Two different uses of computers in instruction are Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and Computer Managed Instruction (CMI). CMI is primarily concerned with data management in the instructional process, and CAI is the use of computers to control the instructional process itself. The uses of computers in instruction can be described in four main…

Designed to provide instructors in adult basic education programs with lesson plans that treat the subject of parent education and family life, this manual deals specifically with the subject of child development from 13 to 18 years of age, i.e., the teenager. Each lesson contains background material for the instructor, aims, lesson motivation and…

A national feasibility study of multiple alternatives for the training of adult basic education teachers and administrators is described in this report. This report, the second of 4 documents, presents the current state of the art in adult basic education teacher training. This document contains results of a survey of State Directors of Adult…

The purpose of this program is three-fold: (1) training selected administrative, supervisory, instructional, and support personnel to implement systems of adult basic education in correctional settings; (2) developing and testing a conceptual model of adult basic education in corrections; and (3) designing and implementing management and…

In these publications of the National Reading Center, several organizations which aid illiterate adults in learning reading skills are described. The purpose, clients, activities, and programs are discussed for the National Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education (NAPCAE), American Library Association - Adult Service Division, Adult…

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) institutional training program in preparing trainees for employment, interviews were held with administrative personnel, employers, counselors, and trainees. The survey revealed that completion rates are generally low, due to excessive counselor case loads, and…

This document is a compilation of 278 abstracts of documents related to teacher training in adult basic education and a 134-item unannotated bibliography of related documents. The literature review is to be used as a reference tool by adult educators at all levels, including classroom teachers, counselors, teacher trainers, and university faculty,…

A survey of the Adult Basic Education program in the State of Nebraska, as at the end of the calendar year 1970 is presented. The major data sources included six questionnaires--State director, local administrator, counselor, teacher and teacher aide, student, and citizen of ABE communities. The report presents, in tabulations and figures as well…

This teaching guide is for use with the three books that make up the "Becoming a Citizen Series," which are aimed at helping prepare newcomers to the United States to participate fully as citizens. "Our American Way of Life," Book 1, is written for the foreign born who have a limited command of English. "Our United…

The question of how to educate the disadvantaged and with what subject matter is discussed. It is pointed out that two policy decisions by the California State Department of Human Resources Development indicate that this matter is of concern and relevant decisions have been made concerning it. General types of projects which have existed in the…

An adult basic education curriculum is presented, designed to raise the competencies of adults in the basic areas of oral and written communications, arithmetic, social sciences, occupational planning (including development of occupational concepts and attitudes) and development of self. Basic area skills and activities are presented in three…

Thirty adult, male, black students participated in a study of the effect of debate about textual issues on critical thinking and reading comprehension. Students were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, each of which was involved in 24 two-hour sessions of reading instruction. The control group used a traditional textbook…

This paper analyzes what is meant by basic education. The author presents six principal usages of the term that are based on the kinds of education offered and their purposes rather than on whether they take place in or out of school. Examples of the six usages are given. Variations in terminology are generally more than purely semantic or…

In describing basic education for the peasants of developing nations, this article argues that such education serves only the needs of foreign capital; suggests new educational policies to serve the interests of the people; and emphasizes that such reform is possible only when state power is transfered to the proletariat. (JK)

Describes impressions of Cuba and its education system eighteen years after the Revolution, from a trip by students and teachers mostly from Florida State University (Tallahassee). Cuba emphasizes adult education, both basic and continuing. Through an intensive campaign the literacy rate was raised to and remains at 96.1 percent. (MF)