[NLA] R & D contacts

[Thomas Sticht]

NLA R & D colleagues: Here are a couple of contacts I made last year
that might prove fruitful for AELS researchers with interests in
science, technology and policy. Since I am now retired, I won't be
pursuing either of these leads. But others might find them helpful. 

Last November I exchanged some messages with Dr. Marshall "Mike" Smith,
Program Officer for Education at the William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation about work that the foundation might do in adult literacy
education. He responded that he was interested in two aspects of
adult education, how technology might help and how to carry out adult
education for ELL (ESL) adults, particularly younger adults. He was also
interested in policy issues and efforts that generate solid knowledge.
The foundation is not interested in funding operating costs of programs
or curriculum development without some research aspects to it in the
above areas. His email address is

M.SMITH at HEWLETT.ORG

and the snail mail address is 

Dr. Marshall Smith
Education Program Driector
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
525 Middlefield Road, Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel (650) 329-1070
fax (650) 329-9342

Later I exchanged messages with Dr. Norman Fortenberry of the National
Science Foundation about the need for R & D in the Adult Education and
Literacy System (AELS) of the United States. He indicated that  adult
science and technology education is an area of potential interest to 
the foundation.  He said they would welcome a very brief outline of
(1-2 pages) of  thoughts on how the foundation might contribute to this
area through the AELS.  Most usefully,  thoughts would extend to the
broad spectrum of  possible activities in which the Foundation might
engage to advance adult  science and technology education in the AELS,
including research and development, pilot  implementation, dissemination
of success models, and fostering wide-scale  implementation.   Ideas
should  be  framed within the  context of NSF's existing programmatic
portfolio (the web site for NSF is www.nsf.gov and Dr. Fortenberry's
Divsion is under Education, Human Resources Development). His email
address is

nfortenb at nsf.gov

and snail mail address is 

Dr Norman Fortenberry
Director
Division of Human Resource Development
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 815 
Arlington, Virginia 22230
[Tel: 703-292-8640/8641] 
[FAX: 703-292-9018]
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