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Fritz, Nancy; Alsabek, Barbara Piccirilli – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2010
The Genesis Center is a community-based adult education center located in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1982 to assist immigrants and refugees from Southeast Asia in their transition to life in the United States, the Genesis Center now provides adult education, job training, and child care services to people who have immigrated from all…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Student Interests, Evening Programs, Standardized Tests
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Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John; Fevre, Ralph – 1997
These two working papers are products of a regional study in industrial South Wales of the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Developed Nations, Educational Research
Gorard, Stephen – 1997
This working paper is a product of a regional study in industrial South Wales of the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Developed Nations, Educational History
Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John; Gorard, Stephen – 1997
This working paper is a product of a regional study in industrial South Wales of the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. Discussion begins with an…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Developed Nations
Gorard, Stephen; Furlong, John; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph – 1997
This working paper is a product of a regional study in industrial South Wales of the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. It examines the notion of a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Developed Nations
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John – 1997
This working paper is a product of a regional study in industrial South Wales of the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. This paper describes the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Developed Nations
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2008
There is a strong and growing argument for higher educational attainment in the United States. The jobs that are expected to support the economy in the coming years will depend on a skilled workforce that is able to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges. However, demographic patterns demonstrate that relying on the traditional K-16 pipeline to…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Distance Education, State Action, Educational Attainment