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Adult Education Administration. EVOC 509. 10 Mandated Program Areas. Parenting Education. Encourage parents of K-12 to enroll Prenatal mothers Teenager parents. Elementary and Secondary Basic Skills. Remediate basic skills – grade levels 3-7
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Adult Education Administration EVOC 509
Parenting Education • Encourage parents of K-12 to enroll • Prenatal mothers • Teenager parents
Elementary and Secondary Basic Skills • Remediate basic skills – grade levels 3-7 • Complete diploma or GED for drop-outs – grade levels 8-12 • Concurrent enrollment to make up HS credit with counselor & parental approval • Post-secondary adults remediate basic skills
English as a Second Language (ESL) • AKA English Language Learners (ELL) • Cover basic language skills • Facilitate adapting to American culture
Immigrant Citizenship • Prepare for citizenship test • Adapt to American culture
Substantially Handicapped • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) • After age 22
Career Technical Education • High School students 16-17 years old • Adults 18+ years old
Older Adult Education • Proprietary classes • As Instructional Aides • As Volunteers
Barber Bricklayer Carpenter Carpet Layer Cement Mason Electrician Ironworker Meat Cutters Plasterer Plumber Pipe Fitter Refrigeration Mechanic Roofer Sheet Metal Worker Sound Technician Surveyors Tile Setter Apprenticeship Programs:Examples
Home Economics • Basic homemaking skills • Basic consumer skills • Basic life skills
Health and Safety Education • Abuse • Drug addiction • Alcoholism • Child abuse • General Health Issues • Available to: • Parents • High School students • District Staff • Health Care Professionals
Public School Education • Reports to California Department of Education • Responsible to elected local school boards • Receives funds from CDE based on positive student attendance, student fees, and grants • Purpose: Provide instruction in 10 mandated areas • Vocational training is entry and intermediate level not requiring a BA degree • Cannot grant college credit
ROCP: Regional Occupation Centers/Programs • Reports to California Department of Education • Responsible to elected County school boards • Receives funds from CDE based on positive student attendance and grants • Purpose: Provide occupational training • Vocational training is entry and intermediate level not requiring a BA degree • Cannot grant college credit
Community Colleges • Reports to California Community College Chancellor • Responsible to elected local community college boards • Receives funds from Chancellor, student fees, and grants • Purpose: Provide academic and occupational training • Vocational training is certificate level or AA degree level • Can grant college credit
State Colleges & Universities • Reports to Chancellor of State University System or Chancellor or the University of California • Responsible to Chancellors • Receives funds from Chancellor, student fees, and grants • Purpose: Provide academic and professional training • Vocational training degree level • Can grant college credit
Private Post-Secondary Career Technical Schools • Reports to California Commission on Post Secondary Schools • Responsible to Board of Directors or partners - private business • Receives funds from clients who may be eligible for Federally insured students loans and grants • Purpose: Provide career technical training at a profit • Vocational training certificate level or special-AA degree level • Can develop articulation agreements or contract services with public schools, ROCP, and colleges
CBO: Community Based Organizations • Reports and responsible to their local governing boards • Receives funds from donations and grants • Purpose: Serve the community • Vocational training at entry level • Cannot grant college credit • Can develop contract services with public schools, ROCP, and colleges
Industry Specific Training • Reports to leadership of specific company or trust board • Receives funds from industry and/or employees • Purpose: Provide better trained, more productive workers • Vocational training is job specific, entry level to advanced • Cannot grant college credit • Can develop contract with public schools, ROCP, and colleges
State Funded Courses • Approved by California Department of Education (CDE) representative and local Board of Education prior to implementation • Must appear on list of approved course titles, or • Application for new title to be created and approval received for specific classes not on list • Specific class requests through CDE each semester and Board of Education annually
Courses Requiring CDE State Frameworks • Elementary basic skills • Secondary basic skills • English as a Second Language (ESL) • Citizenship courses
Courses Not Requiring State Standards • Parenting • Substantially Handicapped • Older Adult • Home Economics • Health & Safety Curricula vary widely due to unspecified content
Courses Following CTE Model Curriculum Standards • Career Technical Education • Must demonstrate industry need and substantial employment opportunities for completing students
Apprenticeship Programs • State reimbursement for related and supplementary “academic” classes • Content determined by • Joint Apprentice Training Committee • Organized by trade • Articulated by state • Division of Apprentice Standards
Grants • Examples • Adult Literacy • GAIN • JTPA • CalWorks • Must meet grand guidelines • Meet CDE guidelines • If substantially same approved course • Fund expected from CDE • CTE courses within grants not regulated by CDE
Classes Not Governed by CDE • No State reimbursement received • Community service/fee-based classes • Schools determine nature, duration, location • Teachers - Called presenters • Processed through Classified Personnel Dept • Not subject to fingerprint scrutiny • Approved individually by board of Education for specific class • Wages determined by school
Andragogy vs. Pedagogy Adult Learner Characteristics Compared with Children
Adult Learners • Are more realistic • Have more life-experiences • Have more concrete and immediate needs • Are not a captive audience • Are accustom to being treated as a peer • Resent being patronized or talked “down-to” • More heterogeneous
Adult Learners cont’ • Learn as well as children • Takes more time • Requires association with pre-existing knowledge • Perform tasks slower • May have limited mobility • Use mobility assisting devices • Have mixed Motives: Educational, social, recreational
Adult Learner cont’ • Fatigue more quickly • Appreciate strategies that add interest & liveliness • Enjoy sense of humor • Need varied pace • May require audio/visual aids • May have over-developed Puritanical sense of duty
Adult Learners • Have varied problem-solving strategies • Cognitive • Psychomotor • Affective • Have varied learning styles • Reading • Visual • Auditory • Kinesthetic
Barriers Originating in Middle School or High School • Attendance • Lack of Credits • Need for employment • Pregnancy/Parenting • Gang Affiliation • Lack of Support Structure – especially family • Social Adjustment Issues • Safety Concerns
How Adult Education Facilitates Success • Self-paced Instructional Format • Flexible Schedule • Extended school day • Saturday and evening classes • 2-hour blocks of instructional time • Lower teacher/student ratio • Challenge testing • Absence of Gang Culture • Central Location
How Adult Education Facilitates Success Cont’ • Multi-support Services • Access Center • Counseling Center • CalWORKS facilitator • Parenting/child care program • On-site career technical programs • Community Learning Center: Mature adults provide role models for younger, less mature students • Compact Facility
Profile of a Successful Adult Learner • Goal Oriented • Strong Work Ethic • Good Social and Communication Skills • Basic Skills Competency • Good Coping Skills • Good Time Management Skills • Takes Ownership of Own Education • Works Well Independently
Profile of a Successful Adult Learner: Additional Contributing Factors • Does not work full time • Few family responsibilities • Enters with 100+ credits • Has reliable child care • Day time student • Attends minimum of 20 hours per week • Has reliable transportation – public or private
Profile of Tentative 16-17 Y/O:May Benefit from Pre-Adult Training • Failure to thrive in comprehensive educational setting • Requires individualized attention • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Needs to feel connected • Does not fit in with peers • Failure to thrive in rigid educational environments • Works best in self-paced programs without homework and tests • Problems or fear of social interaction
Profile of Tentative 16-17 Y/O: Cont’May Benefit from Pre-Adult Training • Refuses to attend school • Stays home and prefers independent study • Does not run the streets • Needs flexible hours • Part-time employment • Health problems • Family Problems • Difficulty rising early • High School interrupted – wants to return • 8th grade + reading level • Some insight into self
Success Indicators • Desire to earn diploma • Desire to pass GED • Motivated to make progress completing courses in timely manner • Clear short-term goals • Enter college • Enter career technical program • Obtain employment • Complete career profile/portfolio
Profile of Adult School Graduates 1998-1998 Academic Year
Age of Separation from HS 3 students entered with foreign transcripts