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A Grounded Approach to Citizenship Education: Local Interplays between Government Institutions, Adult Schools, and Community Events in Sacramento, California
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Loring, Ariel – Journal of Social Science Education, 2015
Following a grounded, bottom-up approach to language policy (Blommaert 2009; Canagarajah 2005; McCarty, 2011; Ramanathan, 2005), this paper investigates available resources and discourses of citizenship in Sacramento, California to those situated within the citizenship infrastructure. It analyzes how the discursive framing of local and national…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Policy, Adult Education, Community Education
Factors That Impact Registered Nurses' Decisions to Continue Providing Care to Older Adults
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Bosfield, Saundra – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate if there is a significant difference in the following: (a) nurses' likelihood to remain in geriatrics between age groups (those over 40 years of age and those under 40 years of age); (b) nurses' likelihood to remain in geriatrics and personality traits; (c) nurses' likelihood to remain in geriatrics…
Descriptors: Nurses, Older Adults, Geriatrics, Statistical Analysis
Conducting a Needs Assessment in Parents of Typical Adolescents, Ages 11-13 Years Old
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Belvin, Dayna – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Parents of typical adolescents often find themselves feeling unprepared to face the challenges of child rearing. Though parent education programs are readily available for parents of young children, parents of adolescents, ages 11-13, have difficulty finding relevant, age-appropriate curriculum. The literature indicates that parent education…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Parent Education, Child Rearing, Program Content
Student Progress and Goal Attainment Report: Adult School Programs in California. Program Year July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007
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CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2007
The 285 adult schools in California enrolled 1,206,864 adult learners supported through state apportionment funds in program year 2006-07. This report presents the results of data collected by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) from all learners enrolled in California adult schools. The report analysis was prepared by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, State Aid
The Growing Importance of Education in California. Occasional Papers
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Reed, Deborah – Public Policy Institute of California, 2003
The United States has experienced a significant increase in educational attainment since the 1970s. Young adults in school today are more likely than their parents to finish high school, attend college, and graduate from college. Yet, in California the share of working-age adults who do not have a high school diploma or certificate of General…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Adult Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison
Educational Opportunities for Adults in California
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de Cos, Patricia L. – California State Library, 2004
Assembly member Carol Liu, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Adult Education, requested that the California Research Bureau prepare a report on adult education. The legislative request specified that the following topics be covered: (1) a definition of adult education; (2) recent information on student enrollment, funding sources and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Noncredit Courses, Educational Opportunities, Adult Basic Education