ERIC Number: ED508703
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 19
Abstractor: ERIC
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The Year 1998 in Review
Tracy-Mumford, Fran
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
The year 1998 was one of immense change for adult learning and literacy, as significant new legislation was passed and the field headed more deeply into the mainstream. Along with these developments came greater demands for program accountability, expanded strategic alliances and partnerships, new instructional methodologies, changes in public policy, and advancements in technology that change the nature of the teaching-learning experience for both teachers and learners. This paper reviews the gains made in the field of adult learning and literacy in 1998 and discusses the needs that must be met in the years ahead. [Chapter 1 in: Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy. Volume 1; copublished with Jossey-Bass, Inc.; see ED436673.]
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Accountability, Learning Experience, Public Policy, Adult Literacy, Adult Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Quality, Partnerships in Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Basic Skills, State Standards, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Educational History, Equivalency Tests, Family Literacy
Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. e-mail: edpubs@inet.ed.gov; Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 301-470-1244; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OERI/edpubs.html
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Basic Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Adult Education Act; Job Training Partnership Act 1982; National Literacy Act 1991; Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act; Reading Excellence Act; Workforce Investment Act 1998 Title II
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