Hello Everyone,

I am pleased to announce our guest speakers for this week's discussion
about broadening the concepts of participation and program support
forlearner self-study.

Welcome to researcher/authors Steve Reder and Clare Strawn, who are
joining us to discuss the Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning (LSAL)
and its findings regarding the prevalence of self -study among adult
learners. They will also discuss how programs can best support learner
self study. Then on Wednesday, we will introduce Lauri Shoneck and Molly
Robertson, who will discuss two different models of self study. 

Please read the articles below, from Focus on Basics issue 8C, and send
in your comments and questions for the authors and others to discuss. 
(Please note that Steve and Clare are on west coast time, so us
easterners will have to be patient in the mornings!)

All the best,
Julie

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Self-Study: Broadening the Concepts of Participation and Program Support
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=1152

Distance Leanring as a Backup
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=1153

The GED Via TV
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=1154 

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Stephen Reder is University Professor and Chair of the Department of
Applied Linguistics at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. His
research interests focus on adult literacy and second language
development. He is the Principal Investigator of two NCSALL projects:
the Adult ESOL Labsite project and the Longitudinal Study of Adult
Learning.

Clare Strawn is Assistant Professor at Portland State University,
Portland, Oregon, and an analyst on the Longitudinal Study of Adult
Learning. She is interested in patterns of program participation, the
intersection of learning  and community development, social capital
influences on learning strategies, and technology.
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Julie McKinney
Discussion List Moderator
World Education/NCSALL
jmckinney at worlded.org