Breaking Through: Contextualization Toolkit

2010
This toolkit, a companion piece to the Breaking Through Practice Guide, provides educators with resources and strategies to help low-skilled adults through the use of contextualized learning.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

Counseling and Postsecondary Education Transitions

2011
This resource examines the role of counselors in adult education that facilitate the transition of adult learners to postsecondary education.
Administrators and Program Managers

On the Job: ESL and Essential Skills for Work - Reading Text

2006
This guide provides examples of how ESL instructors can develop instructional activities using the learner outcomes identified in the Readers’ Guide to Essential Skills Profiles and the Canadian Language Benchmarks: English as a Second Language for Adults.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators

How Non-Academic Supports Work: Four Mechanisms for Improving Student Outcomes

2011
This research brief provides a review of literature and research focused on non-academic supports and success factors for postsecondary students.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

Making Green Work: Best Practices in Green-Collar Job Training

2010
This guidebook of best practices in California green jobs consists of four well defined sections.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Partners and Supporters

Learning to Achieve: A Review of the Research Literature on Employment Experiences and Outcomes for Youth and Adults With Learning Disabilities

2010
This literature review builds upon and supplements the research review and analyses conducted by A Review of the Research Literature on Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators

Facilitating Student Learning through Contextualization

2011
This paper is a literature review that explores the nature and effectiveness of contextualization as a way to improve outcomes for academically underprepared college students.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Professional Developers

Language for Work: CLB and Essential Skills for Trainers

2009
This guidebook was developed to help immigrants meet employment goals in the Canadian workplace by enhancing the understanding of Essential Skills (ES) for facilitators who work with immigrants.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators

Integrating Curriculum: Lessons for Adult Education from Career and Technical Education

2010
This report describes and examines the integrated curriculum as a strategy that has been implemented in career and technical education (CTE) programs in high schools that holds promise for preparing students for career advancement and training or postsecondary education.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders

Postsecondary Success of Young Adults: System Impact Opportunities in Adult Education – Findings and Recommendations

2010
The paper provides a summary and analysis of promising policies and practices that could be beneficial in helping adults advance from adult education to postsecondary education.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators