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Beveridge, Jennifer – Centre for Literacy, 1998
This bibliography is an update of an earlier version published by The Centre for Literacy in the Fall of 1995. In this edition, the authors have added more than twenty entries on articles which have appeared since 1995. Interest in the topic of literacy and health has grown enormously as indicated by the large number of titles which show up in a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Evaluation Methods, Older Adults, Empowerment
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Holden, Debra J.; Evans, W. Douglas; Hinnant, Laurie W.; Messeri, Peter – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
The American Legacy Foundation funded 13 state health departments for their Statewide Youth Movement Against Tobacco Use in September 2000. Its goal was to create statewide tobacco control initiatives implemented with youth leadership. The underlying theory behind these initiatives was that tobacco control efforts can best be accomplished by…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Smoking, Structural Equation Models, Psychology
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Farber, Michaela L. Z.; Maharaj, Ravita – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: This study evaluated an adapted version of a group-based manualized parent education curriculum applied to meet the parenting needs of high-risk African American families rearing children with developmental delays. Methodology: Three successive cohorts were assessed for statistical equivalence and evaluated using a one group pre- and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Parent Education, Disabilities, Developmental Delays
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1996
This guide is intended to help adult literacy teachers in New York present a learning module in which an empowering approach is used to provide adult students with information about child-rearing and prevention techniques to keep their children safe. The first half of the guide consists of reading materials concerning the following: home and road…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Fiske, Edward B. – 1997
Although the forces that are globalizing the economy, democratizing political life, and ushering in a knowledge society promise to improve humanity, they are also exacerbating the marginalization of individuals and the polarization of entire nations. Many individuals in developing nations are at risk of systematic exclusion from meaningful…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1994
This workbook was developed to help adult literacy students learn about exercise and physical fitness. It contains information sheets and student worksheets, coordinated with an audiotape that is available. Some of the topics covered in the workbook are the following: benefits of exercise; stress; aerobic versus anaerobic exercise; exercise…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Body Composition
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Hart, Gary – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Education in America is of vital importance, but has declined. It can be improved through empowering the individual, empowering the economy, and empowering the nation, according to this campaign speech presented here. (BJV)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
Cournoyer, David, Ed. – W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 2004
One of the priority interests of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is to connect the knowledge and resources of institutions with communities in order to improve the quality of life in community. Partnerships achieve uncommon results. In Santa Ana, California, an unusual partnership of public schools, community college, universities, community…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Hispanic Americans, Partnerships in Education, College Preparation
Mojab, Shahrzad; Wall, Naomi Binder; McDonald, Susan – 2002
This guide is designed as a community-based resource for women who are interested in developing leadership skills in group facilitation, community building, and community action. It provides an integrated feminist anti-oppression learning framework that links social justice issues and the questions of race, gender, class, and all other forms of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation
Obiakor, Festus E. Ed.; Ford, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – 2002
The 17 papers in this collection offer innovative pedagogical techniques to improve the learning of African American students with disabilities. Papers are grouped into three sections that address foundations of educational change, managing learning environments, and complementing the school environment. The papers are: (1) "School…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Communication Skills
Jutting, Johannes: Morrisson, Christian – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
One of the long-standing priorities of the international community is to reduce gender disparity in developing countries. Yet, the overall picture is still gloomy: women continue to be excluded from access to resources and employment and are denied basic human rights. This Policy Brief explains why progress has been so minimal and what should be…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Freedom, Females, Foreign Countries
Medel-Anonuevo, Carolyn, Ed. – 1995
This document contains seven papers about and from the International Seminar on Women's Education and Empowerment, which was convened to give women educators and researchers from diverse sociocultural backgrounds an opportunity to examine collectively different education practices and their theoretical implications for empowering women. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship
Dominice, Pierre – 2000
This nine-chapter book, written in Europe by a French-speaking Swiss educator, explores the rationale for using educational biography approaches in adult education and presents examples that illustrate various uses of these life history activities. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and overview of educational biography, and Chapter 2 describes…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Meaghan, Diane – 2000
This project examined attitudes, expectations, and behaviors that make prostitutes successful in learning to establish their autonomy and work safely. Ethnographic studies were conducted of 47 prostitutes in Canada and 60 in New Zealand through semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and open-ended discussions supplemented by researchers'…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Community Resources, Developed Nations
Giere, Ursula – 1998
This directory contains profiles of 89 adult education documentation and information services worldwide that are interested in international cooperation and networking. The foreword and executive summary are in English, French, Spanish, and German. These are followed by a discussion of the survey that collected information contained in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Development
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