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Title Adult education and postsecondary success	Date Sept 4, 2007	Abstract This is a policy brief developed for the August 20, 2007 meeting of the National Commission on Adult Literacy. "It examines G...
Title Policies to promote adult education and postsecondary alignment	Date Sept 28, 2007	Abstract This is a policy brief developed for the August 20, 2007 meeting of the National Commission on Adult Literacy. "It focuses on...
Title How do you teach content in adult education? an annotated bibliography	Date October 2006	Abstract In this document, the authors provide sources of research and professional wisdom that are useful to the design of evidence-b...
Title Adult education in California: strategic planning process needs assessment	Date November 2009	Abstract This report details the results of a needs assessment of adult education in California, performed in January 2009 by WestEd f...
Title Mounting pressures facing the U.S. workforce and the increasing need for adult education and literacy	Date May 21, 2007	Abstract This is a report of one of the presentations made at the April 2007 meeting of the National Commission on Adult Literacy. The...
Title Dare to dream, a collection of papers from a resource group of 102 education and literacy professionals	Date May 21, 2007	Abstract Presented at their April 2007 meeting, this collection of papers was developed to inform the thinking of the National Commiss...
Title Legislators' resource book: adult education services - the success, the impact and the need	Date May 2007	Abstract This document contains state-by-state snapshots of adult education programs from 2003-04. Included on each fact sheet are sta...
Title Local perspectives on WIA reauthorization	Date March 26, 2010	Abstract This policy brief reports on the February 18, 2010 CAAL Roundtable discussion of WIA and the Adult Education and Economic Gro...
Title Directory of federal funding sources for adult education	Date March 2009	Abstract This directory of federal funding sources describes 49 programs from ten agencies that authorize expenditures for adult basic...
Title Learners' engagement in adult literacy education	Date March 2006	Abstract The study described in this report focused on how learning context shapes engagement by adult learners. Understanding how an...
Title Reach higher, America: overcoming crisis in the U.S. workforce	Date June, 2008	Abstract This is the report of the National Commission on Adult Literacy on the need for substantial increase in the adult education a...
Title Legislator's resource book: adult education services - the success, the impact and the need	Date June 2009	Abstract This document contains state-by-state data on adult education programs. The data is taken from USDE OVAE's National Reporting...
Title Forces changing our nation's future	Date June 18, 2007	Abstract This is a report of one of the presentations made at the April 2007 meeting of the National Commission on Adult Literacy. A m...
Title In a time of scarce resources: near term priorities in adult education	Date July 25, 2012	Abstract This report presents the results of a survey project in which over two dozen adult education and literacy leaders responded t...
Title Net annual fiscal contributions of US adults aged 18-64 by educational attainment, 2009-2012	Date January, 2014	Abstract This paper analyzes the fiscal gains to the nation and to individuals of high school and college graduation for adults aged 1...
Title Low-income adults in profile: improving lives through higher education	Date February 2004	Abstract “This report describes the low-income adult student population, outlines the many challenges that they face, and explains the...
Title Fiscal consequences of adult educational attainment	Date December 14, 2007	Abstract This policy brief prepared for the National Commission on Adult Literacy examines the earnings of adults according to their l...
Title Challenges in assessing for postsecondary readiness	Date De 14, 2007	Abstract This policy brief examines the major assessments in use today to measure adult learning gains and determine student placement...
Title Profiles of the adult education target population: information from the 2000 census	Date April, 2004	Abstract Document presents national, regional, and state profiles of the target population for adult education, those 16 years old and...
Title Problem-based learning and adult English language learners	Date April 2007	Abstract How problem-based learning aligns with research on second language acquisition is addressed in this Brief. "Guidelines for te...
Title Federal adult education: a legislative history 1964-2013	Date 2013	Abstract This “American heritage” history traces the federal involvement in adult education in order to place federal adult education ...
Title Effects of learning in adult, career, and career-technical education	Date 2003	Abstract This Alert examines some of the trends and issues associated with the role of emotion in learning in adult, career, and caree...
Title Informal adult learning and the Internet	Date 2003	Abstract This Alert examines issues related to the Internet and its role in informal adult learning. References are given.
Title Andragogy revisited: theory for the 21st century?	Date 2002	Abstract This publication examines the viability in the 21st century of Malcolm Knowles' theory of andragogy by considering its backgr...
Title Journal writing as an adult learning tool	Date 2002	Abstract This brief reviews the research and practice literature and describes issues and methods involved in incorporating journal wr...
Title Adult students: recruitment and retention	Date 2001	Abstract This brief examines reviews recent research related to adult student recruitment and retention and provides guidelines for re...
Title Lifelong learning	Date 2000	Abstract This publication examines the concept of lifelong learning and the myths surrounding gap between the ideal and real learning ...
Title Change: connections to adult learning and education	Date 2000	Abstract This digest explores the question of how adult learning and education can cultivate change with individuals and groups. Refe...
Title Transformational learning and the journey of individuation	Date 2000	Abstract The digest summaries and expands on Robert Boyd's notion of transformative learning, discussing the role of image, symbol, ri...
Title Contextual learning in adult education	Date 2000	Abstract This brief examines the use in adult education of contextual learning, an offshoot of the constructivist approach to teaching...
Title Multiple intelligences and adult education	Date 2000	Abstract This alert reviews the ways that multiple intelligence (MI) theory has been investigated in adult literacy education. Ext...
Title New views of adult learning	Date 1999	Abstract This alert examines some of the recent trends in the literature of adult learning. Included are transformative learning, adu...
Title Beyond 2000; future directions for adult education	Date 1999	Abstract The paper provides adult educators with information that they can use to produce perspectives for the future of adult educati...
Title Roles for adult educators	Date 1999	Abstract This alert reviews some of the trends and issues related to roles for adult educators. References are given.
Title How emancipatory is adult learning?	Date 1999	Abstract This publication investigates to what extent adult education actually fulfills an emancipatory mission by examining beliefs a...
Title Situated learning in adult education	Date 1998	Abstract This digest presents an overview of the concepts related to applying situated cognition in adult learning. References are i...
Title Transformational learning in adulthood	Date 1998	Abstract The digest describes research and theory building by Robert Boyd and its influence on current perspectives of transformative ...
Title Action learning for individual and organizational development	Date 1998	Abstract Action learning is a continuous process of learning and reflection, bringing people together to solve problems. The brief pr...
Title Adult learning in groups	Date 1997	Abstract The brief provides information that can be used in developing adult learning groups in formal educational settings. Included...
Title Continuing education: market driven or learner centered?	Date 1996	Abstract This publication looks at the controversy of whether continuing education programs should be market driven or learner centere...
Title Journal writing and adult learning	Date 1996	Abstract This digest focuses on several types of journals, exploring their value in assisting adults through their learning journey an...
Title Adult education: social change or status quo?	Date 1996	Abstract This digest examines the debate over the mission of adult education: is it to transform individuals or society? It looks at...
Title Teaching adults: is it different?	Date 1995	Abstract The question of whether teaching adults is different remains ambiguous. Types of adult learning and what learners themselves...
Title Inclusive adult learning environments	Date 1995	Abstract The Digest describes what it means to create an inclusive learning environment, examines some related issues, and presents so...
Title Is it working? Self help guide for evaluating vocational and adult education programs	Date 1995	Abstract The guide presents a framework for use by adult and vocational programs to improve their approach to evaluation. Included are...
Title Adult learner retention revisited	Date 1994	Abstract This digest provides an updated look at research on retention in adult education in both adult basic education and higher edu...
Title Self-directed learning	Date 1994	Abstract While the concept of self-directed learning is a significant component of the current practice of adult education, there is c...
Title Part-time instructors in adult and vocational education	Date 1993	Abstract The digest looks at the increased use of part-time instructors in adult and vocational education. It examines the education ...
Title Minority participation in continuing education	Date 1993	Abstract The trends of larger numbers of diverse groups in the U.S. work force, the need for continuing education and retraining, and ...
Title Reflective practice in adult education	Date 1992	Abstract The digest examines reflective practice in adult education. Reflective practice is a mode that integrates or links thought a...