Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 6. Connecting Research, Policy and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

Sonst. Personen	Comings, John (Hrsg.); Garner, Barbara (Hrsg.); Smith, Cristine (Hrsg.)
Titel	Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 6. Connecting Research, Policy and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Quelle	(2006), (320 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-8058-5459-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocabulary; Speech Communication; Vocabulary Development; Speech Skills; Spelling; Adult Students; Adult Literacy; Adult Learning; Adult Basic Education; Demography; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Community Action; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Wortschatz; Wortschatzarbeit; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Schreibweise; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Education; Adult education; Demografie; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Irland
Abstract	"Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 6," is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning. Each "Review" opens with an overview of significant recent developments in the field of adult literacy during the previous year, followed by a set of chapters presenting in-depth reviews of research and best practices on topics of high interest to the field. "Volume 6" includes chapters on: (1) Demographic change and low-literacy Americans; (2) The role of vocabulary in Adult Basic Education; (3) Implications of research on spelling for Adult Basic Education; (4) Issues in teaching speaking skills to adult ESOL learners; (5) The preparation and stability of the Adult Basic Education teaching workforce; (5) The adult literacy system in Ireland; and (6) Broad-based organizing as a vehicle for promoting adult literacy. The "Review of Adult Learning and Literacy" serves as the journal of record for the field and is an essential resource for all stakeholders who need to know what research can reveal about how best to serve adult learners. Following a foreword and a preface (J. Oxenahm), this book is divided into nine chapters: (1) The Year 2003 in Review (Noreen Lopez); (2) Demographic Change and Low Literacy (Brad Edmondson); (3) The Role of Vocabulary Instructing in Adult Basic Education (Mary E. Curtis); (4) Research in Spelling: Implications for Adult Basic Education (Diane J. Sawyer and M. Tara Joyce); (5) Issue in Teaching Speaking Skills to Adult ESOL Learners (Kathleen M. Bailey); (6) The Preparation and Stability of the ABE Teaching Workforce: Current Conditions and Future Prospects (M. Cecil Smith); (7) Overview of the Adult Literacy System in Ireland and Current Issues in Its Implementation (Inez Bailey); (8) Beyond Single Interests: Broad Based Organizing as a Vehicle for Promoting Adult Literacy (M. A. Cowan); and (9) Resources on Community Organizing (M. A. Cowan). [For "Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 5," see ED493805.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10