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U.S. Adult Literacy Programs: Making
a Difference Adult education and literacy programs are
increasingly being called upon to prove that they are effective: -
Funders want to know that their dollars are being well used.
- Community agencies
that refer students to programs want to know that people will get the help they
need.
- Potential volunteers want to know that their time will be well spent.
Program leaders recognize that outcomes are important.
They understand the value of being able to prove that the students who attend
literacy and adult education programs make progress, and that their learning has
benefits for the individuals involved as well as for their families, their employers,
and their communities. Many of these programs, however, are struggling with how
to demonstrate outcomes. After talking with literacy and
adult educators throughout the country, ProLiteracy staff decided that it could
help by providing local programs with a survey of research about the effects of
low literacy and the outcomes that are achieved by people who participate in adult
education and literacy programs. Local programs could then decide how to best
use and build upon this information. We hope that this
report will be a useful tool for those individuals and organizations that are
part of the Adult Education and Literacy System (AELS) in the United States and
for the communities that support them. Dr. Peter A. Waite
U.S. Programs
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