Recruitment and Retention in Adult Basic Education: What Does the Research Say?.

Balmuth, Miriam

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ERIC Number: EJ368678

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Publication Date: 1988

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Recruitment and Retention in Adult Basic Education: What Does the Research Say?

Balmuth, Miriam

Journal of Reading, v31 n7 p620-23 Apr 1988

Reports on a survey of adult literacy programs in the United States, focussing on the issues of student recruitment and retention. Suggests that personal sources are better than non-personal for recruitment, and that extrinsic motivation and a pleasant social environment are factors that can prevent attrition. (ARH)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Student Attrition, Student Recruitment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Themed Issue: Adult Literacy.