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Direct linkJurmo, Paul – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2017
This article presents a case study of a five-year English-literacy project carried out in primary and middle schools in the Pacific island nation of Tonga from 2012 to 2017. It summarizes why and how the project was begun; the activities carried out by Peace Corps Volunteers and Tongan partners; its objectives; and the products, procedures, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Literacy Education, English (Second Language)
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
Applicable to all levels of education, the eight digests and four FAST (Focused Access to Selected Topics) bibliographies included in this special collection focus on testing and assessment in the fields of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The material in this special collection is designed for use by teachers, students, administrators,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Dialog Journals, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1989
This handbook presents annotated "snapshots" of 10 innovative family literacy programs, almost all of which were begun by an individual with a vision of a new way to solve a demanding educational problem. Profiles depict, in terms of background, characteristics, evidence of success, and advice to policymakers and practitioners, the: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
ACCESS ERIC, Rockville, MD. – 1991
This compilation of ERIC Digests describes issues, highlights exemplary programs and promising practices, and explains research results that can assist educators in achieving the far-reaching national education goals adopted by the President and the governors in 1990. The two lead digests are "An Overview of the Six National Education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Disabilities, Educational Objectives
Center for Literacy, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1994
This document contains a project report and a parenting resource book of materials for use in family and other adult basic and literacy education programs. The project report details how focus groups were conducted to determine the interests of adults in family literacy classes. Ten categories of interest were identified and materials were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills
Carman, Priscilla S.; Van Horn, Barbara; Grumm, Margaret – 1997
This package consists of a facilitator's guide and three booklets that were developed to provide basic preventive health information for adults caring for young children and presents a story line with characters who become more self-confident in coping with children's health issues as they build their knowledge about preventive health. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Check Lists, Childrens Literature
Harvard Family Research Project, Cambridge, MA. – 1995
Family support programs have been attracting increased attention, and are at the center of efforts to build systems of integrated, comprehensive, and preventive family-focused services. This handbook, developed by the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), profiles 73 school-affiliated family support and education programs in the United States to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Child Rearing, Community Support, Early Childhood Education
