Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hBAL4Hm13069; Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:04:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:04:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <web-3781491@gse.harvard.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jennifer Roloff" <roloffje@gse.harvard.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:878] questions about youth in ABE X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.1.6c Status: O Content-Length: 2519 Lines: 45 Hello! Our names our Kathrynn Di Tommaso and Jennifer Roloff Welch, and we are writing an article for "Focus on Basics" on youth (16-24) in adult basic education/GED programs. This is a follow up article to Elizabeth Hayes' piece from the NCSALL Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy published in 1998. We have been reading information online, but we feel that it is very important for us to hear from those who are familiar with the field. The editor of FOB suggested that we ask members of this listserv to answer questions and provide feedback about the issue of youth in Adult Basic Education today. Anecdotally, many adult basic educators and GED prep teachers continue to describe increases in students 16-24 in their classrooms. Trend data shows an increase overall in numbers of students of these ages enrolling in adult education generally - 34% in 1991 and 47% in 2001 according to NCES - but this data is not organized in such a way that indicates how many of these students are enrolled in basic education/GED programs specifically. If you could respond to the following questions to help us further understand this issue of youth in ABE/GED, we would be very grateful. We hope that your answers to these questions will provide us with more information about this trend. QUESTION 1: Could you provide us with any data that is broken down by age on your adult basic education and GED programs? QUESTION 2: Have you noticed an increase in the enrollment of students 16-24 in these programs? QUESTION 3: What are your policies regarding a minimum age requirement for enrolling in these programs? QUESTION 4: Have you experienced an increase in drop out rates since 1998? Can you briefly list and describe the programs you have available for drop outs? Do you have statistics to show the numbers of drop out youth who are attending each program - night GED classes through public high school, ABE/GED programs elsewhere, adult secondary education, etc? QUESTION 5: Would you be willing to talk with us briefly about trends of youth in ABE/GED? If yes, please provide your contact information. If you have questions or comments for us directly, please contact either one of us. Thank you! Kathryn DiTommaso ditommka@gse.harvard.edu Jennifer Roloff Welch roloffje@gse.harvard.edu Second-year doctoral students in Learning and Teaching Harvard Graduate School of Education Jennifer Roloff Welch Doctoral Student in Learning and Teaching Harvard Graduate School of Education
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