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Lee, Kye-Woo – Comparative Education Review, 1981
Briefly describes South Korea's Air-Correspondence High School (ACHS), an alternative radio/correspondence study program for adolescents and employed adults. Evaluative data is presented comparing ACHS to the regular high school on efficiency, achievement, costs, cost-effectiveness, and social equity. Comparisons are also made to other distance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Correspondence Study, Cost Effectiveness
Enger, John M.; Howerton, D. Lynn – 1988
The results of two nationwide administrations of the 1988 General Educational Development (GED) tests were compared. The first, a norming study, was based on 34,548 GED tests taken by graduating high school seniors. The second study was based on 55,154 GED test item sets administered to adult examinees who had taken the test for diploma…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Equivalency Tests
Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1999
Short-term and 1-year effects of the Learn and Serve America program were examined in an evaluation of programs at 17 middle schools and high schools nationwide. The following four data sources were among those analyzed: survey responses and school records of approximately 1,000 Learn and Serve program participants and comparison group members;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Economically Disadvantaged
Melchior, Alan – 1998
This document reports on the conduct and findings of a 3-year evaluation of the 1995-96 school year of the Learn and Serve America School and Community-Based Programs, which were initiated to support school and community-based efforts to involve school-aged youth in community service. Well-designed, school-based service-learning programs have a…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits
Kulich, Jindra – 1993
This seventh volume of the bibliography contains 891 items. An introduction discusses previous volumes in the series, countries covered, and organization of the bibliography. Periodicals searched and the 20 categories used throughout the bibliography are listed. Selected items represent the broadest possible concept of adult education. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers