Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i23K8fI04935; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:08:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:08:41 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20040303150805.024b0028@pop.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Donna Brian <djgbrian@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:355] Re: question on intensity of instruction X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1935 Lines: 50 Lisa and all, As someone who has done research with this population, I suggest that an additional issue that you need information on is attendance of participants at the offered instruction. Research that is not designed taking the sporadic attendance of many in adult education (for the full variety of reasons that many adults have for being unable to attend regularly) into account will not be successful. Donna JG Brian Coordinator/Developer LINCS Workforce Education Special Collection at http://worklink.coe.utk.edu/ Center for Literacy Studies at The University of Tennessee 600 Henley Street, Suite 312 Knoxville, TN 37996-4135 865-974-3420 (desk phone) FAX 865-974-3857 djgbrian@utk.edu At 01:26 PM 3/2/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Hello -- >As some of you may already know, a team of researchers at the National >Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is currently >developing an evidence- or research-based model for adult basic education >programs. In the course of our work, two issues have come up, around which >I would appreciate some feedback from people working in the field: > >1) intensity of instruction >What do your programs tend to look like, with respect to the intensity of >instruction offered -- that is, how many hours are provided per week, for >how many weeks in the year? > >2) teacher qualification >We are trying to move beyond simply saying that programs need to hired >"qualified staff." What exactly does it mean to be a qualified >teacher/administrator/counselor in ABE? More specifically, >what do you consider the most essential qualifications for ABE instructors >in general? >GED instructors? >ESOL instructors? >ABE administrators? >ABE counselors? > >I appreciate your sharing your thoughts on these issues and look forward >to hearing from you. > >Lisa Soricone >Research Associate >National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy >
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