Reaching Adults Who Want More Education: The Power of Peers

Autor/inn/en	Goto, Stanford; Spitzer, Rosalind; Sadouk, Jennifer
Titel	Reaching Adults Who Want More Education: The Power of Peers
Quelle	In: Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 3 (2009) 1, S.44-47 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-2322
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Identification; Barriers; Adult Learning; English (Second Language); Disproportionate Representation; Adult Students; Outreach Programs; Student Recruitment; Holistic Approach; Washington; General Educational Development Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Jobcoaching; Holistischer Ansatz
Abstract	Adult educators are well aware of the need to understand the communities they serve. This is important, not only to improve teaching, but also to make programs more accessible. The Adult Learning Research Project (Goto, Martin, Goulet, Robinson, and Furtado, in press) was designed to gather preliminary information about communities that are underserved by adult education in Whatcom County, Washington. General Educational Development (GED) students were asked to describe the needs and perspectives of community members who desire more education but do not return to school. The central purpose of this work was to determine why eligible adults do not seek further education and to devise ways of helping them achieve their goals. Drawing on findings from this study, program coordinators at Bellingham Technical College and Skagit Valley College implemented new outreach strategies that targeted local communities. This article describes these strategies and draws broader conclusions about reaching underserved populations. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Commission on Adult Basic Education and ProLiteracy America. 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210. Tel: 315-422-9121; Web site: http://www.coabe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10