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Wachen, John; Jenkins, Davis; Van Noy, Michelle – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2010
Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) is an innovative program and strategy developed by the Washington (WA) State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) in conjunction with the state's 29 community colleges and five technical colleges. Its goal is to increase the rate at which adult basic education and…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Bolton, Elizabeth B.; Jones, Edward V. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1979
The authors present a method for translating assessed needs into goals and objectives for program development and evaluation. The outline of a six-step process is followed by specific suggestions for the use of an adult basic education advisory committee to carry out the procedure. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Educational Objectives
Chattanooga Public Schools, TN. – 1972
The main objectives and activities of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Demonstration Project are evaluated for the 1971-72 project year in the Model Neighborhood Area of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Briefly discussed are: a community overview, general program status, program management (program goals; job descriptions for the project director,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1967
The Nevada State Plan for an adult basic education program provides the legal basis for qualifying for Federal funds under the Adult Education Act of 1966. The State Board of Education will administer the program as an integral part of the State System of Public School Adult and Vocational Education, but other agencies (Federal, State, municipal,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Delker, Paul V.; Yakowicz, William J. – 1988
Estimates of the true extent of illiteracy among the United States's adult population vary widely. The Department of Education has estimated that there are 23 million illiterate Americans and an additional 46 million American who function only marginally in an increasingly technological society. Federal support for adult literacy began in 1965…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Snyder, Robert E. – 1971
The complete instructional process in Adult Basic Education (ABE), focusing upon the teacher specifically, is examined, with special attention being given to the decisions surrounding the planning of instruction. This monograph discusses the process of goal refinement from major goals to program objectives to instructional objectives, analyzes the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Citations (References), Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Irish, Gladys H. – Adult Education, 1975
The paper focuses on the need to broaden the objectives of adult basic education instruction in order to make them more relevant to the immediate needs of participants and more germane to the mandate to foster economic independence and social participation. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged
Georgia Governor's Task Force on Adult Literacy, Atlanta. – 1988
The Georgia Governor's Task Force on Adult Literacy conducted a study to determine the extent of adult illiteracy in the state, develop a program to deal with illiteracy, and make recommendations to the state for a future course of action to reduce the problem. The task force arrived at a working definition of adult literacy that included three…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Educational Finance
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1989
This document summarizes the proceedings of the first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL). The report is organized in five parts that cover the following: (1) background, objectives, participants, summaries of opening speeches, and working methods of the conference; (2) review of the progress in the implementation…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Educational Change
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Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
In response to the problem of adult literacy, the Michigan State Board of Education initiated a program to reduce the functional illiteracy rate among adults in the state significantly. This is to be accomplished by: (1) raising the level of awareness of the scope of illiteracy problems in the state; (2) developing comprehensive literacy programs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1969
Concentrating on the educational needs of migrant, non English speaking Mexican Americans in California and other southwestern states, the conference program dealt with herein sought to develop a regional plan. Eleven areas of concern were identified: coordination, funding, curriculum, guidance, personnel, services, followup, liaison, facilities,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Television, Evaluation Methods
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh. Center for Occupational Education. – 1969
One of the major highlights of the last quarter was the review of the Center for Occupational Education by a review and evaluation panel from the Bureau of Research, U.S. Office of Education. This in-depth evaluation centered around the various projects and activities as identified by the Center's goals. Thus, these activities were primarily…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Models, Program Budgeting
Brooks, Elva M. – 1975
A project in adult basic education was established in the Model Neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware. A delivery system of services using paraprofessionals was created to give eligible adults individualized instruction in their home or a nearby center. The results showed that most of the project enrollment and performance objectives were met. Data…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Mezirow, Jack; And Others – 1975
Volume 1 presents the findings of an evaluation of Iowa's "merged area" organizational system for adult basic education (ABE), a system which operates from 15 regional community colleges or vocational-technical schools serving as area schools. The perspective discrepancy assessment methodology of the evaluation team was the outgrowth of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Coordination, Coordinators
Ryan, T. A.; And Others
The document provides a model for planning and evaluating adult basic education (ABE) programs in correctional settings and is also a workbook for its implementation. It requires the use and understanding of systems techniques and concepts. The introduction discusses the rationale for and development of the conceptual model; basic systems,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bibliographies, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
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