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Diversity In Kansas Adult Education Programs, Dianne Glass
Diversity In Kansas Adult Education Programs, Dianne Glass
Educational Considerations
Kansas is not typically considered a state with a great deal of diversity. In the past few years, however, Kansas has become more ethnically diverse. Kansas adult education programs could serve as a bellwether for diversity across Kansas.
The Changing Fabric Of Adult Basic Education In Kansas, Jeff Zacharakis
The Changing Fabric Of Adult Basic Education In Kansas, Jeff Zacharakis
Educational Considerations
Globalization is changing the demographic fabric of a world in which people are not only mobilizing in search of jobs and economic opportunity but so are technology and capital mobilizing in search of cheap labor.
Kansas: Themes In Multicultural Adult Education Resonating Across The Nation, Adult Learning, Jeff Zacharakis, Gabriela Díaz De Sabatés, Dianne Glass
Kansas: Themes In Multicultural Adult Education Resonating Across The Nation, Adult Learning, Jeff Zacharakis, Gabriela Díaz De Sabatés, Dianne Glass
Educational Considerations
Across the country in our communities, our schools, and our businesses, we are experiencing a cultural shift as new immigrants of many ethnic backgrounds arrive speaking different languages and adhering to different beliefs. From the beginning, the United States has always been a destination for people around the world seeking a better life.
Mirrors Reflecting Latinas' Realities In An Urban Community, Gabriela Díaz De Sabatés
Mirrors Reflecting Latinas' Realities In An Urban Community, Gabriela Díaz De Sabatés
Educational Considerations
What are the realities of Latina adult learners? This question guided the design of this research project. Utilizing a focus group approach, six Latinas in Kansas City, Kansas, had the opportunity to speak freely about themselves and to share their stories with each other.
Voices From Lawrence, Kansas: Diverse Adult Learners In A University Community, Angela White, Norma Herrod
Voices From Lawrence, Kansas: Diverse Adult Learners In A University Community, Angela White, Norma Herrod
Educational Considerations
Nestled in a neighborhood of modest bungalows, the Lawrence Adult Learning Center (LALC) is a part of the greater Lawrence High School campus. The high school annex building houses LALC, along with Native American Student Services, special education offices and personnel, and Lawrence Public Schools Nursing Services.
Garden City: Multicultural Issues In Adult Education, Hector Martinez, Debra J. Bolton
Garden City: Multicultural Issues In Adult Education, Hector Martinez, Debra J. Bolton
Educational Considerations
Kansas adult education is faced with the growing challenge to prepare its programs for serving the needs of a socioculturally diverse student population. It is imperative that Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs develop effective learning techniques for multicultural student populations. These issues continue to be important topics for educators, administrators, and politicians.
Improving "Adequacy" Concepts In Education Finance: A Heuristic Examination Of The Professional Judgment Research Protocol, R. Craig Wood, R. Anthony Rolle
Improving "Adequacy" Concepts In Education Finance: A Heuristic Examination Of The Professional Judgment Research Protocol, R. Craig Wood, R. Anthony Rolle
Educational Considerations
State legislatures, policy analysts, and researchers are attempting, in many instances, to measure levels of equity as well as the levels of adequacy provided by public elementary and secondary education funding mechanisms.
New Rules, New Roles: Technology Standards And Teacher Education, Becky Pasco, Phyllis G. Adcock
New Rules, New Roles: Technology Standards And Teacher Education, Becky Pasco, Phyllis G. Adcock
Educational Considerations
The digital age is infiltrating colleges of education around the country, but while some faculty are jumping on the bandwagon and working hard to improve their own technological literacy and that of their students, other faculty are resistant, afraid that technology may “dehumanize” education.