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Review of Adult Learning and Literacy

Edited by John Comings, Barbara Garner, and Cristine Smith Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

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    Volume 7 (2007) — Out of Stock
    Includes chapters on:
  • the persistence of adult education students
  • adult education program quality
  • assistive technology
  • individualized group instruction
  • health literacy
  • research on professional development and teacher change
  • adult literacy and numeracy development in Australia
  • adult basic education in South Africa
  • annotated bibliography on workplace education
     
    Volume 6 (2006)
  $40.00 (cloth)-(NCSALL discounted price)
    Includes chapters on:
  • demographic change and low-literacy Americans
  • the role of vocabulary in adult basic education
  • implications of research on spelling for adult basic education
  • issues in teaching speaking skills to adult ESOL learners
  • the preparation and stability of the adult basic education teaching workforce
  • the adult literacy system in Ireland
  • broad-based organization as a vehicle for promoting adult literacy
     
    Volume 5 (2005)
  $40.00 (cloth)-(NCSALL discounted price)
    Includes chapters on:
  • the increasing emphasis on scientifically based research and evidence-based practice in education, their use in adult literacy, and the perception of their usefulness by those who work in the field
  • recent research on the impact of acquiring a General Educational Development (GED) credential
  • the adult literacy system in the state of Massachusetts, focusing on the factors that led to investing and restructuring in the system, and the lessons learned that may be helpful to other states interested in building strong systems of educational service delivery for adult learners
  • a history and review of volunteerism in adult literacy
  • the history and structure of the adult literacy system in New Zealand, including policy recommendations for the current system to more effectively serve all adult learners
  • a review of theories and key resources related to metacognitive skills in reading
     
    Volume 4 (2003)
  $40.00 (cloth)-(NCSALL discounted price)
  $20.00 (paper)-(NCSALL discounted price)
    Includes chapters on:
  • issues of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation
  • the role of workplace education in building adults’ basic skills
  • the role of new learning technologies in adult education and literacy
  • adult developmental theories and their implications for the teaching of adult basic
  • education and English for speakers of other languages; and traditional and contemporary adult learning theories, including an annotated bibliography of key resources
     
    Volume 3 (2002)—Out of Stock
    Includes chapters on:
  • the history of the U.S. Adult Education and Literacy System
  • a review the literature on adults with learning disabilities
  • an overview of literacy assessment in ABE
  • the inclusion of numeracy in adult basic education
  • the professionalization and certification for adult basic education teachers
  • current areas of interest in family literacy
     
    Volume 2 (2001)
  $35.00 (cloth)-(NCSALL discounted price)
    Includes chapters on:
  • critical theory and its application to the pedagogy used in adult basic education programs
  • the research in writing and its implications for adult literacy education
  • the politics and practices of educational programs for adults in correctional facilities
  • an overview of the challenges facing state-level professional development systems
  • the adult learning and literacy system in Canada
  • organizational development theory and its implications for adult basic education
     
    Volume 1 (1999)
  $35.00 (cloth)-(NCSALL discounted price)
    Includes chapters on:
  • the implications of Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children for Adult Learning and Literacy (1998) for adult literacy, family literacy and adult ESOL programs
  • the growing number of youth enrolling in adult literacy education
  • the overlap between adult literacy programs and community college developmental programs
  • an examination of the medical and public health literature for links between health and literacy and trends in research and practice
  • an overview of the state of assessment in adult ESOL programs in the U.S
  • adult basic education(ABE) in the United Kingdom
  • the use of electronic technology in adult education

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