Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
| Ashley-Oehm, Dayna | 1 |
| Jacobsen, Jared | 1 |
| Krenzke, Tom | 1 |
| Liddell, Scott | 1 |
| Rickard, Patricia | 1 |
| Sherman, Dan | 1 |
| Stiles, Richard | 1 |
| White, Sheida | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| National Adult Literacy… | 1 |
| National Assessment of Adult… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textWhite, Sheida; Krenzke, Tom; Sherman, Dan – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
In 2009, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published a technical report titled "Indirect County and State Estimates of the Percentage of Adults at the Lowest Literacy Level for 1992 and 2003," (ED503830). NCES also published a corresponding online tool (http://nces.ed.gov/naal/estimates/index.aspx) that allows users to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Incidence, Illiteracy, Statistical Analysis
Liddell, Scott; Ashley-Oehm, Dayna – 1995
Because their fiscal health depends on having a large base of high-wage taxpayers, states have an economic interest in increasing their citizens' skill levels. In today's global economy, high wages are increasingly tied to the high skills required to function successfully in high performance work organizations. Employer-provided skill upgrading…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Rickard, Patricia; Stiles, Richard; Jacobsen, Jared – 2003
Student-level data were collected in 5 states California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, and Oregon and analyzed to build understanding and improve the role of community colleges in adult education and literacy. The states illustrate the degree of diversity in governance systems and local provider systems and allow for comparative analyses by provider…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
