This manual describes and evaluates the implementation of Project BEST-PAL (Basic Education Skills Through-Parent Affective Learning), Brevard Community College's special demonstration training project intended to return adults who have dropped out of the educational system back into the learning environment by bringing them to parenting classes…

A program to develop volunteer literacy programs in Cochise County (Arizona) is reported. The Department of Education grant, administered by the county library system, primarily provided for volunteer coordinator salaries and purchase of computer software for job skills centers. Coordinators were hired for six towns. The report outlines the…

Explores the place of education in Indian society and recent outreach programs in preliteracy and adult literacy. Looks at traditions both before and after the formation of the Republic of India, reviews two programs for encouraging literacy, and identifies future challenges for Indian education. (DLH)

Guidelines are given for expanding library hours so that disadvantaged adults may use library facilities and services on nights and weekends. There are discussions of cost, staffing, security problems, and publicity. Shifting library, bookmobile, and special programs to different hours; moving some programs outside the library; and special…

An executive report summarizes the Alberta Vocational Centre's development of a portable individualized, competency-based learning system for use in an adult basic education program in a non-institutional community location. The report deals with the project's rationale, development (including management, curricular development, budget, and site…

This conference proceedings report contains abstracts of seven 1977-78 Virginia Adult Basic Education (ABE) projects presented at a dissemination conference for ABE administrators and teachers. The abstracts vary in length (two to seven pages) and format and focus on program objectives, procedures or strategies, expected results, findings,…

This publication highlights business, industry, and union efforts--independent of or collaborative with the public sector--to provide employees with the basic education they need to do their jobs. The 34 employee education programs sketched here are considered to be cost-effective when compared to the cost of recruiting and training replacement…

Milwaukee Area Technical College served 105,000 adults with its outreach programs during 1977-78 with courses for business and industry employees, adult basic education, community services, family living education, urban concerns, and evening centers. Scope of these programs is briefly described. (MF)

The Adult Basic Education Tele-teacher (ABET) was designed by Rio Salado Community College (RSCC) to provide easily accessed, private assistance to adult basic education (ABE) students throughout Maricopa County (Arizona). Steps in implementing the project included the following: (1) an 800 number with call waiting capabilities was installed; (2)…

The report describes the Bergen Community College Adult Learning Center, a part of the college's community service program which has served approximately 15,000 individuals since 1970. Section one discusses the history and development of the Center, section two examines the legal basis of the Center's operation, and section three presents its…

Data concerning race, income level, age, employment status, and education were identified for each census tract in the Pensacola Junior College area. On the basis of this data, census tracts were combined into compatible neighborhoods and an organizational approach was designed to bring education and community services into 22 educationally…

New Start, a public service program sponsored by Spoon River College (Illinois) in cooperation with local public agencies and individuals in the community, was created to provide broad-based quality education, which includes both academic and vocational skills and personalized educational placement and counseling. Students qualify for New Start by…

In conjunction with Navajo Community College, an instructional program was designed to provide job and basic skills training to members of the Navajo tribe in Arizona. The Human Services Training and Development Program was conducted at three field sites on the reservation with approximately 30 students at each site. The curriculum was organized…

This report provides information on programs and developments during the 1980-81 academic year in the Institute of Study for Older Adults (ISOA) Liberal Arts program which provided more than 158 courses to over 3,600 disadvantaged elderly residents of New York City. The first section concentrates on progress towards continuing objectives--in…

The Canadian federal government will commit $25 million to an initiative aimed at assisting immigrant women. The initiative will support settlement orientation, and language and skills training to help immigrant women adapt to Canadian life and enhance their employment opportunities. Funding areas include the following: (1) delivery of basic…