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Chappell, Cathryn; Shippen, Margaret – Journal of Correctional Education, 2013
Using computers and other technology is becoming increasingly important in the field of correctional education. This practice guide discusses the role of technology as a means of educational delivery for incarcerated individuals and the need for partnerships to increase positive outcomes for offenders. This guide is part of a series of practice…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Correctional Education, Partnerships in Education, Correctional Institutions
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Widin, Jacquie; Yasukawa, Keiko; Chodkiewicz, Andrew – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
The field of adult language, literacy and numeracy in Australia is a site of struggle as policy changes, new learner groups and new economic imperatives challenge teachers' expertise and beliefs about good teaching practice. This article examines the ways in which experienced adult language, literacy and numeracy teachers shape and reshape their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Numeracy
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Black, Stephen – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
This paper describes pedagogy in a series of "diabetes literacy" programs involving culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. The programs were jointly delivered in local community sites, including neighbourhood centres and public housing halls, by qualified nutritionists from a public health service and adult literacy…
Descriptors: Health Services, Literacy Education, Health Personnel, Diabetes
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White, Sheida – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2012
This article presents 34 characteristics of texts and tasks ("text features") that can make continuous (prose), noncontinuous (document), and quantitative texts easier or more difficult for adolescents and adults to comprehend and use. The text features were identified by examining the assessment tasks and associated texts in the national…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Reader Text Relationship, Adult Literacy
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Adult Learning, 2012
This article presents the Belem Framework for Action. This framework focuses on harnessing the power and potential of adult learning and education for a viable future. This framework begins with a preamble on adult education and towards lifelong learning.
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Social Change, Role of Education
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McIntosh, Jonathan – International Journal of Music Education, 2013
Highlighting the application of ethnomusicology beyond the traditional boundaries of the academy, this article investigates the use of music in adult literacy education. In 2005, as part of the Literacy and Equality in Irish Society (LEIS) project, adult literacy tutors working in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (UK), were invited to enrol in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music, Ethnology, Adult Literacy
Gafoor, K. Abdul; PG, Jayasudha – Online Submission, 2011
This paper discusses the need for new model and approach to solve the problem of illiteracy of the most backward section of the society-women among scheduled and other backward classes. The empirical support for the study is testing, interview and observation conducted on the present status of 100 from among 1,500 adult learners who attended a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, Reading Programs
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Mackert, Michael; Poag, Meg – Community Literacy Journal, 2011
Objective: This project examined health literacy efforts among adult basic education providers in Central Texas. Methods: A survey was conducted with all adult literacy providers in Central Texas (N = 58). Results: Most programs provide health-related information. Literacy programs see needs for helping students communicate with doctors, filling…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Health Education, Information Literacy
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Sligo, Frank; Tilley, Elspeth; Murray, Niki – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: This study aims to examine how well print-literacy support being provided to New Zealand Modern Apprentices (MAs) is supporting their study and practical work. Design/methodology/approach: The authors undertook a qualitative analysis of a database of 191 MAs in the literacy programme, then in 14 case studies completed 46 interviews with…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Familiarity, Foreign Countries, Tutors
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Kimball, Elizabeth – Community Literacy Journal, 2015
In fields such as sociolinguistics and composition and rhetoric, communication is increasingly understood as translingual, that is, as negotiated socially across languages. Those of us engaged in community literacy can and should recognize the deeply multilingual nature of the communities in which we work, and we should understand, embrace, and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Literacy
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, 2016
The California Department of Education (CDE) provides adult literacy services to one-fifth of adults enrolled in the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program in the United States. The adult education program addresses literacy needs of individuals by providing adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to (a) gain employment or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Labor Legislation
Sticht, Thomas G. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Philanthropists and policymakers sometimes opt to fund childhood education to "stop illiteracy at the source" at the expense of funding for adult literacy education. In 2000, "The New York Times" published an article about a gift of $100 million being given to schools in Mississippi to promote the teaching of reading to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Lifelong Learning, Illiteracy
Lesgold, Alan M., Ed.; Welch-Ross, Melissa, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2012
Virtually everyone needs a high level of literacy in both print and digital media to negotiate most aspects of 21st century life-succeeding in a competitive job market, supporting a family, navigating health information, and participating in civic activities. Yet, according to a recent survey estimate, more than 90 million adults in the United…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Expertise
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Sligo, Frank – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges faced by tutors who were providing remedial literacy support to New Zealand apprentices. Design/methodology/approach: As part of a wider, triangulated study of employers, tutors, apprentices, and industry training coordinators, the author undertook a qualitative analysis of ten…
Descriptors: Role Conflict, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries, Tutors
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Latchem, Colin – SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education, 2018
This book is the first comprehensive account of developments in open and distance non-formal education in developing countries for over more than 20 years. It includes many instructive and inspiring examples of how international agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, WHO, UNICEF, USAID and the Commonwealth of Learning and national providers are using…
Descriptors: Open Education, Distance Education, Nonformal Education, Developing Nations
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