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Download full textPayne, Emily Miller; Hoffman, Victoria; Lyman, Barbara G.; Stedmann, Deborah; Ashlock, Stanley; Baird, Barbara; Wooley, John – 1996
The Texas Education Agency initiated the Adult Education Professional Development and Curriculum Consortium in 1994. The nine members involved in the consortium are postsecondary institutions, including a community college, an education service center, and a community-based organization. The focus of the consortium's professional development…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Consortia
Kessler, Carolyn; And Others – 1996
This paper reports results of a research study linked to the effort of preparing teachers involved in literacy programs for a large adult population of non-native speakers of English in the state of Texas. Because of a state-initiated plan in Texas, the "Indicators of Program Quality for Adult Education and Literacy," extensive…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Attitude Change, Classroom Communication, English (Second Language)
Cuellar, Sylvia – 1991
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX) Literacy Initiative has three major components: literacy awareness, cooperation and coordination with other state agencies and organizations, and programmatic responses. During 1991, the TAEX Literacy Initiative addressed the literacy awareness component through these activities: writing a research…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Coordination
Brockett, E. Anne; Gibbons, Virginia M. – 1993
Applying the philosophy that strategic partnerships are the most effective way to share knowledge, skills, and resources, emerging community corrections adult education programs and existing community adult education service providers have begun to forge critical linkages. In Texas, the law now requires assessment of the educational level of all…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Cooperative Programs
Sampson, Mary Beth, Ed.; Szabo, Susan, Ed.; Falk-Ross, Francine, Ed.; Foote, Martha F., Ed.; Linder, Patricia E., Ed. – College Reading Association, 2006
The title of the twenty-eighth yearbook mirrors the theme of the 2005 conference--"Learning in the 21st Century with Traditional and Electronic Literacies." The editors chose the title "Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century" in an attempt to reflect the contents of this yearbook which seem to approach literacy from a myriad…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Reading Instruction
Seaman, Don F. – 2000
Even Start family literacy programs in Texas were evaluated by outside evaluators. Data were gathered from two groups. The first group consisted of 631 families who were enrolled in 11 Even Start programs in Texas during the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 program years. A survey, in English or Spanish, was administered to all parents in attendance on two…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Compliance (Legal), Evaluation Methods, Family Literacy
