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Hamilton, KayLynn; Klinger, Chrissie – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2021
The Foundation Skills Framework (FSF) is a work-based model developed in 1999 in response to a need for common language and understanding of the skills needed by Pennsylvania's workforce. Through funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE), the original project was designed to…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Employment Qualifications
Stein, Marc L.; Nagro, Sarah – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2015
Public school choice has become a common feature in American school districts. Any potential benefits that could be derived from these policies depend heavily on the ability of parents and students to make informed and educated decisions about their school options. We examined the readability and complexity of school-choice guides across a sample…
Descriptors: Readability, Difficulty Level, School Choice, Guides
Hutchinson, Mary – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2011
This article describes the author's reflections on a service-learning course at Penn State Lehigh Valley, a campus of The Pennsylvania State University. The author provides background about the university, the community need, and the service-learning course. Reflections from assessing two semesters of the service-learning course are provided.
Descriptors: Community Needs, Service Learning, Higher Education, Educational Assessment
Institute of Education Sciences, 2012
The goal of this meeting was to discuss the challenges of adult education and mechanisms to better understand and address those challenges through research. The meeting was structured around three panel discussions representing the perspectives of State directors of adult education programs, adult education researchers, and education research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Barriers
Prins, Esther; Schafft, Kai A. – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: Educational researchers have long sought to understand the factors that enable or constrain persistence in non-formal family literacy and adult education programs. Scholars typically posit three sets of factors influencing persistence: situational (learners' life circumstances), institutional (programmatic factors), and…
Descriptors: Poverty, Persistence, Economically Disadvantaged, Adult Education
Schafft, Kai; Prins, Esther; Movit, Marcela – Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, 2008
This study examined how poverty and residential mobility influence low-income adults' persistence in family literacy programs in Pennsylvania. Twelve out of 20 program directors reported that learners typically moved at least once a year. In five of these high-mobility programs moving was reported to significantly hinder persistence. Geographic…
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income, Adults, Family Literacy

Harrill, Sandy – PAACE Journal of Adult Learning, 2001
Practitioner inquiry groups formed by Pennsylvania adult literacy practitioners provide an alternative to traditional professional development. The network provides opportunities for sharing contextualized knowledge and acquiring new ways of practice. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Faculty Development, Networks
Maclay, Connie M.; Askov, Eunice N. – Lifelong Learning, 1988
Parents of Chapter 1 reading students were invited to take part in a reading program using courseware for adult beginning readers. A group of 52 parents completed the program; on average they gained more than one year in reading level after 20 hours of instructional time. Impact on children and delivery models are discussed. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Belzer, Alisa – Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 2005
The recommendations from a two-part, formative evaluation of Pennsylvania's Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education professional development system are reported here. The first phase of the evaluation studied the relationships between the vision for professional development held by planners and facilitators and the ways in which participants…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Faculty Development, Adult Literacy, Adult Education

Dennis, Rhonda S. – PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, 1996
Pennsylvania adult literacy providers who responded to a survey (35 of 93) were generally satisfied with assessment tools for English as a Second Language. Problem areas included writing assessment for placement; measures of progress in reading, writing, and speaking; and diagnostic tools for grammar, pronunciation, and student interests and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals)

Askov, Eunice N.; Brown, Emory J. – Adult Basic Education, 1992
A group of 58 Pennsylvania workers completed the R.O.A.D. course, which involved functional context and interactive software to improve drivers' reading skills to pass the Commercial Driver's License exam. Comparison with pre- and posttest scores of 10 in a control group showed that R.O.A.D. completers had significantly higher scores. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Certification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Online Systems
Molek, Carol – 1993
A project was conducted to design and implement a curriculum for older adults in the areas of consumer events and consumer awareness. The project aimed to improve the seniors' basic skills by providing relevant content in a basic education context. During the project a curriculum was developed and presented through workshops held in 2 senior…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education

Weiracuh, Drucie; Kuhne, Gary – Adult Learning, 2001
Suggests that action research provides ownership and often results in a sense of efficacy by engaging practitioners in the change process. Describes the practitioner-based movement in professional development and program improvement in Pennsylvania. (JOW)
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change
Reiff, Tana, Ed. – 1998
This guide contains 55 articles written by adult basic education (ABE) practitioners in Pennsylvania suggesting ways to improve teaching and program administration in the field. The guide is organized into four parts: (1) working together for program improvement, (2) teaching and learning, (3) developing as a professional and (4) appendixes (high…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Literacy Education
Smith, Beverly J.; Carl, Linda S. – 1985
This report describes the formation of the Literacy Coalition of Harrisburg, which sought to allow for the pooling of resources, elimination of service duplication, and establishment of a referral system. Chapter I focuses on activities prior to submitting a grant proposal and includes correspondence. Chapter II covers writing and submitting the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Illiteracy