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ERIC Number: EJ829367
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0146-9282
EISSN: N/A
Voice from Lawrence, Kansas: Diverse Adult Learners in a University Community
White, Angela; Herrod, Norma
Educational Considerations, v35 n1 p26-29 Fall 2007
This article focuses on the Lawrence Adult Learning Center, the only program in Kansas offering Adult Basic Education. The LALC has been a program on wheels, always moving to another location. Its mission is to enable adult students to: acquire appropriate skills and knowledge necessary to become informed decision makers and effective communicators; assist students to set attainable goals that meet their personal needs; recruit and serve adults who are in need of Adult Basic Education; and provide English language instruction with an emphasis on life skills and employability for ESL students. (Contains 1 table and 2 endnotes.)
Kansas State University, College of Education. 1100 Mid-Campus Drive, 006 Bluemont Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. Tel: 785-532-5525; Fax: 785-532-7304; e-mail: edcoll@ksu.edu; Web site: http://coe.ksu.edu/EdConsiderations
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Basic Education; Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Kansas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A