Virginia Adult Education Research Network
Practitioner Research Briefs, 1998-1999 Report Series

During the 1998-1999 fiscal year, eleven adult educators in Virginia conducted research through the Virginia Adult Education Research Network. Through brief reports that they write practitioner researchers contribute their knowledge to others in the literacy education field. The practitioner researchers in the 1998-1999 Research Network have investigated an array of important topics in adult literacy education:

 Understanding Learners

Leveled Children's Literature and the Adult Learner, Marion Harley, Oak Grove Adult Education Center, Westmoreland County

When Learners Write about Work, Family, and Community, Terry McElhone, Literacy Volunteers of America, Louisa County

Why They Come: An Exploration into Retention and Motivation in an Adult ESL Program, Thomas Nowalk, Montgomery County Public Schools Adult ESL Program

Taking a Closer Look at Student Retention, Tina Spencer, Newport News Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education Program

Improving Instruction

Goal-Setting in the New River Valley: Teachers' Perceptions and Strategies, Sue Barton, New River Community College Adult Education Program

Orientation to Adult High School Programs Using the Discovery Method of Learning, Donna Chambers, Fairfax County Public Schools Adult and Community Education

Orienting Adults to Program Options Using Small Group Research, Marti Giese, Adult High School Completion Program, Fairfax County

Designing Instruction for Incarcerated Men, Beth Rohne, VA Department of Correctional Education, Haynesville Correctional Center

Guiding Teachers with Student Input, Jane Roy, Arlington Education and Employment Program, Arlington Public Schools

Linking Literacy and Communities

What Happens When ESL Students Experience Authentic Work Situations?, Patricia Bowyer, Families Transitioning to Work Program, Fairfax County

"The Client vs. the Student": An Analysis of the Refugee Service System from the Perspective of an Adult Educator, Stephanie Wood, Families Transitioning to Work Program, Fairfax County

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