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  • Adult Education
    http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/
    adulted/home.htm
    This site has a variety of links to adult education materials, as well as links to other resources.

  • Adult Education's Electronic Information Gateway
    http://www.otan.us/login/login.cfm?
    fuseaction=login
    Features include resources, calendar, news, and searchable documents related to Adult Education.

  • Adult Education/ESL and Family Literacy research
    http://www.famlit.org/headstart/
    aeresearch.html
    This site provides access to research that demonstrates the effectiveness of the Adult Education/ESL element, as well as the other elements, of comprehensive family literacy services.

  • Adult Education Network (AEDNET)
    http://fcae.nova.edu/~aed/index.html
    The Adult Education Network (AEDNET) is an international network of individuals interested in adult education. Researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in adult and continuing education are provided with opportunities to discuss important topics and concerns in an on-line environment.

  • Adult Education Resource Center
    http://www.ed.psu.edu/adulted/
    resources/rsrc_index.htm
    Adult Education Information, Community, Conferences, General Web Information, and Penn State sites.

  • AEDNET Listserv
     http://www.nova.edu/%7Eaed/horizons/
    The Adult Education Network (AEDNET) is an international network of individuals interested in adult education. The network is operated through a Listserv that enables subscribers to share information. Researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in adult and continuing education are provided with opportunities to discuss important topics and concerns in an on-line environment.

  • The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
    http://www.aaace.org/
    AAACE publishes two of the nation's leading periodicals in education and training: Adult Learning magazine and the scholarly journal Adult Education Quarterly. AAACE also publishes books, monographs and booklets on a variety of adult education topics.

  • Distance Learn.org Florida Site
    http://www.distancelearn.org/mainPage.cfm
    Florida Distance Learning Consortium electronic catalog, "Your Course Connection," will help you easily locate all distance learning courses offered at Florida's colleges.

  • The Endeavour Group
    http://www.theendeavourgroup.net/
    research.html
    On this page you can look at research conducted on the SDMSM and review the studies, books and articles on which the model is based.

  • The Future of Learning
    http://bates.cstudies.ubc.ca/learning.html
    It is argued that the rapidly changing context of adult learning requires equally rapid and radical changes in teaching methods and methods of delivery, with profound implications for the organization of post-secondary institutions.

  • Georgia Department Of Technical and Adult Education
    http://www.dtae.org/
    The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education oversees the state's system of technical colleges, the adult literacy program, and a host of economic and workforce development programs.

  • National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium
    http://www.naepdc.org/
    NAEPDC works with the Department of Education (Office of Vocational and Adult Education), the National Institute for Literacy, and the National Center for Adult Literacy in planning for programs and activities to support adult learning initiatives.

  • The National Reporting System for Adult Education
    http://www.air-dc.org/nrs/
    The National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) is an outcome-based reporting system for the state-administered, Federally funded adult education programs.

  • New Horizons In Adult Education
    http://www.nova.edu/~aed/newhorizons.html
    New Horizons in Adult Education, founded in 1987, is an electronic journal focused on current research and ideas in adult education. New Horizons in Adult Education publishes research, thought pieces, book reviews, conceptual analyses, case studies, and invitational columns.

  • North Carolina Adult Education Association
    http://www.rtpnet.org/~ncaea/links.html
    This site has a variety of links to many Adult Education resources.

  • Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
    http://www.nwrel.org/national
    The Regional Educational Laboratories are educational research and development organizations supported by contracts with the U.S. Education Department, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).

  • Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
    http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/
    The OVAE gateway includes access to information, research and resources to help students become lifelong learners and make the most of their education, their careers, and their individual human potential.

  • Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
    http://www.aelweb.vcu.edu/
    This site provides adult education and literacy resources, information, and professional development in Virginia.


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Research Studies

  • Adult Education Research Conference
    http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/aerc/index.htm
    The Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) is an annual North American conference that provides a forum for adult education researchers to share their experiences and the results of their studies with students, other researchers, and practitioners from around the world.

  • Adult Learner-centered Institutions: Best Practices for the 21st Century
    http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/aerc/2000/
    mancusos-web.htm
    This study uses a benchmarking research methodology, including surveys and site visits, to identify best practices at selected adult centered institutions. The findings were distilled into one overarching theme and thirteen related themes.

  • Assessing Lifelong Learning Technology (ALL-Tech): A Guide for Choosing and Using Technology for Adult Learning
    http://www.literacyonline.org/pubs.html
    The report begins with a discussion of the nature of adult (as opposed to childhood) learning and the potential roles that technology can play in helping to create learning environments that are ideally suited to the needs and interests of adult learners. The conclusion highlights some of the factors that may facilitate or obstruct the effective application of technology to adult learning. (PDF file available at this site)

  • Change: Connections to Adult Learning and Education
    http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/
    ed446252.html
    The question of how adult learning and education can cultivate change with individuals and groups is explored in this Digest. Following a discussion of the change process, it examines the connection between change and adult education and adult learning, and it concludes with some suggestions for adult educators involved in the change process.

  • Cohorts in Cyberspace: Creating Community Online
    http://nlu.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Documents/
    CohortsCyberspace.html
    This paper will describe how one university program intentionally created an online learning community. Areas to be addressed include: the residential workshop, the circle, the class lounge, commitment, communication, creating a safe space, telephone and email, and the role of instructors.

  • Computer-Based Technology and Learning: Evolving Uses and Expectations
    http://www.ncrel.org/tplan/cbtl/toc.htm
    This online document discusses three distinct phases of education technology use: print automation, expansion of learning opportunities, and data-driven virtual learning. It also provides evidence of the positive impact of computer-based technology on learning. (Audience: K-12 Teachers; Technology Coordinators; Educational Policymakers; Community Stakeholders; K-12 Administrators)

  • Computers In Adult Literacy: The Need for Curriculum Deliberation
    http://www.nova.edu/~aed/horizons/volume15n1.htm #COMPUTERS%20IN%20ADULT%20LITERACY
    This paper discusses various factors surrounding this issue of whether or not to integrate computers into curriculum. This paper discusses various factors surrounding this issue.

  • Designing Multimedia Learning Systems for Adult Learners: Basic Skills With a Workforce Emphasis
    http://www.literacyonline.org/pubs.html
    The purpose of this working paper is to review lessons learned about the design of the Literacy Link Workplace Essential Skills (WES) learning system, as a result of a formative evaluation conducted by the Institute for Social Research (Johnston & Young, 1999) in the fall of 1998.

  • Educational Technology that Transforms: Educators' Transformational Learning Experiences in Professional Development
    http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/aerc/
    2000/kingk-web.htm
    Research conducted among 175 teachers engaged in learning educational technology reveals that transformational learning provides insights into their experiences of learning to use technology in their teaching. As facilitators and themes of perspective transformation are presented, recommendations for faculty development in educational technology are discussed

  • The Effective Use Of Learning Groups In Online Education
    http://www.nova.edu/%7Eaed/horizons/volume15n2.html
    #THEEFFECTIVEUSEOFLEARNING GROUPS
    This research addressed the structure and support of small group collaborative activity within the online setting. Participants were working adults (teachers at the K-12 and post-secondary level, instructional designers, and corporate trainers) pursuing graduate degrees in education. This paper consists of the background and context of the study, followed by the researcher's conclusions and recommendations for improved course design, group structure, and instructor support.

  • The Endeavor Group
    http://www.theendeavourgroup.net/research.html
    On this page you can look at research conducted on the SDMSM and review the studies, books and articles on which the model is based.

  • How Can the Internet Serve Culturally Diverse Populations?
    http://www.americaconnects.net/research/
    F5Internetserve.asp
    This paper deals with research that has identified barriers to Internet use related to what's available on the Web for specific groups. Issues such as literacy, culture, language, and disability limit the accessibility and usefulness of much existing Web-based information for many people are discussed.

  • Identifying groups of learners through the use of learning strategies
    http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/
    000000254.htm
    The purpose of this study was to examine and describe the learning strategies by adult learners at two-year colleges in Alberta, Canada. This study might provide some background for someone pursing information about adult learning strategies.

  • National Center for Family Literacy
    http://www.famlit.org/headstart/aeresearch.html
    This site is a sample of research that demonstrates the effectiveness of the Adult Education/ESL element, as well as the other elements, of comprehensive family literacy services. Description of the research: outcome evaluation of 542 families enrolled at 32 urban family literacy sites in 10 cities during the 1992-93 school year.

  • New Horizons In Adult Education
    http://www.nova.edu/~aed/newhorizons.html
    New Horizons in Adult Education, founded in 1987, is an electronic journal focused on current research and ideas in adult education. New Horizons in Adult Education publishes research, thought pieces, book reviews, conceptual analyses, case studies, and invitational columns.

  • The Political Construction of Adult Education
    http://nlu.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Documents/
    Construction.html
    This paper both examines and exemplifies the process through which the field of adult education has been and is being constructed.

  • The Promise - and Peril - of Web-Based Course Delivery in Adult and Continuing Education
    http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/aerc/2000/
    mottv-web.htm
    Much has been argued about the advantages and pitfalls of computer technology in the delivery of adult education. This research examined the use of web-based instruction in terms of learner attitudes, students' differential use of computer technology, and the impact on learning outcomes and technological competency.

  • Refocusing Faculty Development: The View from an Adult Learning Perspective
    http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/aerc/2000/
    lawlerp&kingk-web.htm
    The Adult Learning Model of Faculty Development draws from the research, theory and practice of adult learning and adult education program planning. This new model recognizes faculty as adult learners and faculty development as adult education. It offers strategies for effective initiatives.

  • Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC)
    http://www.rtec.org/
    The Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC) program is established to help states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel, administrators, and other education entities successfully integrate technologies into kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers.

  • Technology and Adult Learning: Current Perspectives
    http://ericir.syr.edu/plweb-cgi/obtain.pl
    The purpose of this Digest is to review some current perspectives about technology and adult learning. It begins by describing approaches for integrating technology into adult learning and then considers how technology can be used to support and expand adult learning.

  • Using Computers with Adult ESL Literacy Learners
    http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/
    ed343462.html
    Researchers and practitioners now realize the important role that computers can play in both second language and literacy instruction and are looking for effective ways to integrate their use into various types of programs. This "Digest" provides an overview of the ways in which various types of computer software and instructional strategies can be used effectively with adult ESL literacy learners.

  • Using Videos with Adult English Language Learners
    http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/
    ed434539.html
    This digest focuses on using video with adults learning English as a second language (ESL). It provides a rationale for using video with these learners, presents guidelines for selecting and using videos in instruction, discusses some commercial videos used in adult ESL programs, and concludes with a discussion of the future of video use in instruction.

  • Web-Based Training
    http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/
    ed445234.html
    Reduced training costs, world-wide accessibility, and improved technological capabilities have made electronic instructional delivery to adult learners a viable alternative to classroom instruction. This Digest examines the efficacy of Web-based (WBT) training, including issues of market demand, learner participation, training options, and program design. It also discusses learning outcomes and gives suggestions for how these outcomes can be improved through implementation of appropriate instructional design principles.

  • WestEd
    http://www.WestEd.org/
    WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency, which provides many links to resources of information in regards to research and projects.


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    September 20, 2004

 

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