The following are adult education publications produced by projects of the American Institutes for Research, including CALPRO, PRO-NET, and the National Reporting System. If a publication is highlighted, you may download a PDF version by clicking on the link.
The last section contains the complete, archived database of the former ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, which closed its doors in December 2003. You may search this database and download or print these publications.
CALPRO Research Publications
Released June 2008
Released October 2007
Research Digest Series on Evidence-Based Reading Instruction (Released June 2007)
- Overview of Research Digest Series on Evidence-Based Reading Instruction [PDF]
- Research Digest No. 5—Alphabetics: Research and Teaching Strategies [PDF]
- Research Digest No. 6—Fluency: Research and Teaching Strategies [PDF]
- Research Digest No. 7—Vocabulary: Research and Teaching Strategies [PDF]
- Research Digest No. 8—Reading Comprehension: Research and Teaching Strategies [PDF]
Previous Publications
- The Northwest Practitioner Knowledge Institute: Reports and Resources [PDF]
- Distance Education and E-Learning: New Options for Adult Basic and English Language Education [PDF]
- Research on Adult Numeracy Practice [PDF]
- Research Bibliography: Research on Participatory Approaches to Adult Basic and Literacy Education [PDF]
- Research Digest: Applying Adult Learning Theory: Self-directed Learning and Transformational Learning in the Classroom [PDF]
- Research Digest: Learner Persistence in Adult Basic Education [PDF]
- Research Summary: How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education [PDF]
- Guidelines for Facilitating Discussion Groups Using CALPRO Research Digests, Research Summaries, and Research Bibliographies [PDF]
Fact Sheets
CALPRO develops fact sheets on topics of interest to adult education instructional staff and administrators. The purpose of the fact sheets is to provide information about current trends and issues in adult education and to direct users to additional resources on the topic. Each fact sheet presents one topic and takes the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs).
PRO-NET Professional Development Publications
- Adult Educators' Guide to Designing Instructor Mentoring [PDF]Authors: Renee Sherman, Janet Voight, John Tibbetts, Dionne Dobbins, Arthur Evans, and Danielle Weidler, American Institutes for Research: April 2000
- An Introduction to ESL in the Workplace [PDF] Authors: Judith Crocker, Renee Sherman, Michael Dlott and John Tibbetts, American Institutes for Research: June 2002
- Evaluating Professional Development: A Framework for Adult Education [PDF]Authors: Mark Kutner, Renee Sherman, John Tibbetts and Larry Condelli, American Institutes for Research: May 1997
- Evaluating Professional Development Resources: Selection and Development Criteria [PDF] Authors: Renee Sherman, Mike Dlott, Heather Bamford, Jennifer McGivern, and Marisa Cohn, American Institutes for Research: August 2003
- Guide to ABE in Graduate Programs [PDF]Authors: Arthur Evans and Renee Sherman, American Institutes for Research: September 1999
- Inquiry/Research Compendium [PDF] Authors: Renee Sherman, Kevin Green, Linda Taylor and Ingrid Greenberg, American Institutes for Research: May 1997
- Instructor Competencies and Performance Indicators for the Improvement of Adult Education Programs [PDF]Authors: Renee Sherman, John Tibbetts, Darren Woodruff and Danielle Weidler Sponsored by: the U.S. Department of Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy. American Institutes for Research: February 1999
- Learning Disabilities in the Workplace [PDF] Authors: Mary Ann Corley and John Tibbetts, American Institutes for Research: May 2003
- Looking to the Future: Components of a Comprehensive Professional Development System for Adult Educators [PDF] Authors: Mark Kutner and John Tibbetts, American Institutes for Research: May 1997
- Management Competencies and Sample Indicators for the Improvement of Adult Education Programs [PDF] Authors: Renee Sherman, John Tibbetts, Dionne Dobbins and Danielle Weidler, American Institutes for Research: May 1997
- Management Competencies Assessment Instrument [PDF] Authors: Renee Sherman, Dionne Dobbins, John Tibbetts, Judith Crocker and Michael Dlott, American Institutes for Research: April 2002
- Professional Development Coordinator Competencies and Sample Indicators for the Improvement of Adult Education Programs [PDF] Authors: Renee Sherman, Dionne Dobbins, John Tibbetts, Judith Crocker and Michael Dlott, American Institutes for Research: April 2002
- Professional Development Resource Guide for Adult Educators Authors: Renee Sherman, Mark Kutner
- Cover Page and Table of Contents [PDF]
- Section 1: Introduction [PDF]
- Section 2: Professional Development Approaches [PDF]
- Section 2a: Workshop/Presentation Approach [PDF]
- Section 2b: Observation Feedback Approach [PDF]
- Section 2c: Inquiry Research Approach [PDF]
- Section 2d: Product Program Development Approach [PDF]
- Section 3: Users of the Guide [PDF]
- Section 3a: Professional Development Coordinators [PDF]
- Section 3b: Instructors [PDF]
- Section 4: Evaluation of Professional Development [PDF]
- Appendix A: Needs Assessment Profile [PDF]
- Appendix B: Individual Professional Development Plans [PDF]
- Appendix C: Instructional Training Packets for ABE/ESL Instructors [PDF]
- Appendix D: Possible Resolutions to Problematic Professional Development Scenarios [PDF]
- Appendix E: Listing of Articles Relating to Professional Development [PDF]
- Professional Development Resource Supplement: Improving Instruction, Organization, and Learner Outcomes through Professional Development [PDF]Authors: Renee Sherman, Mark Kutner, John Tibbetts, and Danielle Weidler, American Institutes for Research: June 2000
- SCANS-Related, Project-Based Instruction in Adult Education: A Professional Development Packet [PDF] Authors: John Tibbetts, Renee Sherman, Judy Crocker, and Arthur Evans, American Institutes for Research: February 1999
- Workplace Readiness Guide [PDF] Authors: Judith Crocker, John Tibbetts, Renee Sherman, & Michael Dlott, American Institutes for Research: May 2002
National Reporting System
- NRS Data Monitoring for Program Improvement
- NRS Data Quality Training
- Guide for Improving NRS Data Quality: Procedures for Data Collection [PDF] Authors: Larry Condelli, Laura Castillo, Mary Seburn and Jon Deveaux, American Institutes for Research: June 2002
- Professional Development on Improving the Quality of NRS Data [PDF] Authors: Mary Ann Corley, American Institutes for Research: June 2002
- NRS Data Use Training
- Guide for Using NRS Data for Program Management and Improvements [PDF] Authors: Larry Condelli, Aashti Zaidi, American Institutes for Research: Revised May 2003
- Professional Development Manual on Using NRS Data for Program Management and Improvement [PDF] Author: Mary Ann Corley, American Institutes for Research: May 2003
- Introduction to the Many Uses of Data [PPT] Author: Mary Ann Corley, American Institutes for Research: May 2003
- NRS Implementation Guidelines [PDF]U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education: June 2007
- NRS Survey Guidelines [PDF] American Institutes for Research: March 2001
- Professional Development Materials on the NRS American Institutes for Research: Renee Sherman, John Tibbetts, Larry Condelli, Vince Padilla, January Angeles
- A Review of Statewide Learner Competency and Assessment Systems [PDF]Authors: Mark Kutner, Lenore Webb and Nancy Matheson American Institutes for Research: March 1996
ERIC/ACVE Database
In 2004, the ERIC Clearinghouses were reorganized. To search the current ERIC database, which contains some archived documents as well as new documents published from 2004 to the present, visit the ERIC Web site at http://www.eric.ed.gov.
You may also search for archived documents on the CALPRO mirror of the ERIC/AVCE document archive. Please click on the link below to search the archives.
