This practice report describes how escape rooms have been used by one Australian university to successfully engage with high-school students who reside in areas of relative socio-educational disadvantage. We discuss how the escape room approach aligns with Lizzio's "Five Senses of Success" and offer recommendations for further use and…

This learning guide on assisting at-risk populations is part of a series of learning guides developed for competency-based adult consumer and homemaking education programs in community colleges, adult education centers, community centers, and the workplace. Focus is on the connections among personal, family, and job responsibilities so that these…

This curriculum is designed to meet the needs of adult students trying to make a transition from welfare to work or further education. Special focus is on Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program participants enrolled in adult basic education or life skills classes. The curriculum is built around four questions: Who am I?, What's out there?,…

This manual explains how to implement the Master Teacher in Family Life (MTFL) Program. This training model is designed to teach natural leaders within poor communities the information and skills to create an effective internal communication system to educate fellow residents about important issues and create and sustain a network of support for…