Effective Transitions in Adult Education Conference
We wish to express our gratitude to all the colleagues who attended our National Conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Education that took place on November 17-18, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence, RI. The two-day conference focused on strategies and promising practices that help adult learners succeed in postsecondary education and training.
What’s
New on the NCTN Web Site?
New Research to Practice Briefs
The two new additions to our series are written by Harvard Graduate School of
Education doctoral student Lauren Capotosto, EdM. In Decoding and Fluency
Problems of Poor College Readers Lauren provides an overview of the research
describing the print difficulties of many struggling college readers, as well as, studies identifying strategies for improving poor readers' decoding and fluency. Working with Young Adults
in College Transition Programs identifies the challenges of working with older
and younger students together in college transition classes and presents strategies that four
successful programs use in their work with younger students.
College Transition Toolkit
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 around the country. More details...
Mapping Your Financial Journey: Helping Adults Plan for College
is a publication developed by the NCTN with support from NEFE. More details...
College for Adults Website helps first time college-going adults plan for college. Visit the website.
Study on College Transition Models is now available for download.
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to the National College Transition Network (NCTN)!
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