Researchers and Developers

This brief describes innovative, remote adult ESOL program practices and designs based on interviews with staff from 34 adult ESOL programs across the US about their use of digital technologies for onboarding, instruction, and supports to diverse ESOL learners.

This article reviews several digital literacy frameworks and curricula to identify the digital skills people need to learn to participate in today’s world.

This study examines teachers’ implicit biases and their correlates, largely confirming hypotheses that connect county-level teacher implicit bias to disparities in achievement and school discipline between Black and White students.

This resource explores the technical, instructional, and other components necessary for expanding the use of technology in correctional education programs.

This publication provides information about the implementation of and findings from the Technology-Based Coaching in Adult Education (TBCAE) project.

This resource provides statistics related to immigrants who have become U.S. citizens.

Adult English learners (ELs) may need numeracy instruction to navigate daily life or understand health information, so this paper examines numeracy skill levels and home skill use of adult ELs in Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012/2014 data and recommends implications for EL numeracy instruction.

This paper investigates the role of leadership training in developing voice in adult learners and presents implications for staff and programs to enhance practice by building relationships, fostering community and
collaboration, and encouraging voice through activities.

The purpose of this qualitative research paper is to describe the college prospects of transitioning adults with a GED credential and special needs, in terms of characteristics, challenges, attributes, and supports; the article concludes with interviewee and researcher recommendations for adult education programs and colleges to support transitioning adults.

This site includes information on promising remote adult ESOL practices and program models.