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Nieto, Sonia; Rivera, Melissa; Quinones, Sandra; Irizarry, Jason – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
As we have seen throughout this paper, the education of Latino/a students is in crisis. At the same time, based on our review of promising practices and creative projects, we also believe that this is a time of great opportunity. There are a number of areas that are especially crucial in improving the education of Latinos/as. Based on our critical…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Educational Change, Summative Evaluation, Teacher Education Programs
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Adult Learning and Literacy Clearinghouse. – 1995
This report reviews government-funded, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) projects for adults at three schools: in Arlington (Virginia) public schools, in an El Paso (Texas) community college, and in the Massachusetts Department of Education. The Arlington Adult Learning System (AALS) demonstrated how coordination by a community-based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, English Instruction, English (Second Language)
Yusef, Pratima – Adults Learning (England), 1991
Successful initiatives for minority women depend on creation of an institutional ethos that supports change, adequate staff training, flexibility in scheduling and curricula, and recognition of the value of adult students' experiences. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Bilingualism, Blacks
Walling, Joyce – 1990
The Library Rural Literacy Outreach Program targeted to ten rural communities in the Fresno County, California, Free Library district is reported. The sites were chosen based on inquiries from volunteers in those communities and support for the program by the branch library staff. Goals of the program were to provide literacy services to adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Involvement, English (Second Language)