Findings in ESL: A Quick Reference to Findings of CAAL Research on ESL Programs at Community Colleges

Autor/in	Chisman, Forrest P.
Institution	Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
Titel	Findings in ESL: A Quick Reference to Findings of CAAL Research on ESL Programs at Community Colleges
Quelle	(2008), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Literacy; Adult Education; English (Second Language); Community Colleges; Educational Research; Program Evaluation; Field Studies; Instructional Effectiveness; Educational Finance; Documentation; Noncredit Courses; Student Educational Objectives; Daily Living Skills; Attendance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Community college; Community College; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Praxisforschung; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungsfonds; Dokumentation; Alltagsfertigkeit; Anwesenheit
Abstract	Between 2004 and 2008, the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) published four lengthy research reports on projects to examine the nature and effectiveness of Adult Education English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs at several community colleges. The research was conducted by field studies, interviews, and the review of a large amount of related data. The purpose of Findings in ESL is to make that ESL research more readily accessible to general audiences by summarizing the major findings in a concise, easy-to-read format. Strictly speaking, the findings are based primarily on data gathered from the colleges examined and apply only to college ESL programs. However, an examination of the literature on ESL as well the experience of the CAAL researchers with programs managed by local education authorities and other organizations leads us to believe that most of them are applicable to a wide range of ESL programs. For this reason, where appropriate, some findings in this document are stated as conclusions about the ESL field as a whole. The purpose of this brief summary is to make CAAL's ESL work more readily accessible to general and ESL audiences who may not have the time to wend their way through the fairly dense full-length reports. (Contains 4 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy. 1221 Avenue of the Americas 46th Floor, New York, NY 10020. Tel: 212-512-2362; Fax: 212-512-2610; Web site: http://www.caalusa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10