2000
The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center located at Virginia Commonwealth University serves various professional development needs of adult education practitioners throughout the state. In order to determine whether the center was providing the professional development resources, information, and services that the state's adult education…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1975
Adult basic education programs in California, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia were reviewed to assess the progress made by the programs in reducing illiteracy. The programs' management was also evaluated. It was found that although some positive achievements have been made, the program successfully reaches only a small fraction of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Bingman, Mary Beth – 2002
Action research focused on developing approaches local programs can use to document outcomes of student participation in adult basic education (ABE) programs. Teams of teachers and administrators from three ABE programs examined current documentation practices, were introduced to approaches to documentaion, and developed documentation processes…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Data Collection
Sherron, Ronald H. – 1986
A longitudinal study examined adult basic education (ABE) in Virginia between 1970 and 1985. (The first study was conducted in 1970, the second in 1978, and the third in 1985.) Data for the 1985 study were collected from survey instruments mailed to all state department ABE personnel, local ABE supervisors, learning center coordinators, and ABE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Counselor Characteristics, Curriculum Development, Demography
Sherron, Ronald H. – 1978
A statwide evaluation study of Adult Basic Education (ABE) in Virginia was conducted during the 1977-78 school year and its findings compared to those of a 1970-71 study. The program factors addressed include the following: actions taken on the 1970-71 recommendations; student personnel services; instructional program; curriculum design; the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, Richmond. – 2000
The Virginia 1999-2000 Learning Disabilities Training and Dissemination (LDTD) project was undertaken to improve educational services to adults with learning disabilities. During the project, learners and tutors from six community-based literacy programs across Virginia volunteered to share their experiences as they participated in pilot testing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
PDF pending restorationVirginia Adult Educators Research Network, Dayton. – 1999
The collection of articles addresses current issues in adult and adult basic education in Virginia communities. Titles include: "Goal-Setting in the New River Valley: Teachers' Perceptions and Strategies" (Sue Barton); "What Happens When ESL Students Experience Authentic Work Situations?" (Pat Bowyer); "Orientation to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Childrens Literature
