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Download full textHibpshman, Terrance L. – 1989
An evaluation was made of PACE (Parent and Child Education), a family literacy program initiated in Kentucky in 1986. PACE was created because of the widespread belief that the state has a serious problem with undereducation of its adult population and the belief also that this problem is the result of persistent patterns of educational failure…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Family Environment, Family Influence
Literacy Beat, 1988
Illiteracy is intergenerational and is correlated with poverty. Especially significant is the effect of the mother's education level on children's academic achievement. A number of recent initiatives are emphasizing the role of parents as reading boosters. However, this approach fuels the debate between those who view literacy as skill development…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1993
The six articles in this issue attempt to answer questions that have arisen due to the increase in programs that cross existing or traditional age barriers in literacy education. They draw upon recent and current research and practice both in the United Kingdom and the United States. "Family Literacy: An Intergenerational Approach to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Economic Development
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1990
Family and intergenerational literacy programs provide an opportunity to combine the agendas of adult basic skills improvement and literacy development in children. This overview of practice in family and intergenerational literacy programs identifies trends, issues, and concerns and offers recommendations. The first chapter presents background…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Child Development, Corporate Education, Cultural Differences
Association for Community Based Education, Washington, DC. – 1993
A field evaluation of 14 community-based family and intergenerational literacy programs identified the most effective strategies, structures, and approaches to reach and teach the "hardest to reach." Information was collected through 90-minute telephone surveys with program coordinators and/or executive directors. Although different in structural…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Education, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Agency for International Development (IDCA), Washington, DC. Center for Development Information and Evaluation. – 1998
For 2 decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has sought to strengthen Nepal's formal and nonformal education systems and elevate the status of women in Nepal. The extent to which USAID women's empowerment and literacy activities have contributed to increasing and improving the basic education of girls in Nepal was examined…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
