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Selected Works

2005

John P. Comings

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Full-Text Articles in Education

The Review Of Adult Learning And Literacy, John Comings Dec 2004

The Review Of Adult Learning And Literacy, John Comings

John P. Comings

No abstract provided.


Massachusetts: A Case Study Of Improvement And Growth Of Adult Education Services, John Comings, Lisa Soricone Dec 2004

Massachusetts: A Case Study Of Improvement And Growth Of Adult Education Services, John Comings, Lisa Soricone

John P. Comings

In this chapter, John Comings and Lisa Soricone present a case study of the adult literacy system in Massachusetts, a system that has undergone significant reform and benefited from considerable increases in state funding over the past 20 years. The authors begin the chapter with a brief history of adult education in the state, beginning in the 19th century and leading up to the current era of the Workforce Investment Act. Comings and Soricone then provide an overview of the adult education system in Massachusetts, briefly describing its administration and funding, programs, practitioners and students, as well as reports on …


Teaching Adults To Read: The Education Approach To Adult Literacy Program Design, John Comings, Lisa Soricone Dec 2004

Teaching Adults To Read: The Education Approach To Adult Literacy Program Design, John Comings, Lisa Soricone

John P. Comings

No abstract provided.


The Process And Content Of Adult Education In Family Literacy Programs, John Comings Dec 2004

The Process And Content Of Adult Education In Family Literacy Programs, John Comings

John P. Comings

No abstract provided.