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  • Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 7

    Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice

    Edited by John Comings, Barbara Garner, Christine Smith ...
    Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 7, is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning. Each Review opens with an overview of significant recent ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 5

    Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

    Edited by John Comings, Barbara Garner, Cristine Smith ...
    The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 5 is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning.Each Review opens with an overview of significant recent ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 4

    Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

    Edited by John Comings, Barbara Garner, Cristine Smith ...
    The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research Policy, and Practice, Volume 4 is the newest addition to a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning.Volume 4 opens with an overview of significant recent ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 6

    Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

    Edited by John Comings, Barbara Garner, Cristine Smith ...
    Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 6, includes chapters on:*Demographic change and low-literacy Americans;*The role of vocabulary in Adult Basic Education;*Implications of research on spelling for Adult Basic Education;*Issues in teaching speaking skills to adult ESOL learners;*The preparation and stability of the Adult Basic Education teaching ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • The Public School Advantage

    Why Public Schools Outperform Private Schools

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    Public Policy in the News

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