"Finding Myself; Finding My Home." An Evaluation of the Adult Education with Homeless Persons Project.

Autor/inn/en	Sperazi, Laura; und weitere
Institution	Wellesley Coll., MA.
Titel	"Finding Myself; Finding My Home." An Evaluation of the Adult Education with Homeless Persons Project.
Quelle	(1990), (321 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Coordination; Demography; Economically Disadvantaged; Educational Cooperation; Homeless People; Participant Satisfaction; Profiles; Program Descriptions; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation; State Programs; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Koordination; Demografie; cooperation; Kooperation; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Regierungsprogramm; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	An evaluation of the second year of services of the Massachusetts Adult Education with Homeless Persons Project documented different program models evolving out of diversely defined partnerships between adult education organizations and shelters for homeless people. Site visits to all nine programs and subsequent profiles were supplemented with learner surveys and interviews. Four themes identified in the Year 1 evaluation continued to define the goals and operations of the programs in the project: partnership, curriculum and teaching methods, teacher training, and transition. The "typical" learner was a young (under 25) white single mother of one or two children who was newly homeless, saw education as a way out, who would not be enrolled in an education program if it were not provided as part of shelter services, and was very pleased with the quality of instruction. (Program profiles that comprise over 100 pages of the report follow the findings summaries. The nine profiles offer a "snapshot" of each program's unique approach to adult education for the homeless. A statistical profile is followed by a program profile that includes: (1) a program summary (history and context, need, vision and goals, distinguishing characteristics, strengths, concerns and tensions); (2) program design and implementation; and (3) recommendations. The report concludes with recommendations related to the four themes and several other issues. Appendixes include learner profiles and survey and site visit protocols.) (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC