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Bridging: Overview Of The Curriculum, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

Learning for Life Bridging Program is a health-based literacy program designed for rural women to strengthen their literacy skills and improve their chances for entering community midwife training. The curriculum of the Bridging program provides instructional materials for classes in the four subject areas of Health, Language, Math and Communications and Analytical Skills.

Bridging: Facilitator Guide, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

Learning for Life is a health-focused accelerated adult literacy and learning initiative to prepare women and older girls in rural areas of 12 provinces1 for Community Health Worker and Community Midwifery training. Learning for Life (LfL) was established in December 2004 in Kabul and Herat provinces. LfL will expand to over 7800 women in 12 provinces by summer 2005. Two tiers of classes are available to women: 1) the Foundations Program, multi-grade classes covering reading, writing and numeracy skills at the 1st through 6th grade levels to prepare women for CHW training or train current CHWs and 2) a Bridging …

Bridging: Mathematics Learner Book Milestones 1-8, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

No abstract provided.

Bridging: Mathematics Faciliator Book Milestones 1-12, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

This document is for use by the Facilitators, those who will be guiding learners. It contains Milestones and Activities for one subject area.

- Curriculum Chart

- Milestones (MS)

- Instructional Activities

- Evaluation Activities

- Learner Books

Bridging: Language Learner Book Milestones 1-7, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

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Bridging: Language Facilitator Book Milestones 1-10, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

This document is for use by the Facilitators, those who will be guiding learners. It contains Milestones and Activities for one subject area.

Bridging: Communication Facilitator Book Milestones 1-10, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

No abstract provided.

Bridging: Health Facilitator Book Milestones 1-14, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

This document is for use by the Facilitators, those who will be guiding learners. It contains Milestones and Activities for one subject area.

Foundations Health: Facilitator Book Milestones 1-10, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

This document is for use by the Facilitators, those who will be guiding learners. It contains Milestones and Activities for one subject area.

Foundations Health: Learner Book Milestones 4-9, Center For International Education School Of Education University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Learning for Life

No abstract provided.

"I Can See Now" Understanding Literacy Practices In The Context Of Afghanistan, Anita Anastacio

Master's Capstone Projects

I have structured my paper as follows:

Chapter 2 of this paper provides an overview of the historical, political and educational context of Afghanistan out of which a project like Learning of Life, a health focused literacy project and the focus of my study emerged.

Chapter 3 familiarizes the reader with the theoretical discussions that have shaped the concept of literacy. I will do that by using a framework used by UNESCO (2006) that presents the theory using four approaches to understand the meaning of literacy.

Chapter 4 presents the methodology of the research I carried out by looking at …

Education As A Political Act: Drawing From Critical And Feminist Pedagogies To Build And Implement An Adult Education Curriculum, Wendi Carman

Master's Capstone Projects

This paper is part reflection on the curriculum building experience and part analysis of the experience with regards to the academic literature on adult education. Reflection on the experience and discussion of some theories in AE are followed by a collection of suggested resources for the curriculum, many of which speak to the issues I highlight in the paper. Adding a gender perspective to the curriculum will not only touch on issues that are commonly overlooked, but it will provide a more complete picture of issues discussed. Because the curriculum will undergo a process of constant evolution, I do not …