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Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 8, Issue C

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Title: Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 8, Issue C
Language: English
Authors: Garner, Barbara, National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA.
Source: National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). 2006.
Availability: National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA 02210. Tel: 617-482-9485; e-mail: ncsall@worlded.org; Web site: http://www.ncsall.net
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2006
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED), Washington, DC.
Document Type: Collected Works - Serial
Education Level: Adult Basic Education
Descriptors: Administrators, Distance Education, Adult Learning, Adult Basic Education, Literacy Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Design, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Independent Study, Home Study, Educational Television, Telecourses, Certification, High School Equivalency Programs, Enrollment Rate, Postsecondary Education, Dropouts, Student Educational Objectives, Access to Health Care, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Research, Information Dissemination
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: General Educational Development Tests
Abstract: "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. Articles appearing in this issue are: (1) More Curriculum Structure: A Response to "Turbulence" (John Strucker); (2) Self-Study: Broadening the Concepts of Participation and Program Support (Stephen Reder and Clare Strawn); (3) Distance Learning as a Backup (Lauri McLellan Schoneck); (4) The GED via TV (Molly K. Robertson); (5) Is the GED an Effective Route to Postsecondary Education? A Conversation with John Tyler (Barbara Garner); (6) Navigating Healthcare (Jennie E. Anderson and Rima Rudd); and (7) Effective Research Dissemination: Lessons from NCSALL (Cristine Smith, Mary Beth Bingman, and Kaye Beall).
Abstractor: ERIC
Number of References: 25
Entry Date: 2007
Accession Number: ED495942
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:"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. Articles appearing in this issue are: (1) More Curriculum Structure: A Response to "Turbulence" (John Strucker); (2) Self-Study: Broadening the Concepts of Participation and Program Support (Stephen Reder and Clare Strawn); (3) Distance Learning as a Backup (Lauri McLellan Schoneck); (4) The GED via TV (Molly K. Robertson); (5) Is the GED an Effective Route to Postsecondary Education? A Conversation with John Tyler (Barbara Garner); (6) Navigating Healthcare (Jennie E. Anderson and Rima Rudd); and (7) Effective Research Dissemination: Lessons from NCSALL (Cristine Smith, Mary Beth Bingman, and Kaye Beall).