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Connecting Research And Practice, John Comings, Beth Bingman, Barbara Garner, Karen Rowe, Cristine Smith
Connecting Research And Practice, John Comings, Beth Bingman, Barbara Garner, Karen Rowe, Cristine Smith
John P. Comings
In this article, we provide a brief overview of the research on educational research dissemination and utilization. We then describe the ways in which the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) attempts to foster interaction between research and practice.
Sharing What Nscall Is Learning, John Comings
I Did It For Myself: Studying Efforts To Increase Adult Student Persistence In Library Literacy Programs, John Comings, Johannes Bos, Sondra Cuban, Catherine Taylor
I Did It For Myself: Studying Efforts To Increase Adult Student Persistence In Library Literacy Programs, John Comings, Johannes Bos, Sondra Cuban, Catherine Taylor
John P. Comings
This report describes the design of the Literacy in Libraries Across America (LILAA) persistence study, the strategies that participating libraries are using to increase student persistence, and emerging implementation issues. It describes existing patterns in student persistence, identifies factors that support or inhibit persistence, and begins to explore the relationship between program strategies and persistence. Chapter 1, an introduction, is followed by Chapter 2 that discusses the context for the persistence study. It reviews relevant literature and discusses the history of library literacy programs. Chapter 3 presents the research design. Chapter 4 provides early findings from the initial qualitative research …
The Annual Review Of Adult Learning And Literacy, John Comings
The Annual Review Of Adult Learning And Literacy, John Comings
John P. Comings
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