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Improving Adult Literacy Instruction

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309219590
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Improving Adult Literacy Instruction written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life, including supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness in the global economy. Yet, more than 90 million U.S. adults lack adequate literacy. Furthermore, only 38 percent of U.S. 12th graders are at or above proficient in reading. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction synthesizes the research on literacy and learning to improve literacy instruction in the United States and to recommend a more systemic approach to research, practice, and policy. The book focuses on individuals ages 16 and older who are not in K-12 education. It identifies factors that affect literacy development in adolescence and adulthood in general, and examines their implications for strengthening literacy instruction for this population. It also discusses technologies for learning that can assist with multiple aspects of teaching, assessment,and accommodations for learning. There is inadequate knowledge about effective instructional practices and a need for better assessment and ongoing monitoring of adult students' proficiencies, weaknesses, instructional environments, and progress, which might guide instructional planning. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction recommends a program of research and innovation to validate, identify the boundaries of, and extend current knowledge to improve instruction for adults and adolescents outside school. The book is a valuable resource for curriculum developers, federal agencies such as the Department of Education, administrators, educators, and funding agencies.

Developing Adult Literacy

Author : Juliet McCaffery
Publisher : Oxfam
ISBN 13 : 0855985968
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Developing Adult Literacy written by Juliet McCaffery and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 2007 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help those who plan and develop literacy initiatives; using case studies from literacy programmes in many countries including Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mali, Nigeria, the Philippines and Uganda, it demonstrates the importance of literacy, its power to improve lives, and the role literacy plays in social and economic development.

The Political Economy of Adult Education and Development

Author : Frank Youngman
Publisher : Zed Books
ISBN 13 : 9781856496766
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book The Political Economy of Adult Education and Development written by Frank Youngman and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the formerly colonial world, the discourse of development has established an almost unquestioned intellectual and political dominance. Adult educators, their purposes and their programmes, are inevitably deeply shaped by this fact. Frank Youngman believes that adult educators need to have an understanding of the various different theories of development, and how different development strategies and biases impact on their own work. The purpose of his book is to provide a theory of applied political economy to explain the interface between society and adult education in developing countries. The author's own approach is broadly influenced by the Marxist tradition, but one that seeks to transcend many of the limitations and rigidities often prevalent in the past. He introduces adult educators to the main competing theories of development - the modernisation, dependency, neo-liberal and various alternative approaches. He then demonstrates the power of his analytical tools by examining a variety of specific issues affecting adult education. These include the impact of foreign aid, social inequalities (notably class, gender and ethnic inequalities), and the relationship between state and civil society in peripheral capitalist societies. The book draws on a wealth of empirical information and case studies from various parts of the world, but with particular attention to the country which the author knows best, Botswana. Its signal contribution is its elaboration of a theory of the political economy of adult education in the context of development and its demonstration of the applicability of this theoretical framework, including its usefulness in generating appropriate research agendas.

A National Plan for Research and Development in Adult Education and Literacy

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Adult Literacy in National Development

Author : Sueli N. Campos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adult Literacy in National Development written by Sueli N. Campos and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Adult Literacy in National Development

Author : Sueli Netto Campos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Adult Literacy in National Development written by Sueli Netto Campos and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Combatting Poverty Through Adult Education

Author : Chris Duke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429790821
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Combatting Poverty Through Adult Education written by Chris Duke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1985 this book addresses important questions about the nature and meaning of development as these concern adult education in the developing world. It contributes to the development debate as well as discussiong what part adult education can play in reducing poverty and inequality. It consists of 7 case studies by adult educators and researchers involved in adult education programmes in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The introductory, linking and concluding sections draw out and highlight common issues and themes leading to conclusions about the potential of large-scale, mainly governmental, adult education programmes to effect social change.

Adult Education

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Adult Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Freirean Approach to Adult literacy Education

Author : Osemeka Anthony
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640713680
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Freirean Approach to Adult literacy Education written by Osemeka Anthony and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Psychology - Intelligence and Learning Psychology, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ), course: Master degree Program, language: English, abstract: The Freirean approach to adult literacy education centre on learners' cultural and personal experiences. Freirean was the name for Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, the approach is also referred to as the problem-posing approach (Auerbach & Wallerstein, 1987;Wallerstein, 1983), the psycho-social approach (Hope, Timmel, & Hodzi, 1984; Fargo, 1981), the learner-centered approach (Anorve, 1989), the liberatory approach (Shor & Freire, 1987; Facundo, 1984), and the participatory approach (Jurmo, 1987). It has been used in the developing world in successful native and second language literacy projects sponsored by governments and international voluntary organizations in both rural and urban settings. In the United States, many community-based organizations have used the approach in their nonformal educational programs for developing basic literacy in English, native languages other than English, and English as a second language. Because the Freirean approach goes by a number of different names and Freire's ideas have had such an impact on adult education internationally, there are many literacy educators in the United States who have incorporated elements of the approach into their teaching without realizing that they have been influenced by Paulo Freire. In Freirean terms, culture "includes how people labor, create, and make life choices" (Wallerstein, 1983, p. 5). Culture is not a static set of customs, religious beliefs, social attitudes, forms of address and attire, and foods; rather, it is a dynamic process of transformation and change laden with conflicts to resolve and choices to be made both individually and as a community. Jurmo (1987) categorizes Freire as an exponent of "literacy for social change" because Freire argues that unjust social conditions are the cause of illiteracy and that the purpose of adult basic education is to enable learners to participate actively in liberating themselves from the conditions that oppress them. This liberatory aspect of Freire's philosophy is important for program management as well as for learning. Many programs following the Freirean approach have adopted management structures that give students significant control over the direction of present and future educational activities (Jurmo, 1987; Collins, Balmuth, & Jean, 1989).

Report of Conference on Adult Education in the Developing Nations, June 14-15, 1962

Author : Alton Parker Hadlock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Report of Conference on Adult Education in the Developing Nations, June 14-15, 1962 written by Alton Parker Hadlock and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Adult Literacy and National Development

Author : Harry G. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Adult Literacy and National Development written by Harry G. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Library and Literacy Movement for National Development

Author : Sahib Singh
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9788180690655
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Library and Literacy Movement for National Development written by Sahib Singh and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines The Role Of Libraries In Eradication Of Illiteracy And Poverty Alleviation. Highlights Past, Present And Future Scenario Of Literacy. The Factors Responsible For Illiteracy And Correlates The Growth Of Population And Illiteracy In India. Presents An Account Of Various Programmes In This Regard And The Role Of Ngos. Also Covers Delhi Particularly And Suggests A Network Of Library And Literacy Centres For Eradication Of Illiteracy From Rural Delhi.

Assessing Literacy

Author : Anne Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Literacy written by Anne Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To satisfy federal requirements, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Division of Adult Education and Literacy planned a nationally representative household sample survey to assess the literacy skills of the adult population of the United States, to be conducted by the Educational Testing Service with the assistance of Westat, Inc. This report describes the development of the National Adult Literacy Survey framework, the development of the background questionnaire, the development of simulation tasks, state adult literacy surveys, and participants in the development process. Results from the survey will provide policymakers and others with information on the condition of literacy in the United States. The field test was conducted in 1991, and the main data collection took place in 1992 with a sample of 14,900 adults aged 16 years and older living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Black and Hispanic households were oversampled to ensure reliable estimates of their literacy proficiencies. Results will describe the literacy skills demonstrated by the total adult population as well as by adults comprising various sub-groups and will characterize these skills in terms of demographic and personal background information. Seven tables present information about the samples. An appendix of sample tasks contains some of the prose, document, and quantitative tasks adults were asked to complete. (SLD)

Reach Higher, America

Author : National Commission on Adult Literacy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Reach Higher, America written by National Commission on Adult Literacy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's workforce is facing an education and skills crisis. Among the 30 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States is the only one in which younger adults are less educated than the previous generation. "Unless we invest now to educate and train our workforce, America risks its economic viability and its ability to compete in a global marketplace where knowledge is the key to success." To meet America's 21st Century adult education needs, the National Commission on Adult Literacy calls for creating a new "Adult Education and Workforce Skills System that will prepare out-of-school adults for postsecondary education and job training readiness and enable their success in the 21st Century workplace." To achieve the goals the Commission recommends, Congress must pass a comprehensive new Adult Education and Economic Growth Act "to overhaul, connect, and expand federal adult education and workforce skills training." [For the full report, see ED506605.].

Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 7

Author : John Comings
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000941914
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 7 written by John Comings and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 7, is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning. Each Review opens with an overview of significant recent developments in the field of adult literacy followed by a set of chapters presenting in-depth reviews of research and best practices on topics of high interest to the field, and concludes with a Resources section. Chapter topics in Volume 7: *Persistence: Helping Adult Students Reach Their Goals *Achieving Adult Education Program Quality *Assistive Technology and Adult literacy *Individualized Group Instruction *Health Literacy *Research on Professional Development and Teacher Change *Opportunities, Transitions, and Risks: Perspectives on Adult Literacy and Numeracy Development in Australia *Adult Basic Education in South Africa *Annotated Bibliography on Workplace Education The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy serves as the journal of record for the field and is an essential resource for all stakeholders who need to know what research can reveal about how best to serve adult learners. The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is a federally funded research and development center focused solely on adult learning. NCSALL's efforts are dedicated to improving practice in educational programs that serve adults with limited literacy and English language skills, and those without a high school diploma. For more information on NCSALL, please visit http://www.ncsall.net/.

Improving Adult Literacy Instruction

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309262267
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Improving Adult Literacy Instruction written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 States lack the literacy skills needed for fully productive and secure lives. At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council convened a committee of experts from many disciplines to synthesize research on literacy and learning in order to improve instruction for those served in adult education in the U.S. The committee's report, Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options for Practice and Research, recommends a program of research and innovation to gain a better understanding of adult literacy learners, improve instruction, and create the supports adults need for learning and achievement. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Supporting Learning and Motivation, which is based on the report, describes principles of effective instruction to guide those who design and administer adult literacy programs and courses. It also explores ways to motivate learners to persist in their studies, which is crucial given the thousands of hours of study and practice required to become proficient.The booklet concludes with a look at technologies that show promise for supporting individual learners and freeing busy adults from having to be in a particular place in order to practice their literacy skills. Although this booklet is not intended as a "how to" manual for instructors, teachers may also find the information presented here to be helpful as they plan and deliver instruction.

Education and National Development

Author : Ingemar Faegerlind
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483182398
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book Education and National Development written by Ingemar Faegerlind and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education and National Development: A Comparative Perspective discusses the correlation between education and national development. The book is comprised of nine chapters that cover several concerns regarding the subject matter, such as the theoretical underpinning, dimensions, policies, and practice. The first chapter discusses the origins of modern development thought, while the second chapter talks about how formal schooling can serve as an “agent of change . Chapters 3, 4, and 5 cover the various dimension development, which are economic growth, employment, quality of life, and political system. Chapter 6 discusses strategies for educational reform, while Chapter 7 deals with the evaluation of development policy. The eighth chapter provides a comparative discourse about education and development under capitalism and socialism. Chapter 9 talks about education, the state, and development. The book will be of great interest to readers concerned about how education correlates with national development.