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Download full textKruidenier, John R.; MacArthur, Charles A.; Wrigley, Heide S. – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
The Adult Literacy Research Working Group (ALRWG), a panel of experts on adult reading research and practice, was established by the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) in collaboration with the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). It was part of the Institute's efforts to provide educators, parents and others…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Basic Education
Peer reviewedQuigley, B. Allan – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1999
Throughout its history, adult literacy education has been defined, researched, and controlled by external entities. Action research is now enabling literacy practitioners and learners to gain a voice through production of their own knowledge. The applicability, benefits, and inherent risks of practitioner action research are discussed. Contains 53…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Stromquist, Nelly P. – 1991
Data from recent international conferences and existing studies show that adult literacy research questions pursued by academicians and those pursued by practitioners are markedly different. Research concerns expressed by these two groups, in both developed and developing countries, are based on different assumptions regarding the nature,…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Cognitive Psychology, Females
Bardine, Bryan – 1997
Typically, teacher research is conducted because teachers want to have some questions answered. Starting effective teacher research begins by framing the question in a way that will yield the best research. Three important suggestions when framing teacher research questions are as follows: the question needs to be open ended enough to allow…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Educational Research
Payne, John – 2002
This report analyzes recent English-language research on basic skills in the workplace. Part A, a thematic guide to the field, includes detailed references to publications listed in Part B. Section A1 indicates the scope. It defines basic skills and underlines the importance of other terms, especially key skills, information and communications…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills
Smith, Christine; Bingman, Mary Beth; Hofer, Judy; Medina, Patsy – 2002
The effectiveness of the National Center for Study Adult Learning Literacy's (NCSALL's) Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network was examined by reviewing how, from 1997 to 2001, adult basic education teachers from 14 states served as liaisons between practitioners in their states and the NCSALL by engaging in the following activities:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy
