Student Recruitment: A Review of the Research
Carol Clymer, Shannon Frey
Learner recruitment is a particularly important activity because the population of potential adult learners is largely unreached, estimated to be near 90% (Patterson, 2018). This Research Brief describes findings drawn from the research base and highlights key practices and strategies that can be used to recruit ABE learners including recruitment resource guides and toolkits.
Carol Clymer, Co-Director, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy and the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy Shannon Frey, Guided Study Groups Coordinator, Penn State Learning
Edited by Alisa Belzer, Rutgers University
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Digital Literacy and Technology Integration in Adult Basic Skills Education: A Review of the Research
Dr. Jen Vanek, Dr. Kathy Harris
Given the imperative to provide adult learners access to digital technologies and opportunities to support digital literacy skill development, our goal in this paper is to describe the relevant research on how to thoughtfully integrate digital technologies in ABE settings, and to highlight gaps in the research. Our intended audience is the many different stakeholders whose work impacts the provision of technology-rich instruction for ABE learners including teachers, program administrators, policymakers and funders, and researchers.
Dr. Jen Vanek, Director of Digital Learning and Research at the EdTech Center at World Education
Dr. Kathy Harris, Director of the Literacy, Language, and Technology Research Group at Portland State University in the Department of Applied Linguistic
Edited by Alisa Belzer, Rutgers University
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Using Data in Practice: What Does It Look Like and What Does It Take?
Dr. Stephanie Cronen, GeMar Neloms
To understand the types of outcomes data that may be useful to practitioners and how they may be used effectively, we first review existing theory and research on using outcomes data in practice. We then suggest implications for practice but also highlight gaps in this research.
Dr. Stephanie Cronen, Managing Researcher, American Institutes for Research
GeMar Neloms, Principal Technical Assistance Consultant, American Institutes for Research
Edited by Alisa Belzer, Rutgers University
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Contextualizing Adult Education: Learning from Six Decades of Experience and Research
Paul Jurmo, Judy Mortrude
The contextualized approach to adult education encourages practitioners to integrate academic topics with real-world interests of learners, and to integrate instruction with job training and placement or health services.
Paul Jurmo, Independent Consultant, Basic Skills for Development
Judy Mortrude, Senior Technical Advisor, World Education, Inc
Edited by Alisa Belzer, Rutgers University
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Perspectives on Persistence: A Review of the Research
Amy Pickard
The research reviewed for this Brief suggests that there are two ways, broadly, that the field has viewed student persistence:
a control/prevent perspective and an acknowledge/accommodate perspective.
Amy Pickard, Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Education, Adult Education Program
Edited by Alisa Belzer, Rutgers University
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