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Pickard, Amy – Adult Learning, 2022
Shorthand is, by definition, coded symbolism used for purposes of speed. It's a system of abbreviation, intended to skim the top of more complex systems of meaning, taking shortcuts but keeping track of the important facts. Shorthand is used all the time in adult basic education (ABE). The very name of the field, adult "basic" education,…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Adult Basic Education, Social Bias, Minority Group Students
Wiebke Curdt; Silke Schreiber-Barsch; Katharina Angermeier – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2023
This paper discusses adults who are dealing with limited financial means under the premises of disability and over-indebtedness. To this end, the authors examined the concepts of vulnerability, financial literacy and the numerate environment for systematising and presenting findings from a qualitative secondary analysis of qualitative data sets…
Descriptors: Numeracy, At Risk Persons, Adults, Disabilities
Ouellette-Schramm, Jennifer – Adult Learning, 2019
Many adult English language learners (ELLs) aspire toward postsecondary educational programs but do not go on to obtain college credentials after beginning classes in Adult Basic Education (ABE) or community college English as a second or other language classes to prepare for college-level English. Understanding how adult ELLs experience learning…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Adult Learning, English (Second Language), Constructivism (Learning)
Ouellette-Schramm, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2023
Many adult English learners enroll in U.S. Adult Basic Education programs every year. The federally defined goal of these programs is to increase adult learners' skills to enable them to enter the workforce, but it is not clear whether this purpose matches learners' own motivations for entering these programs. Using the lens of self-authorship…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, English Language Learners, Adult Students, Student Motivation
Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2020
Adult community Education (ACE) is a recognisable education sector that offers accessible lifelong learning opportunities that are learner-centred and needs based. The Australian ACE scan profiles the sector in terms of its programs, features and provider types. The scan outlines ACE program participants, outcomes and the policy areas they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Community Programs, Lifelong Learning