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Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training, 2021
This is the thirty-sixth edition of the Articulation Handbook for British Columbia's public postsecondary institutions. It has been updated for 2021-2022 through the dedicated efforts of the educators who participate in the working and steering committees. Articulation is a dynamic process that will never be completed. It brings order to the Adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Public Colleges, Articulation (Education)
Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training, 2020
This is the thirty-fifth edition of the Articulation Handbook for British Columbia's public postsecondary institutions. It has been updated for 2020-2021 through the dedicated efforts of the educators who participate in the working and steering committees. Articulation is a dynamic process that will never be completed. It brings order to the Adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Public Colleges, Articulation (Education)
Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training, 2019
This is the thirty-fourth edition of the Articulation Handbook for British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions. It has been updated for 2019-2020 through the dedicated efforts of the educators who participate in the working and steering committees. Articulation is a dynamic process that will never be completed. It brings order to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Public Colleges, Articulation (Education)
Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training, 2018
This is the thirty-first edition of the Articulation Handbook for British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions. It has been updated for 2018-2019 through the dedicated efforts of the educators who participate in the working and steering committees. Articulation is a dynamic process that will never be completed. It brings order to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Public Colleges, Articulation (Education)
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2018
Adult education and literacy has never been more valued in Iowa than it is now. Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) empowers individuals to become self-sufficient by providing the basic skills and knowledge necessary to complete a secondary education credential and helps them meet their education and career goals. Nationally, AEL programs serve 1.5…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Secondary Education, Adult Basic Education
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2017
Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) empowers individuals to become self-sufficient by providing the basic skills and knowledge necessary to complete a secondary education credential and helps them meet their education and career goals. Nationally, AEL programs serve 1.5 million adults who are no longer in school and who lack basic literacy and math…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Secondary Education, Adult Basic Education
Ministry of Advanced Education, 2016
This is the thirty-first edition of the Articulation Handbook for British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions. It has been updated for 2016-2017 through the dedicated efforts of the educators who participate in the working and steering committees. Articulation is a dynamic process that will never be completed. It brings order to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Public Colleges, Articulation (Education)
Florida Department of Education, 2017
This technical assistance paper provides guidance to individuals with test administration responsibilities in adult education programs. These policies apply to the approved assessments that programs may use to report educational gains in compliance with the National Reporting System (NRS) requirements. The NRS is the accountability system for the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Assessment, Testing, Accountability
Ministry of Advanced Education, 2015
This is the thirtieth edition of the Articulation Handbook for British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions. It has been updated for 2015-2016 through the dedicated efforts of the educators who participate in the working and steering committees. Articulation is a dynamic process that will never be completed. It brings order to the Adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Public Colleges, Articulation (Education)

Young, Deborah; Irwin, Martha – Journal of Reading, 1988
Suggests effective means of integrating computers into adult literacy education using commercial word-processing and data base programs including teacher-student interaction. Points out that activities used in most "reading software" are not consistent with the cognitive view of comprehension. (Auth/ARH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Reading Writing Relationship, Teaching Methods

Lamorella, Rose Marie; And Others – Reading Horizons, 1983
Argues that a successful adult basic education program should recognize the differences between younger students and adults, provide a setting in which adults' dignity is not threatened, carefully diagnose each adult's needs, and prescribe and implement a program to meet those needs. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Functional Literacy

Shuman, R. Baird – Journal of Reading, 1989
Examines assumptions (such as "every adult can read to some extent" and "adult students will be well motivated") held by a veteran high school social studies teacher before he began teaching adults how to read. Discusses how some of the assumptions were valid, some invalid, and others partly valid. (RS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Reading Instruction

Kazemek, Francis E.; Rigg, Pat – Adult Basic Education, 1997
Imagination is indispensable for knowing the world. However, visual and musical imagery are ignored in education. Adult literacy education can be enhanced by the process of reading the world through print, pictures, and music. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Strategies, Imagination

Askov, Eunice N.; Clark, Cindy Jo – Journal of Reading, 1991
Summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of using computers in adult literacy instruction. Presents a matrix which permits teachers to see at a glance how any one of 112 specific software programs may be used. (RS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews
American Newspaper Publishers Association, Washington, DC. – 1989
This pamphlet is designed to shed new light on opportunities for newspapers to help more people learn to read. For newspapers already involved in literacy education, the pamphlet suggests ways to enhance existing programs. The pamphlet contains information on community awareness, coalition building, workplace tutoring, funding, Newspaper in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Education, Educational Resources