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Direct linkLara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz; Pebley, Anne R.; Vaiana, Mary E.; Maggio, Elizabeth – RAND Corporation, 2004
School readiness is important for children, for their families, and for society at large. The authors' exploration of school readiness focuses on how the home literacy environment, parenting behavior, and social characteristics affect two aspects of school readiness: basic skills, such as reading and math; and behavior problems, including…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Socioeconomic Status
Download full textCouncil 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
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, Washington, DC. – 1999
This report presents nationwide data on the well-being of America's children. The statistical report is based on indicators of child well-being such as family income and mortality rates. The first part of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents data that illustrate the changes that have taken place during the past…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
Symes, Colin, Ed. – 2000
This conference proceedings contains 65 presentations and 3 colloquiums from a conference that dealt with knowledge at work and knowledge that works and with how education can be successfully integrated into work and work into education. The papers are "Reading the Contexts of Complex Incidents of Adult Education Practice" (Apte);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Certification, Computer Mediated Communication
Benson, Carole, Ed. – 2000
This report is the fourth to present nationwide data on the well-being of America's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of child well-being such as family income and mortality rates. Part 1 of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents information illustrating the changes that have occurred during…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, Washington, DC. – 1998
This report presents nationwide data on the well-being of U.S. children. The statistical report is based on indicators of child well-being such as family income and mortality rates. The first part of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents data that illustrate the changes that have taken place during the past few…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
Benson, Carole, Ed. – 2001
This report is the fifth to present nationwide data on the well-being of America's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of child well-being and on contextual measures describing the changing population and family context. Part 1 of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents information illustrating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Asthma, Births to Single Women
Benson, Carole, Ed. – 2002
This report is the sixth to present nationwide data on the well-being of U.S. children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of child well-being and on contextual measures describing the changing population and family context. Part 1 of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents information illustrating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Benson, Carole, Ed. – 2003
This report is the seventh to present nation-wide data on the well-being of U.S. children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of child well-being and on contextual measures describing the changing population and family context. Part 1 of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents data that illustrate the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Shohet, Linda, Ed. – Literacy across the CurriculuMedia Focus, 2000
This volume presents articles and information to support and improve literacy practices in schools, the community, and the workplace. Selected article titles are as follows: "Reaching Learners Where They Are" (Linda Shohet); "The Learners' Wall: Experiences in the Health Care System"; "In-Sites: A Study in Workforce…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
Garcia, Delia C., Ed. – 1988
Conference papers are presented from a meeting that was convened in order to provide an opportunity for practitioners and experts in the fields of literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), and parental involvement to discuss issues of importance in the implementation of educational programs for adults and out-of-school youth. The conference…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Design, Educational Assessment
Shohet, Linda, Ed. – Literacy across the CurriculuMedia Focus: Connecting Literacy, Media and Technology in the Schools, Community and Workplace, 1999
This document published biannually, consists of two double issues of a newsletter devoted to literacy across the curriculum in Canada and elsewhere. Each double issue contains the following: feature articles; annotated bibliographies and reviews; local news; conference announcements and other announcements; and descriptions of events and resource…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Annotated Bibliographies
Reno, Hilde, Comp.; Witte, Maria, Comp. – 1996
The following are among the 56 papers included in this proceedings: "Contextual Factors Associated with Evaluation Practices of Selected Adult and Continuing Education Providers in Malaysia" (S. Ahmad); "The Professional Ethic and the Spirit of Post-Modernism" (P. Armstrong); "Transforming the Teacher-Student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
