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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Conceptualising Adult and Continuing Education Practice: Towards a Framework for Research
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Chan, Benjamin Tak-Yuen – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2009
Adult and continuing education practitioners are the core group of staff that enable the lifelong learning enterprise. However, there are few studies that look into the domain of practice of these practitioners, which is shaped by the organisation and its wider external milieux. Research on this topic naturally calls for the elucidation of…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Continuing Education, Educational Theories, Educational Practices
"Snapshot of a Generation": Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide with Project-Based Learning
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Allan, Julaine – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2007
In this example from the human services field, project-based learning is used to connect theoretical knowledge and practice skills by taking a project from industry and completing it within the peer supported learning environment of the classroom, returning the project product to industry. The theoretical ideal of participation was the project's…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Active Learning, Student Projects, Human Services
Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 9, Issue B
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Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2008
"Focus on Basics" is a publication of the U.S. Division of World Education, Inc. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to connecting research with practice, to…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Patients
Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 9, Issue A
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Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2008
"Focus on Basics" is a publication of the US Division of World Education, Inc. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to connecting research with practice, to…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Mathematics Teachers
Adult Literacy Research: Opportunities and Challenges. NCSALL Occasional Paper
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Comings, John; Soricone, Lisa – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2007
This monograph looks first at opportunities provided by research in the adult literacy field and then identifies challenges to scientific research and suggests ways to address these challenges so that better evidence can be generated in the future. It has two goals that support the building of a stronger research base for the adult literacy…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Researchers, Adult Literacy, Adult Education
Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 8, Issue B
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Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2006
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Adult Literacy, Self Esteem, Professional Development
Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 7, Issue D
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Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), Harvard University, 2005
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 8, Issue A
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Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2005
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Health Education, Second Language Learning, Learning Activities
Survey and Methodology for Assessing Adult Basic Education Teachers' Characteristics and Concerns
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National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
This paper offers a survey developed as part of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy's Professional Development Study. Most of the questions in this survey were tested with 100 adult education and literacy teachers in the New England area; a few changes have been made to this version to correct poorly worded questions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Professional Development, Teacher Characteristics
Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 6, Issue B
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Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Research, Adult Learning, Literacy
Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 6, Issue A
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Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2002
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Research, Social Work, Caseworkers
How the ARCS Was Done. NCSALL Occasional Paper
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National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2000
The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) Adult Reading Components Study (ARCS) was the first large-scale attempt to describe the reading of students enrolled in adult basic education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) using a battery of individually administered reading and language tests.…
Descriptors: Site Selection, Language Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education