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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 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 Teaching adults: is it different?	Date 1989	Abstract The digest examines research that investigates differences in the styles used to teach adults and children. There are referen...
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 Summary report: national forums on the adult education delivery system	Date 1991	Abstract Following the call in AMERICA 2000 for a nation of students engaged in lifelong learning, the Office of Vocational and Adult ...
Title Strategies for retaining adult students: the educationally disadvantaged	Date 1988	Abstract The digest looks at retention of students in programs for educationally disadvantaged adults. Included are causes of nonpart...
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 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 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 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...
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 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 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 Patterns of promise: state and local strategies for improving coordination in adult education programs	Date 1992	Abstract The contractor investigated state and local programs efforts for delivering coordinated services in adult education. The rep...
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 Partners for lifelong learning: public libraries and adult education	Date 1991	Abstract This booklet consists of two commissioned papers written by library educators describing the role of public libraries in adul...
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 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 National Literacy Act	Date 1991	Abstract This document summaries the National Literacy Act of 1991 and its relationship to the Adult Education Act.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 History of the Adult Education Act: an overview	Date 1991	Abstract This document summaries the twenty-seven year history of the Adult Education Act to 1991.
Title Guidelines for working with adult learners	Date 1988	Abstract The digest provides guidelines to consider when developing educational programs for adults in any setting. It focuses on the...
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 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 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 Ethical practice in adult education	Date 1991	Abstract This ERIC Digest describes some of the ethical dilemmas that are inherent in the education of adults and provides ideas that ...
Title ERIC and the Adult Education Act: 25 Years of Collaboration	Date 1991	Abstract The digest describes highlights the 25-year collaboration between the Adult Education Act (AEA) and the ERIC system. It begi...
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 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 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 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 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 Collaborative learning in adult education	Date 1991	Abstract The digest provides an overview of collaborative learning and describes how the process of collaborative learning can become ...