Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 871 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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STEM
2011
This report includes information on the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) including industry growth projections, wage and earnings, labor shortages, and the future of the STEM workforce.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
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State Leaders
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Unlocking the Gate: What We Know About Improving Developmental Education
2011
This analysis focuses on four different types of interventions for improving students’ progress through remedial education and into college-level courses, including (1) strategies that help students avoid developmental education by shoring up their skills before they enter college; (2) interventions that accelerate students’ progress through developmental education by shortening the...
Administrators and Program Managers
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders
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What Works: BridgeConnect Stories from the Field
2011
The resources in this section contain both evidence-based research and practice-based materials that can help guide the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of ACP programs.
Administrators and Program Managers
Policymakers
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Aiming Higher: Removing Barriers to Education, Training and Jobs for Low-Income Women
2010
This 20-page report uses statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Women’s Economic Security Campaign (WESC) programs in four areas of the United States to suggest improvements to policies that would provide low-income women with opportunities to gain the education and/or job training needed to secure family-supporting jobs.
