Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 822 high-quality multimedia instructional resources, informed by research, for use by adult educators. These resources have been reviewed by subject matter experts and recommended and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Search the collection by category, keyword, date and more.
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Beyond the Box 2023
2023
Persistent barriers to accessing high-quality, affordable postsecondary education remain for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. This guide was developed by the U.S.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
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Take Charge of Your Future: Get the Education and Training You Need
2022
This Guide is designed for people who are incarcerated and for those on community supervision (probation and parole) to help them get started—or continue—on the path to further education and training.
Adult Learners
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
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Compendium of Innovative Practices: Holistic Approach to Adult Education Services
2021
This compendium describes nine innovative practices with a holistic approach to adult education services as selected by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.
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Business Partners
Family and Community Supporters
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Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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COABE Journal - Prison Literacy Edition
2019
This themed edition of the COABE Journal highlights educational programs, approaches, and professionals who work with adults currently serving or who have served time in correctional settings.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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ESOL Tutor Resource Pack
2018
The ESOL Tutor Resource Pack includes resources for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tutors to use with learners who are in prison or who have had recent experience with the criminal justice system.
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Reentry Education Tool Kit
2016
This collection of guidelines, tools and resources is designed to help education providers and their partners create a reentry education continuum for formerly incarcerated adults.
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Educational Technology in Corrections
2015
This report describes the current status of educational technology in corrections, existing and emerging approaches to providing such services in facilities, and the successes and challenges of early implementers.
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Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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Profile of Adult Learning Professionals in Correctional Criminal Justice System
2015
This research is aimed towards the development of a European key competency profile for the adult learning professionals working in correctional criminal justice system, based on key competences for adult learning professionals, national researches in partner countries conducted on relevant stakeholders and European analysis of available materials on topic developed in other LLP initiatives.
Administrators
Teacher Trainers
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How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation
2014
This report presents a summary of the findings from an earlier literature review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of correctional education programs for incarcerated adults, as well as a systematic review of correctional education programs for juveniles and the results of a national survey of state correctional education directors, which provide an up-to-date picture of what the field of correctional education looks like today in the United States and explores the use of computer technology, preparations for the new 2014 GED exam, and the impact of the 2008 recession.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
Instructional Staff
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