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ERIC Number: ED109306
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974-May-31
Pages: 168
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Louisiana Adult Education Staff Development Project. Interim Report, May 1, 1973-May31, 1974. Publication No. 1428.
Boyet, Robert W., Comp.; And Others
The report contains summaries and materials describing the second year of a Louisiana project to train teachers of reading for illiterate adults. Meeting a major objective, the project increased the number of State colleges and universities offering credit courses in adult education to 10, for a total of 27 courses enrolling 716 local adult education personnel. Project objectives are listed and implementing activities described: conducting a Statewide survey of local education personnel to establish their training needs and experience; establishing a State Adult Education Staff Development Coordinating Council; developing a graduate degree program; involving higher education and local teachers in training institutes, workshops, and conferences; funding 11 tuition-free graduate courses in adult education and encouraging local teachers to enroll in them; continuing the Adult Education Staff Development Specialist position in the State Department of Education and initiating meetings with those in similar positions in other States; establishing a 23-member statewide teacher-training team; and coordinating workshops and institutes in Louisiana and surrounding areas. About four-fifths of the report (130 pages) consists of appended materials and documents pertaining to the year's activities, including budget figures, workshop programs and excerpts, lists of participants, and correspondence. (MDW)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge.
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A