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"One Day I Will Make It"
A Study of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs
2005. Kristin E. Porter, Sondra Cuban, John P. Comings with Valerie Chase.
Library-based literacy programs are an important part of the network of organizations that provide adult literacy instruction, but research has shown that individuals who enroll in such programs generally do not participate long enough or intensely enough to achieve significant gains. Over the course of four years, nine adult literacy programs in The Wallace Foundation’s Literacy in Libraries Across America initiative participated in a study on increasing student persistence. The programs improved the training of tutors, incorporated goal-setting activities, strengthened computer-assisted instruction, and tracked participation better; a few also attempted to provide on-site child care or transportation vouchers, but implementation was difficult.
Overall, student participation did not increase over time -- mostly because of the adult learners’ difficult personal situations. Some important lessons emerged: Library literacy programs should be prepared to accommodate intermittent participation by adult students and should push to connect students to social services and other supports that might help them overcome barriers to participation.
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"One Day I Will Make It"
A Study of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs
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2005. Kristin E. Porter, Sondra Cuban, John P. Comings with Valerie Chase.
Library-based literacy programs face serious challenges to improving adult students’ participation. This study suggests programs should be prepared to accommodate intermittent participation by adult students and to connect students to social services and other supports.
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"As Long As It Takes"
Responding to the Challenges of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs
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2003. John Comings, Sondra Cuban, Johannes M. Bos, Kristin E. Porter, with Fred C. Doolittle.
Based on a study of nine adult literacy programs in public libraries, this report examines student characteristics, participation patterns, and new strategies to raise student persistence.
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"I Did It for Myself"
Studying Efforts to Increase Adult Learner Persistence in Library Literacy Programs
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2001. John P. Comings, Sondra Cuban, Johannes M. Bos, Catherine J. Taylor.
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"So I Made Up My Mind"
Introducing a Study of Adult Learner Persistence in Library Literacy Programs
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2000. John T. Comings, Sondra Cuban.
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