A Longitudinal Evaluation of Adult Basic Education in Virginia: 1970-1985.

Autor/in	Sherron, Ronald H.
Institution	Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. School of Education.
Titel	A Longitudinal Evaluation of Adult Basic Education in Virginia: 1970-1985.
Quelle	(1986), (185 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Adult Basic Education; Counselor Characteristics; Curriculum Development; Demography; Educational Facilities; Enrollment; Inservice Teacher Education; Longitudinal Studies; Outcomes of Education; Program Administration; Program Content; Program Costs; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Public Relations; Staff Development; State Surveys; Statewide Planning; Student Characteristics; Student Recruitment; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Qualifications; Teaching Methods; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Demografie; Bildungsstätte; Einschulung; Lehrerfortbildung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programmgestaltung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Public relation work; Öffentlichkeitsarbeit; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Planwirtschaft; Lehrqualifikation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	A longitudinal study examined adult basic education (ABE) in Virginia between 1970 and 1985. (The first study was conducted in 1970, the second in 1978, and the third in 1985.) Data for the 1985 study were collected from survey instruments mailed to all state department ABE personnel, local ABE supervisors, learning center coordinators, and ABE counselors; a 50 percent random sample of paraprofessional ABE personnel; a 10 percent random sample of ABE students; and a 25 percent random sample of ABE teachers. The overall return for the survey phases of the study was 81 percent. The general consensus from the data examined was that the programs have made remarkable progress given the inadequate funding for ABE at both the national and local levels. Forty recommendations were made in the 1978 study. Some action has been taken on 80 percent of the recommendations. The 40 recommendations included many long-term goals and objectives that turned out to be unrealistic since implementing them would have required increased funding. Others, however, have been implemented by virtue of creative leadership. As in the previous two surveys, the 1985 survey indicated a role conflict between the centralized state department administrative demands and the need for field supervision and technical assistance for part-time local program personnel. In general, ABE programs are staffed with experienced teachers having an average of 10.6 years of experience, and the profession has retained its basic part-time character over the 15-year period. Educational level and certification have increased among ABE counselors over the 15-year period. In general, ABE is not reaching the young unemployed male, and ABE does not appear to be focusing on vocational skills development to an adequate degree. (Three figures and 80 tables are included in the report.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC