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Download full textMarshall, Brigitte – 2002
This book describes the policy initiatives and economic realities that influence the design of programs for adult English language learners, demonstrating how the agendas of each stakeholder can be reconciled in a way that renders them mutually supportive. It focuses on the commonalities among stakeholder goals. It equips instructors to provide…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Ranard, Donald A.; Pfleger, Margo – 1993
The United States has admitted more than 1 million Southeast Asian refugees since 1975. The impact of these refugees on language and literacy education has been profound; many innovations in adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education have derived from efforts to meet their language and literacy needs. The first wave of refugees in the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Government Role, Hmong People
McGroarty, Mary; Scott, Suzanne – 1993
Changes in the U.S. economy are altering employment patterns, and these changes have implications for workers whose language is other than English. This digest summarizes the existing types of programs that prepare English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) adults for the workplace or help workers whose first language is other than English who are already…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Financial Support
Holt, Daniel D., Ed.; Van Duzer, Carol H., Ed. – 2000
This book provides guidance on developing an effective evaluation plan for adult English language programs, whether in the context of family literacy, workplace and workforce literacy, or general language development. With an emphasis on surveys, interviews, observation measures, and performance samples, the authors show how staff members and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Family English Literacy
Holt, Daniel D., Ed. – 1994
A discussion of family literacy projects focuses on alternatives to traditional methods of program evaluation. In the first chapter, the distinction between standardized and alternative assessments is clarified and the special evaluation needs of family literacy projects are highlighted. The remainder of the handbook is intended to help program…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Classroom Observation Techniques, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
Yamasaki, Erika – 1998
This digest reviews the role of community colleges in delivering remedial education. With demand for remediation increasing, community colleges are under pressure to provide, with very limited financial resources, the bulk of developmental courses for students. In finding effective solutions to this dilemma, policy makers should consider a broad…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy
