Learner Motivation
Review of Adult Learning and Literacy
- Literacy Education in Adult Basic Education
John Kruidenier (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 4)
Focus on Basics
- The Evolution of an Adult Literacy Teacher
Margaret (Marn) Frank
(FOB, Volume 8, Issue D, November, 2007) - More Curriculum Structure: A Response to "Turbulence"
John Strucker (FOB, Volume 8, Issue C, December, 2006) - Self-Study: Broadening the Concepts of Participation and Program Support
Stephen Reder & Clare Strawn (FOB, Volume 8, Issue C, December, 2006) - Distance Learning as a Backup
Lauri McLellan Schoneck (FOB, Volume 8, Issue C, December, 2006) - The GED Via TV
Molly K. Robertson (FOB, Volume 8, Issue C, December, 2006) - Shaping and Sustaining Learner Engagement in
Individualized Group Instruction Classrooms
Hal Beder (FOB, Volume 8, Issue B, May 2006) - Learners on Learning to Read
Alisa Belzer (FOB, Volume 8, Issue B, May 2006) - What Are the Economic Effects of Earning a GED in Prison?
Research by John Tyler, article by Barbara Garner (FOB, Volume 7, Issue D, August 2005) - The Community High School of Vermont: An Uncommon High School in An Uncommon Setting
Tom Woods (FOB, Volume 7, Issue D, August 2005) - Culturally Relevant Education: Teaching Hawaiian inmates about and via their culture motivates and inspires them
Barbara Garner (FOB, Volume 7, Issue D, August 2005) - The Critical Poetry Project: Giving Voice to the Oppressed
Pauline Geraci (FOB, Volume 7, Issue D, August 2005) - A Slow Conversion to Reading Groups
Susan Watson (Volume 7, Issue C, March 2005) - Focus on Research
Research on Factors that Shape Engagement
(Volume 7, Issue C, March 2005) - Implementation Isn't Easy
Janet Geary (FOB, Volume 7, Issue A, June 2004) - Youth Cultural Competence: A Pathway for Achieving Outcomes with Youth
Josh Weber (FOB, Volume 7, Issue A, June 2004) - Building the Desire, Building the Ability
Brenda Dann-Messier & Eva I. Kampits (FOB, Volume 6, Issue D, February 2004) - EdCAP: A Transition Program in Transition
Karen Johnson, Barbara Haas, Barbara Harrell, & Roy Alameida (FOB, Volume 6, Issue D, February 2004) - Collaborating with Students to Build Curriculum that Incorporates Real-Life Materials
Charissa Ahlstrom (FOB,Volume 6, Issue C, September 2003) - Values and Beliefs: The World View Behind Curriculum
Amy Prevedel (FOB,Volume 6, Issue C, September 2003) - A Conversation with FOB What Works for Adult ESL Students
Heide Wrigley (FOB,Volume 6, Issue C, September 2003) - Not by Curriculum Alone
Mary Lynn Carver (FOB,Volume 6, Issue C, September 2003) - Idealism and Realism in the Formation of a Culturally Sensitive Classroom
KayTee Niquette (FOB, Volume 6, Issue B, February 2003) - Naming the Power Dynamics in Staff Development
Cassandra Drennon (FOB, Volume 6, Issue B, February 2003) - Study Circles Challenge the Intellect and Strengthen the Professional Community
Tom Smith (FOB, Volume 5, Issue D June 2002) - A Maturing Partnership
Rima Rudd (FOB, Volume 5, Issue C, February 2002) - Struggles: Writing as Healing
Leslie Ridgway & Dale Griffith (FOB, Volume 5, Issue C, February 2002) - Reflections on the Women, Violence, and Adult Education Project
Elizabeth Morrish (FOB, Volume 5, Issue C, February 2002) - Literacy, Health, and Health Literacy: State Policy Considerations
Marcia Drew Hohn (FOB, Volume 5, Issue C, February 2002) - Program Participation and Self-Directed Learning to Improve Basic Skills
Stephen Reder & Clare Strawn (FOB, Volume 4, Issue D, April 2001) - The K-12 School Experiences of High School Dropouts
Stephen Reder & Clare Strawn (FOB, Volume 4, Issue D, April 2001) - The Working Conditions of Adult Literacy Teachers
Cristine Smith, Judy Hofer, & Marilyn Gillespie (FOB, Volume 4, Issue D, April 2001) - Learning with Computers: The Theory Behind the Practice
Jennifer G. Cromley (FOB, Volume 4, Issue C, December 2000) - Teaching ESOL Using Word Processing: A Communicative Approach
Steve Quann & Diana Satin (FOB, Volume 4, Issue C, December 2000) - Solving Problems with Computer-Assisted Instruction at the East Texas Literacy Council
Kelley Snowden (FOB, Volume 4, Issue C, December 2000) - Technological Attraction
Ralph Silva & Walter Wallace (FOB, Volume 4, Issue C, December 2000) - Helping Adults Persist: Four Supports
John Comings, Andrea Parrella & Lisa Soricone (FOB, Volume 4, Issue A, March 2000) - The Effects of Continuing Goal-Setting on Persistence in a Math Classroom
Pam Meader (FOB, Volume 4, Issue A, March 2000) - Look Before You Leap: Helping Prospective Learners Make Informed Educational Choices
Marti Giese (FOB, Volume 4, Issue A, March 2000) - Learners First
Shirley Wright (FOB, Volume 3, Issue B, June 1999) - The First Three Weeks: A Critical Time for Motivation
B. Allan Quigley (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Build Motivation by Building Learner Participation
Barbara Garner (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Staying in a Literacy Program
Archie Willard (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Where Attendance is Not a Problem
Moira Lucey (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Getting into Groups
Michael Pritza (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Power, Literacy, and Motivation
Greg Hart (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Stopping Out, Not Dropping Out
Alisa Belzer (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Focus on Research: NCSALL's Learner Motivation Study
Barbara Garner (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998) - Project-Based Learning and the GED
Anson M. Green (FOB, Volume 2, Issue B, June 1998) - Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
Deborah L. Johnson (FOB, Volume 2, Issue D, December 1998) - Learning to Love Reading
Donna Earl (FOB, Volume 1, Issue B, May 1997) - Models of Reading and the ESOL Student
David E. Eskey (FOB, Volume 1, Issue B, May 1997)
NCSALL Reports
- Learners' Engagement in Adult Literacy Education>
Hal Beder, Jessica Tomkins, Patsy Medina, Regina Riccioni, and Weiling Deng (2006) (NCSALL Report #28) - The Characteristics and Concerns of Adult Basic Education Teachers
Cristine Smith and Judy Hofer (2003) (NCSALL Report #26) - How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education
Cristine Smith, Judy Hofer, Marilyn Gillespie, Marla Solomon, and Karen Rowe (2003) (NCSALL Report #25) - Toward a New Pluralism in ABE/ESOL Classrooms: Teaching to Multiple ìCultures of Mind.î
Research Monograph (740 pages) Kegan, R., Broderick, M., Drago-Severson, E., Helsing, D., Popp, N. , Portnow, K. & Associates. (2001) (NCSALL Report #19) - Persistence Among Adult Basic Education Students in Pre-GED Classes
Comings, J., Parrella, A. & Soricone, L. (1999) (NCSALL Report #12) - Practitioners Speak: Contributing to a Research Agenda for Adult Basic Education.
Bingman, B., Smith, C. & Stewart, K. (1998) (NCSALL Report #4)
NCSALL-related Reports
- "As Long As It Takes" – Responding to the Challenges of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs.Comings, J., Cuban, S., Bos, J., & Porter, K. with Doolittle, F. (2003) (MDRC Report)
- "I Did it For Myself" – Studying Efforts to Increase Adult Learner Persistence In Library Literacy Programs. Comings, J., Cuban, S., Bos, J., & Taylor, C. (2001) (MDRC Report)
- "One Day I Will Make It" – A Study of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs.Porter, K., Cuban, S., & Comings, J. with Chase, V. (2005) (MDRC Report)
NCSALL Summary Reports
- How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education
Cristine Smith, Judy Hofer, Marilyn Gillespie, Marla Solomon, and Karen Rowe (2003) (NCSALL Report #25a Report Summary)
NCSALL Teaching and Training Materials
- Program Administrators' Sourcebook: A Resource on NCSALL’s Research for Adult Education Program Administrators
Taylor, J., Smith, C., & Bingman, B. with Bott, M., Gass, K., Lay, B., Taylor, D. A., & Tiedeman, K. (December 2005) (Teaching and Training Material) - Adult Development (August 2005) (NCSALL Study Circle Guide)
- Goals and Self-efficacy in Persistence (2005) (NCSALL Seminar Guide)
- Helping Adults Persist
(2005) (NCSALL Seminar Guide) - Adult Student Persistence
(NCSALL Study Circle Guide, 2006) - Supports and Barriers to Persistence (2005) (NCSALL Seminar Guide)
NCSALL Videos
- Persistence Among Adult Education Students Panel Streaming Video- (Link will open in a new window.)
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