Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 838 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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Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit and Train-the-Trainer Resources
2024
The Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit guides users through a team-based approach to develop customized IET solutions that address the needs of adult learners and local businesses through four iterative phases: Research and Assess, Design and Plan, Develop and Implement, and Evaluate and Improve. Train-the-Trainer materials are also available to support the IET Design process. See the abstract for links.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
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The Role of Navigators in IELCE/IET Career Pathways
2023
This spotlight describes actions and strategies that career navigators and advisors can take in helping English learners and immigrants participating in IELCE and IET activities.
Administrators
Student Support Staff
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Adult Education Strategies: Identifying and Building Evidence of Effectiveness
2021
A new IES snapshot, Adult Education Strategies: Identifying and Building Evidence of Effectiveness, summarizes a systematic review of existing, rigorous research on the effectiveness of categories of adult education strategies.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
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COABE Journal - Career Pathways Edition
2019
This special edition of the COABE Journal highlights career pathways and workforce development.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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What Works for Adult Learners: Lessons from Career Pathway Evaluations
2019
This report presents the results of a systematic examination of rigorous evaluation studies to determine what is known about the impact of career pathways on adults seeking to attain a living-wage career.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
Researchers and Developers
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Why Equity Matters for Adult College Completion
2019
This brief describes how Adult Promise program leaders and their partners are incorporating a racial equity focus into initiatives targeting adult learners through goal setting, outreach and recruitment, financial supports, and completion strategies.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction
2018
This online resources guides instructions on how to support Black, LatinX, and Multilingual students to a path for math equity.
Administrators
Family and Community Supporters
Instructional Staff
Student Support Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Defining On-Ramps to Adult Career Pathways
2017
This report synthesizes survey and interview data with a limited literature review to identify key service model delivery components, system components and barriers to implementing service way program models.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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Foundational Skills in the Service Sector
2017
This paper describes the characteristics of American workers employed in key service-sector industries who lack foundational skills, highlights promising practices and interventions to help them upskill, and details key federal and state policy levers that foster economic mobility.
Administrators
Policymakers and Implementers
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Integrated Education and Training (IET)
2017
This policy brief summarizes Integrated Education and Training (IET), which is a combination of education and job skills training that is used to transition adult learners beyond adult basic education and through a career pathway that can offer them job training and eventual gainful employment.
Policymakers and Implementers
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