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McLendon, Lennox L.; Murphy, Garrett W.; Parker, James – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2006
The four papers in this series were commissioned for the first meeting of the National Commission on Adult Literacy, which met in Nashville on November 14, 2006. The first paper, "Adult Education and Literacy Legislation and Its Effects on the Field," provides the basic provisions of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Demonstration Programs, Adult Education
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2007
This comprehensive document replaces the previously published Benchmark Report, Benchmark Report Executive Summary, Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Report, Iowa GED Statistical Report, GED Annual Performance Report and Iowa's Adult Literacy Program National Reporting System Annual Performance Report (Graphic…
Descriptors: Credentials, Literacy Education, Youth Programs, Adult Basic Education
Creech, Joseph D. – 1999
The percentage of adults with high school diplomas is higher today than 10 years ago in every Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) state, but most SREB states will not reach the goal of 90 percent of all adults with high school diplomas or equivalent by 2000. The change is the result of state and local efforts to identify and attract more…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Opportunities, English (Second Language)
Strawn, Julie – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
This Policy Brief is intended to help the National Commission on Adult Literacy consider state and federal policy strategies that hold promise for increasing the number of lower-skilled adults, including those with limited English skills, who earn postsecondary credentials that can open the door to family-supporting jobs and careers. It examines…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Demand Occupations, Numeracy
Sampson, Mary Beth, Ed.; Szabo, Susan, Ed.; Falk-Ross, Francine, Ed.; Foote, Martha F., Ed.; Linder, Patricia E., Ed. – College Reading Association, 2006
The title of the twenty-eighth yearbook mirrors the theme of the 2005 conference--"Learning in the 21st Century with Traditional and Electronic Literacies." The editors chose the title "Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century" in an attempt to reflect the contents of this yearbook which seem to approach literacy from a myriad…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Reading Instruction
Van Duzer, Carol H.; Berdan, Robert – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1999
This chapter seeks to provide the field of education for adult English speakers of other languages--at local, state, and national levels--with a timely overview of the state of assessment in adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs in the United States. It also seeks to provide a brief description of assessment reform…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Bingman, Mary Beth; Ebert, Olga; Bell, Brenda – 2000
This paper addresses how to measure the performance of programs by measuring the outcomes of program participation for learners. Based on studies conducted in Tennessee in which adult learners reported a broader and more complex set of outcomes than the three "core indicators" mandated by Title II of the 1998 Workforce Investment Act…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Imel, Susan – 2003
Workplace literacy was the focus of attention during the era of the National Workplace Literacy Program (NWLP), funded by the U.S. Department of Education from 1988-1996. Since then, it has not disappeared, in part because recent legislation such as the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Welfare Reform Act has increased the work-related focus of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Economic Development
Comings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Cristine, Ed. – 2002
This review contains current information on research, policy, and practice in adult literacy and learning for individuals and organizations focused on adult basic education (ABE), adult English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), and adult secondary education (ASE) programs. "The Year 2000 In Review" (Lennox L. McLendon) describes…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Belzer, Alisa; St. Clair, Ralf – 2003
This paper reviews significant events and resources that have emerged since the 1992 publication of "Adult Literacy Education: Current and Future Directions. An Update" by Hanna Fingeret. It analyzes major milestones in research and practice in literacy education that have occurred in the last decade. The paper begins by looking at the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Learning
Patel, Nisha; Strawn, Julie; Greenberg, Mark – 2003
This publication on reauthorization recommendations for the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) comprises three documents. The first is a short summary of reauthorization recommendations for Title I and II. Title I recommendations are to eliminate sequential eligibility; promote greater access to training; improve adjustment of performance…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
Alamprese, Judith A.; Stickney, Eric M. – 1999
Project Educational Quality in Adult Literacy (EQuAL) was initiated to improve the quality of adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) services provided to adult learners in Pennsylvania. Project EQuAL's objectives were as follows: (1) set performance standards to facilitate delivery of quality ABLE programs to adult learners; (2) institute a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Coordination
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2008
There is a strong and growing argument for higher educational attainment in the United States. The jobs that are expected to support the economy in the coming years will depend on a skilled workforce that is able to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges. However, demographic patterns demonstrate that relying on the traditional K-16 pipeline to…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Distance Education, State Action, Educational Attainment
Kaufman, Barbara A.; Wills, Joan L. – 1999
This guide, which is designed to assist individuals responsible for implementing the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), places the WIA in context and examines its major provisions and the implications of those provisions for educators, trainers, and others involved in the development, funding, and delivery of workforce…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Delivery Systems
O'Shea, Daniel; King, Christopher T. – 2001
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was the first significant attempt to retool the nation's workforce development programs since the early 1980s. Titles I-V of the WIA do the following things: (1) establish the purposes, goals and operational framework of a workforce development system designed to increase participants' employment,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
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