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Adult Basic Education
Adult Basic Education
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between five central issues: adult literacy, general education development completion, college readiness, postsecondary education, and social capital. The findings indicated that there is not a significant relationship between
literacy level and perceptions of college readiness and social capital. The findings support the conclusion that for
GED completers, particularly those who may not be experiencing success in college, becoming college ready and
attempting to produce social capital requires more than self-concepts and feelings of being valued in society.
[ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] (AN: 96960657)
Subjects: GENERAL education; UNIVERSITIES & colleges -- Admission; ADULT literacy; SOCIAL capital
(Sociology); QUALITY of life; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
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By: Ritchey, Jeff; Dean, Gary. Journal of Research & Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary & Basic
Education. Spring2014, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p55-58. 4p. Abstract: The article explores language acquisition among adult
immigrants in Canada, which is considered as an important part in a successful social integration. Topics discussed
include the study conducted by the author analyzing data from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada,
particularly their self-reported language ability, the powerful role of social practice in language acquisition and the
influence of media as a learning tool. (AN: 96960660)
Subjects: LANGUAGE acquisition; IMMIGRANTS; SOCIAL integration; INTERPERSONAL relations; LANGUAGE &
languages -- Study & teaching; Language Schools; CANADA
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Adult Basic Education in the Age of New Literacies, in the Series New
Literacies and Digital Epistemologies.
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By: Rosen, David J. Journal of Research & Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary & Basic
Education. Spring2014, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p59-61. 3p. (AN: 96960661)
Subjects: ADULT education; NONFICTION; ADULT Basic Education in the Age of New Literacies (Book);
JACOBSON, Eric
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