[NLA] Are You Being Served?

Mon Dec 16 17:17:08 EST 2002

National Louis University in Chicago, St. Louis have an Adult Ed Masters
Program.  They may even have an online course.

http://www.nl.edu/nlu_programs/online.html
Barb Sabaj
District 214 Community Education
bjteach at ameritech.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd David" <lloyd_david at ceilearn.com>
To: <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [NLA] Are You Being Served?

> Catherine,
> I am certain there are graduate programs in adult education somewhere. I
am
> sorry to admit I do not know of any but hope other members of the NLA list
> can answer your question.
> Lloyd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Catherine B. King <cb.king at verizon.net>
> To: nla at lists.literacytent.org <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
> Date: Friday, December 13, 2002 6:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [NLA] Are You Being Served?
>
>
> >To David Lloyd:
> >
> >Aren't there also some masters' or Ph.D. programs
> >existent at some Universities being developed around a
> >specialization in adult education?    If so, wouldn't that
> >be a place where these reports would be "marketed"
> >as a part of a body of ongoing source and course
> >material?  Perhaps connected with Frierian studies
> >in education?
> >
> >
> >Catherine King
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Lloyd David <lloyd_david at ceilearn.com>
> >To: <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
> >Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 2:00 PM
> >Subject: Re: [NLA] Are You Being Served?
> >
> >
> >> Tom,
> >> The CEI Adult Diploma Program at Polaroid was one of the programs
studied
> >by
> >> the Harvard Team of investigators led by Bob Kegan. This was a massive
> >study
> >> resulting in a 739 page report on adult learning development. An
article
> >did
> >> appear in the NCSALL's review. In the CAAL list of research projects
this
> >is
> >> called NCSALL Reports No.19. The title is "Toward a new Pluralism in
> >> ABE/ESOL Classrooms:Teaching to Multiple Cultures of the Mind." I do
not
> >> know if the research team has had any inquiries but since the study has
> >been
> >> published I have not received one call, letter or email. It was funded
by
> >> the US Department of Education.
> >> In the past CEI has had 3 National Workplace Literacy Projects also
> funded
> >> by USDOE. At the  end of the final round of projects we had to petition
> >the
> >> Department to publicize the results of these "model demonstration
> >projects".
> >> This study by the Conference Board of Canada was later published.
> >>  It seems to me no thought is given to publicizing the results of these
> >> studies even though many cost a great deal of money. I think that there
> >> should be a marketing plan developed around every project which in
> essence
> >> advertises the results so those in the field can benefit.
> >> Lloyd David, EdD.
> >> President/Executive Director
> >> Continuing Education Institute/CEI
> >> 108 Water Street
> >> Watertown, MA 02472
> >> 617-926-1864>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Thomas Sticht <tsticht at znet.com>
> >> To: nla at lists.literacytent.org <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
> >> Date: Monday, December 09, 2002 8:24 PM
> >> Subject: [NLA] Are You Being Served?
> >>
> >>
> >> >Are You Being Served? *
> >> >
> >> >A new report from the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning
> and
> >> >Literacy is available (NCSALL Report No. 23). Entitled "The First Five
> >> >Years," the report summarizes the research projects, major findings,
and
> >> >recommendations for the years 1996 - 2001 (copies of the report are
> >> >available at http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu). According to the report,
> >> >total funding for the NCSALL for the first five years was around
> >> >$13,500,000. Funding for the next five years is anticipated to be
about
> >> >$16,500,000.
> >> >
> >> >The report says that "The mission of the National Center for the Study
> of
> >> >Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) is to conduct and disseminate
> >> >research that helps build effective, cost-efficient adult education
and
> >> >literacy programs." (p. 3)  Regarding how the NCSALL determines
whether
> >or
> >> >not it has achieved these goals, the last page and last sentence of
the
> >> >body of the report states that, over the next five years,  "Its
> >> >measurement of success remains the same as well: Practitioners can
cite
> >> >ways that NCSALL has helped them to improve practice."  (p.100)
> >> >
> >> >Unfortunately, as I looked through the report, I could find no
evidence
> >> >presented to suggest that practitioners had thought that the research
of
> >> >the first five years had helped them improve their practice.  I'm
> >> >wondering if any of the NLA list members can cite ways that they or
> their
> >> >program or someone they know has been helped by the first five years
of
> >> >the NCSALL work. And if so, in what specific ways.
> >> >
> >> >I'd also be interested in knowing if NLA list members feel that
> anecdotal
> >> >reports by practitioners is a suitable way to evaluate the success of
> our
> >> >only federally funded, national adult education and literacy research
> >> >center in achieving its stated mission of helping to "build effective,
> >> >cost-efficient adult education and literacy programs."
> >> >
> >> >And parenthetically, does anyone recall how the previous national
> >research
> >> >center, the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) whose work for
five
> >> >years before the NCSALL took the federal R& D center contract must
have
> >> >cost over $10,000,000, helped improve their practice and/or the
> >operations
> >> >of the AELS?
> >> >
> >> >All this is to say, I wonder just how we might go about deciding how
> well
> >> >our national R & D center research funds are serving the needs of the
> >> >field? What do NLA list members think?
> >> >
> >> >Tom Sticht
> >> >* With a nod of thanks to Brit Night on the Public Broadcasting System
> >> (PBS)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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