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Cooper, Anna Hayes – Adult Leadership, 1974
The supervisor of Parent Education in Cincinnati describes the lay leadership training program organized to train leaders in parent study-discussion groups. Comments are directed toward the program's growth, purposes, and success. (AG)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Discussion Groups, Lay Teachers, Leadership Training
Johansson, L. O. – Adult Education in Finland, 1973
Describes the Association of Finnish Cities and Towns as an organization that enhances the cooperation and administration of municipal matters, including adult education, in the cities and boroughs of Finland. (GB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Continuing Education Centers, Leisure Time
Peer reviewedElish-Piper, Laurie – Reading Research and Instruction, 2000
Examines the responsiveness of the adult education component in urban family literacy programs in the Midwest. Finds that most of the programs were aware of the concept of responsive, family-centered programs; however, their practices did not support such an approach. (NH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy
Mattleman, Marciene S. – 1984
The Mayor's Commission on Literacy in Philadelphia was created to mount a large-scale literacy effort throughout the city that would significantly increase the number of individuals receiving services through volunteer tutor involvement. A strategic plan for a citywide, largely volunteer literacy effort was developed reflecting coordination with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation
Download full textClaus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program of the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools achieved 8 of its 11 objectives for 1987-88. The program is designed for adults who have less than an eighth grade education, and provides basic and remedial instruction in mathematics and communication skills, as well as Michigan Life Role Competencies (MLRC),…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
Herrnstadt, Irwin L.; And Others – 1977
A case study of the introduction of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Boston was conducted (1) to chronicle and analyze the changes in employment and training planning and programs as the federal policy changes from a centralized and categorical policy to a decentralized and decategorized one, (2) to examine the impact of…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, City Government
Kotler, Martin; And Others – 1986
Self-help among low-income people is vitally important. In no area is self-help more important than in overcoming poverty's burdens and energizing the escape from poverty. This document comprises an inventory of self-help and mutual-help programs that feature active involvement of members of the low-income population. The programs in this…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adult Programs, Business, Children
