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Preparing For Storms Nonreader Facilitator's Guide, Hazel Spaulding Parker, Tara Lambeth, Pam Jenkins, Monica Farris, Jeff Rinehart Jul 2015

Preparing For Storms Nonreader Facilitator's Guide, Hazel Spaulding Parker, Tara Lambeth, Pam Jenkins, Monica Farris, Jeff Rinehart

CHART Publications

The Preparing for Storms nonreader facilitator's guide includes lesson plans and flashcards that coincide with the Preparing for Storms nonreader manual.


Perceptions Of College Readiness And Social Capital Of Ged Completers In Entry-Level College Courses, Donalyn L. Lott May 2012

Perceptions Of College Readiness And Social Capital Of Ged Completers In Entry-Level College Courses, Donalyn L. Lott

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Examining the efficacy of literacy improvement, general education development (GED) completion, and GED completers’ perceptions of college readiness and social capital was the purpose of this study. The participant sample (n=321), derived from the target population (N=1050), consisted of former participants of Adult Literacy Education (ALE)/GED programs in the Greater New Orleans area (GNO), who have earned the GED credential, and, are currently enrolled in entry-level courses at two community colleges in Southeast Louisiana; specifically, in Orleans and St. Bernard parishes. The study was framed by the social capital theoretical perspective.

The study used quantitative methodology, with …