Adult Education. Proven Exemplary Educational Programs and Practices: A Collection from the National Diffusion Network (NDN).

Overview & Synopsis

This booklet provides descriptions of 16 adult education programs that have been validated as successful by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), U.S. Department of Education and that are being promoted by the National Diffusion Network (NDN). Although the programs were developed by individual school districts in response to local needs, the programs are available for adoption by other districts. Introductory pages include an alphabetical table of contents and an index of programs by the category or categories for which the program has been validated. Categories are assessment system, basic skills, career education, college program, competency-based education, daily living skills, diagnostic teaching, emotional disturbances, functional literacy, high school equivalency, individualized instruction, language arts, learning disabilities, learning skills, mathematics, migrant education, nontraditional education, parent education, physical education, preschool education, prescriptive teaching, program administration, reading, remedial reading, rural schools, special education, staff development, summer programs, tutoring, and volunteers. In addition to providing a detailed description of the program and the name, address, and telephone number of a contact, a program entry may include this information: audience, requirements, costs, and services. (YLB)