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News from NCL Members

Jackie Taylor — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:10:39 +0000

New Research Publications from the Goodling Institute

The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy has published two new research briefs. The first examines how the identities of African American men shape participation in adult basic education & literacy programs. The second offers a critical analysis of how a widely used adult literacy curriculum in Turkey portrays men’s and women’s roles and identities.

African American Men, Identity, and Participation in Adult Basic and Literacy Programs By Brendaly Drayton and Esther Prins
Reproducing Gender Inequality: A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Turkish Adult Literacy Textbook By Ramazan Gungor and Esther

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Align the Activities of Title I and Title II for the Benefit of Adult Education Students

Jackie Taylor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:25:19 +0000

. . . by: establishing goals for co-enrollment; establishing shared accountabilities for serving adult education students; explicitly allowing career pathways, integrated education/training and dual and concurrent enrollment; and creating a new funding stream to support a career pathways leadership grant program.

—An NCL WIA Reauthorization Priority

Article by Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield

The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II, Workforce Investment Act, WIA) set broad economic and educational goals for adult education and English literacy programs. The law includes…

Tweet Up and Blogging from the 2010 COABE/ProLiteracy Conference

Jackie Taylor — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:07:57 +0000

Did you go to Conference? Share what you learned on public policy and advocacy so other adult literacy advocates can benefit from your ideas. Advocacy is a team effort! Tell your colleagues who stayed home to bookmark this space and watch for updates.

If you did not go to Conference, this Blog offers a way you can benefit from the conference afterwards. Session handouts you can download are now available! Just click on the title of the session that interests you and you will find the handouts linked there. Share your comments/questions for any of the…

The Next Dimension * Career Pathways

Jackie Taylor — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:19:41 +0000

Adult education has many dimensions—literacy, ESOL, GED, high school, family literacy, etc. Due to the severe economic situation, adult educators are being asked to add a complex additional dimension to our work—career pathways. What are the subsequent national, state, and local implications for policy, practice, and professional development?

Thursday, March 18, 8:00 – 9:00 am

Blackstone Hotel, Crystal Ballroom (4th Floor)

Presenter:

Lennox McLendon, Executive Director, National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium (NAEPDC)

Please share your comments on this session or this topic in the Comment Box below; click Comment to submit.

Shifting Gears: Shifting State Adult Education Policies to Support Postsecondary Success

Jackie Taylor — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:46:03 +0000

In this session, you will learn about Shifting Gears a multi-state, state policy initiative geared toward increasing the number of low-skilled adults achieving postsecondary credentials. We will also explore the barriers and opportunities in your state to the development of career pathways to college and career success for low-working adults.

Thursday, March 18, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Boulevard A (2nd Floor)

Presenters:

Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP
Jennifer K. Foster, Senior Director for Adult Education and Family Literacy/State Director for GED Testing, Illinois Community College Board

Handouts:

Shifting Gears

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