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Dean Fixsen; Karen Blase; Melissa Van Dyke – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
Through a series of summit meetings, the Adult Education Great Cities Summit Initiative explored the needs and concerns of adult education students, teachers, and local program administrators in five large, urban settings. Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Houston participated in a series of activities focused on improving learner…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Capacity Building, Evidence Based Practice, Technical Assistance
Kit Bell; Stephen Dolainski – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
Through a series of summit meetings, the Adult Education Great Cities Summit Initiative explored the needs and concerns of adult education students, teachers, and local program administrators in five large, urban settings. Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Houston participated in a series of activities focused on improving learner…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Reading Instruction, Adult Education, Technical Assistance
Molina, Frieda; Nelson, Laura C. – 2001
The Neighborhood Jobs Initiative (NJI) began in 1998 in five cities (Chicago, Fort Worth, Hartford, New York, and Washington, D.C.) in 1998. The NJI targets high-poverty urban neighborhoods, attempting to connect residents to employment opportunities nearby and in the urban periphery by providing training, supporting interpersonal networks, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs