The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is higher in American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) than in any other racial or ethnic group in the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018). In response to this escalating health issue, the U.S. government funded a number…

In July 1979, the countywide Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program at Rio Salado Community College (RSCC) was established to provide adult basic education services to Maricopa County (Arizona) residents. Between 1979 and 1987, enrollments rose from 729 students to more than 5,700 students. A major contributing factor to the on-going growth lies in…

This paper, prepared by a task force comprised of representative faculty members of Prince George's Community College, presents a conceptual outline for a "marketing process" which emphasizes assessing community and individual needs and then providing services responsive to those needs. The model considers both marketing strategies aimed at…

The Women's Re-Entry to Education Program (WREP) came into being at San Jose City College after the recognition that a large segment of the community's population was underrepresented at the college. That group was composed of unemployed or underemployed women, economically and educationally disadvantaged women, women who were heads of households…

Thomas A. Edison State College's Center for Corporate Partnerships and its 3-year program "Creating the Missing Connection" are reported. The Center connects Edison with business and government agencies so that they can play a role in making college education more accessible to their employees. The program contributed to the development…

The Project for Adult College Education (PACE) is a unique educational delivery system designed to meet the needs of working adults through television courses, conferences, seminars, theme-focused interdisciplinary courses, and team teaching. In March 1989, an evaluation of PACE was conducted in the Los Angeles Community College District, focusing…

This guide explains how outreach workers of adult, further, and higher education institutions across the United Kingdom can make their outreach activities more effective at widening participation. The following topics are discussed: (1) the need to encourage all groups to participate in learning; (2) the role of outreach in attracting new and…

The Study Unlimited Program, developed at Black Hawk College (Illinois) to improve access to postsecondary opportunities for non-traditional students, makes General Education Development Test preparation and college-credit courses available in six area public libraries and in the on-campus Independent Learning Center. All library-based courses…

Educational brokerages are described in this monograph as intermediaries which help adult students find their way into and through the experience of postsecondary education. Examples given range from community-based, free-standing counseling and advocacy agencies to community colleges without faculty or campus. Each of the nine chapters asks and…

The Alberta Vocational Center (AVC) developed a portable competency-based learning system for use in non-institutional adult basic education community programs. The system addresses needs identified by the 1971 census which found 28% of Alberta's residents (over fifteen and out of school) had less than a ninth grade education. Administered through…

In its second year, the Bilingual Program Resource and Training Center provided instruction in English as a second language (ESL), native language development, basic education, and job counseling to about 2,355 limited-English-speaking students at 15 sites in New York City. Most were recent immigrants without a high school education. About half…

This document presents information concerning a project to research and develop strategies to increase participation in adult community education (ACE) by Australian adults from language backgrounds other than English. Sections 1-3 describe the major project activities, which were as follows: literature review, compilation of model programs…

The manual is designed to assist California educators and public in understanding the various aspects of an effective English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program for adults. It provides theory-based and practical guidelines for conceptualizing, planning, designing, managing, and evaluating such programs. Chapters address these topics: the adult ESL…

The following were examined: (1) the Department of Transportation's (DOT) efforts to evaluate the Job Access and Reverse Commute (Job Access) program; (2) transportation and related services provided by Job Access; (3) whether the program fosters collaboration between grantees and others in the design, financing, and delivery of those services;…