Meeting the Challenge:
A History of California Adult Education
From the Beginnings to the Twenty-First Century

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Chapters

II. Characteristics of the California Adult Program in the Fabulous Fifties

• Adult Education Governance in the Fifties
• Adult Education Finance in the Fifties
• Adult Education Programs in the Fifties

III. The New Federal Role and Adult Program Growth in the Sixties

• Federal Adult Basic Education Initiatives
• Growth of Vocational Education
• The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962
• The Vocational Education Act of 1963
• The Work Incentive Program
• Regional Occupational Centers and Regional Occupational Programs
• Separation of Community Colleges
• Adult Education Funding in the Sixties
• Characteristics of Adult Education in the Sixties

IV. Changes in Governance and Finance in the Seventies

• The Roller Coaster of Funding in the Seventies
• Delineation of Functions of Adult Programs in School Districts and Community Colleges
• Leadership in the Seventies

V. The Birth of CBE in the Seventies

• The Competency Based Education Movement
• Federally Funded State Projects
• Educational Needs of Refugees
• Characteristics of Adult Education in the Seventies

VI. Institutionalization of Competency-Based Education

• The CBAE Mandate
• CBAE Assessment - CASAS
• CBAE Staff Development
• Dissemination Network for Adult Educators
• GED Teacher Academy
• Job-Training Initiatives

VII. Response to Social, Economic and Political Changes Through the Eighties

• Social and Economic Changes
• Literacy Initiatives
• Educational Programs in Correctional Facilities
• Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN)
• Programs for Amnesty Applicants
• Legislation and Finance in the Eighties
• Administration of Adult Education in the Eighties
• Sunset Review & Strategic Planning

VIII. Innovative Strategies to Improve Literacy in the Nineties

• Accountability Legislation
• English Literacy and Civics Education
• Influence of Technology on Instruction
• Adult Secondary Education Issues
• Governance Issues Revisited
• A Look Forward

IX. Accountability and Outcomes in the Twenty-first Century

• Toward a Literate Citizenry
• Implementing the Strategic Plan
• Federally Funded State Projects in the Early Nineties
• Program and Finance Issues of the Late Nineties
• Adult Education Federal Reform Legislation
• Federally Funded Projects in the Later Nineties
• The Effect of Welfare Reform on Adult Education
• New Instructional Paradigms of the Nineties
• Innovative uses of Technology
• Leadership of Adult Education in the Nineties
• Characteristics of Adult Education in the Nineties

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