Publication Date
| In 2025 | 6 |
| Since 2024 | 39 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 158 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 392 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 781 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Prins, Esther | 19 |
| Anderson, Jim | 14 |
| Padak, Nancy | 14 |
| Shermis, Michael, Ed. | 13 |
| Tao, Fumiyo | 12 |
| St. Pierre, Robert | 10 |
| Toso, Blaire Willson | 10 |
| Moke, Susan, Ed. | 9 |
| Tett, Lyn | 9 |
| Hannon, Peter | 8 |
| Saracho, Olivia N. | 8 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 119 |
| Teachers | 80 |
| Parents | 67 |
| Policymakers | 35 |
| Administrators | 23 |
| Community | 9 |
| Researchers | 8 |
| Students | 8 |
| Media Staff | 5 |
| Support Staff | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 59 |
| Pennsylvania | 45 |
| United Kingdom | 43 |
| United States | 43 |
| California | 40 |
| Australia | 36 |
| Illinois | 32 |
| Texas | 29 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 26 |
| Netherlands | 17 |
| China | 16 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 1 |
Download full textOwens, Heather, Ed.; Thompson, Carole, Ed. – 2001
This document contains papers from a Pennsylvania conference on adult and continuing education research. The following papers are included: "Violence against Women: Looking behind the Mask of Incarcerated Batterers" (Irene C. Baird); "Refocusing Faculty Development: The View from an Adult Learning Perspective" (Patricia A.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Aleman, Steven R. – 1993
The Bilingual Education Act (BEA) title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), is the federal program intended to help children who are limited English proficient (LEP) learn English. BEA activities focus on transitional bilingual education; developmental bilingual education; special alternative instruction (such as English as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1994
An external evaluation of the Family English Literacy, Plus (FEL+) program of the Sweetwater Union High School District (California) is presented. Program objectives included: (1) development and implementation of curriculum and activities integrating technology-assisted instruction into the existing literacy program; (2) increasing parent/child…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Citizenship Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
Weinstein-Shr, Gail – 1992
Five questions and answers are presented in this document. They are as follows: (1) Are family literacy and intergenerational literacy the same? The first term, it is explained, focuses on the parent and child, while the second term, used in the broader sense, involves other adults such as grandparents and neighbors, etc. (2) What are the goals of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Competency Based Education, Cooperation, Cultural Background
Nurss, Joanne R. – 1992
Project CLASS, a collaborative family literacy demonstration research project designed to meet the language and literacy needs of limited English proficient families in Clayton County, Georgia, is described. Intergenerational and age-graded classes were provided for Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese, and Hispanic adult family members, their…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Community Services
Rohland, Mark, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
School-family partnerships (SFPs) have been the focus of research, policy, and practice efforts for several years. Increasing the interest in SFPs has been the finding that when schools and families cooperate closely, children benefit. The more supportive links there are between settings, the more potential there is for healthy development. Such…
Descriptors: Conferences, Politics of Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Logan, Brenda; Peyton, Tony; Read, Cindy; McMaster, Jennifer; Botkins, Rod – 2002
Over the last 3 decades, educators have found an overwhelming relationship between parent education levels, parental involvement, and children's school success. Family literacy affects parents' effectiveness in helping their children learn. These are the four components of comprehensive family literacy: (1) interactive literacy activities between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Classroom Environment, Community
DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fund, Pleasantville, NY. – 2000
The first meeting of the National Literacy Summit 2000 convened 150 leaders from adult education and literacy and other related fields for a 2-day intensive working meeting to begin building a national consensus on how to move adult and family literacy forward in the 21st century. Comments and suggestions offered by summit participants were…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedLivingston, Andrea, Ed.; Wirt, John, Ed. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
This publication contains a sample of the 44 indicators in "The Condition of Education 2003." The indicators in this publication are numbered sequentially, rather than according to their numbers in the complete edition. The Contents page offers a cross reference between the two publications. Since 1870, the federal government has…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Family Characteristics, Poverty
