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Research Report
Performance Accountability in Adult Basic Education
The only reading that is not included in the study circle guide is the research report, Contested Ground: Performance Accountability in Adult Basic Education.
Merrifield, J. (1997). Contested Ground: Performance Accountability in Adult Basic Education. Cambridge , MA : NCSALL.
Adult basic education (ABE) must demonstrate its success in terms of student and societal outcomes. This policy paper lays out key issues in performance accountability for adult basic education (ABE) and presents recommendations for policy and action. It is based on the literature from education, government, management, and other fields, and draws on interviews with researchers and adult education leaders at state and national levels. Its recommendations were informed by a discussion with a group of experienced adult education practitioners and researchers.
Copies of the report can be downloaded free from NCSALL’s Web site.