We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
The SABES Math Bulletin provides ABE teachers ready access to important statistical and research data, as it seeks to introduce current research, math and numeracy concepts and policies to teachers who are often too busy working with students to search out and digest such works in their entirety. By highlighting key points and connecting concepts…
In this issue of The Change Agent, adult learners describe the complicated role that technology plays in their lives—sometimes opening doors, easing communication, nurturing relationships, and improving education, and other times… not so much. Contributors share their tips and tricks for how they make technology work for them, how they persuade their families to occasionally…
Attention Deficits in College Transition Students is a review of recent research on adults with attention deficits and the essential study skills students need to develop in order to be effective learners in college. World Education, January 2005.
What Can We Learn From Developmental Reading Research in Postsecondary Education? is a review of developmental reading methods used in the college environment and what is known about “strategic readers.” World Education, 2005.
The SABES Central Resource Center at World Education is the primary provider of professional development for Massachusetts ABE license-seekers through regional cohorts, individual TA, and license-compatible courses. This Handbook guides teachers through the process of getting their teachers license. World Education, 2013.
The College Transition Toolkit is a comprehensive guide to program planning and implementation that draws on the expertise of practitioners from the New England ABE-to-College Transition Project and from around the country. The Toolkit is a CD with a flexible, navigable, HTML format that enables you to move easily between chapter topics, accompanying documents, and…
The Life Skills, College and Career Readiness Guide for ESOL Learners is designed to guide lesson planning for instruction and counseling/ advising to support ESOL students in preparing for employment or college. World Education, October 2011.
The NCTN Promising Practice Series presents detailed descriptions of strategies from the field that are designed to promote the successful transition of students from ABE to postsecondary education. Preparing Students for College-level Math is a promising practice from Portland Adult Education that presents detailed strategies designed to promote the successful transition of students from adult…
Thinking Beyond Increased Participation: Integrating Civics and Adult ESOL paper outlines a guiding process for civic participation projects that reflects the lessons learned from dozens of past projects implemented by World Education/US, and informed by current discussions in civic education, adult learning theory and research.
The College for Adults student website helps nontraditional learners with career planning, college selection and the application process. The site also includes information for adult learners transitioning to college with disabilities about their rights, ways to study, and available services.
World Education strives to build lasting relationships with partners across diverse geographic regions and technical sectors to produce better education outcomes for all.
