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Download full textBaker, Marie, Ed.; Rich, Julia, Ed.; Walker, Bill, Ed.; White, Connie, Ed. – 1998
This document relays the stories of nearly 100 Tennessee adults whose lives were changed through participation in some form of adult basic education (ABE). The document begins with a brief explanation of how Tennessee's 102 ABE programs are administered and definitions of the following forms of ABE: Families First (a 20-hour weekly course of basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Cohen, Elena; And Others – 1994
This document explores selected issues related to connecting welfare reform initiatives and the literacy movement and provides basic information about literacy education and its economic impact. Literacy is defined, and similarities and differences between adult basic education, adult secondary education, and English-as-a-Second-Language programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies
Werner, Evelyn C., Comp.; Harmon, Cheryl M., Comp. – 1997
This document presents abstracts for 30 projects that were conducted in Pennsylvania in fiscal year 1995-1996 with federal funds allotted to strengthen adult basic and literacy education through experimentation with new methods, programs, and techniques and professional development for personnel working in adult basic education programs. Among the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1997
The 12 programs selected as 1996 winners of the Secretary's Awards for Outstanding Adult Education and Literacy Programs illustrate a diverse range of promising practices for the 21st century. Winners were selected based on the presence of 10 elements, including the following: effective and potentially replicable practices; measurable objectives…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
