Research (General)

Review of Adult Learning and Literacy

• The Role of Vocabulary Instruction in Adult Basic Education
  Mary E. Curtis (2006) (Review, Volume 6: Chapter 3)
• Research in Spelling: Implications for Adult Basic Education
  Diane J. Sawyer and M. Tara Joyce (2006) (Review, Volume 6: Chapter 4)
• Issues in Teaching Speaking Skills to Adult ESOL Learners
  Kathleen M. Bailey (2006) (Review, Volume 6: Chapter 5)
• The General Educational Development (GED) Credential: History, Current Research, and Directions for Policy and Practice
  John H. Tyler (2004) (Review, Volume 5: Chapter 3)
• Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Adult Literacy: Power, Pedagogy, and Programs
  Deborah D’Amico (2004) (Review, Volume 4: Chapter 2)
• Why Do Companies Provide Workplace Education Programs?
  Alec Levenson (2004) (Review, Volume 4: Chapter 3)
• The Year 2000 in Review
  Lennox L. McLendon (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 1)
• The Rise of the Adult Education and Literacy System in the United States: 1600-2000
  Thomas G. Sticht (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 2)
• Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Literature
  Mary Ann Corley, Juliana M. Taymans (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 3)
• Literacy Education in Adult Basic Education
  John Kruidenier (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 4)
• The Inclusion of Numeracy in Adult Basic Education
  Dave Tout, Mary Jane Schmitt (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 5)
• Current Areas of Interest in Family Literacy
  Vivian L. Gadsden (2002) (Annual Review, Volume 3: Chapter 7)
• Making Sense of Critical Pedagogy in Adult Literacy Education
  Sophie C. Degener (2001) (Annual Review, Volume 2: Chapter 2)
• Research in Writing: Implications for Adult Literacy Education
  Marilyn K. Gillespie (2001) (Annual Review, Volume 2: Chapter 3)
• Time to Reframe Politics and Practices in Correctional Education
  Stefan LoBuglio (2001) (Annual Review, Volume 2: Chapter 4)
• Health and Literacy: A Review of Medical and Public Health Literature
  Rima E. Rudd, Barbara A. Moeykens, and Tayla Colton (1999) (Annual Review, Volume 1: Chapter 5)
• A Primer on Adult Learning and Literacy in the United Kingdom
  Mary Hamilton and Juliet Merrifield (1999) (Annual Review, Volume 1: Chapter 7)

Focus on Basics

• Take Charge of Your Health:
  A Collaborative Health Literacy Intervention Linking Adult Education and Maternal-Infant Health Care
  Ian M. Bennett, Pamela Pinder, Regina Szesniak, & Jennifer F. Culhane
  (FOB, Volume 9, Issue B, September, 2008)
• Health Literacy Curriculum Works for Adult Basic Education Students
  Susan R. Levy, Sue Pinzur Rasher, Sarah Deardorff Carter, Lesley Maradik Harris, Michael L. Berbaum, Janice B. Mandernach, Laura Segal Bercovitz, & Laura Martin
  (FOB, Volume 9, Issue B, September, 2008)
• A Second Look at the Health Literacy of American Adults and the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
  Andrew Pleasant
  (FOB, Volume 9, Issue B, September, 2008)
• Research in Progress: What Factors —Internal and External — Have an Impact On Service Delivery?
  Patsy Medina (FOB, Volume 8, Issue B, May 2006)
• Two Ways to Assess Literacy Learners in Prison
  Bill Muth (FOB, Volume 7, Issue D, August 2005)
• Understanding The Complexities of Offenders’ Special Learning Needs
  Laura Weisel, Alan Toops, and Robin Schwarz (FOB,Volume 7, Issue D, August 2005)
• Youth in ABE: The Numbers
  Jennifer Roloff Welch & Kathrynn Di Tommaso (FOB, Volume 7, Issue A, June 2004)
• Some Findings on the Academic Vocabulary Skills of Language-Minority Community College Students
  Maricel G. Santos (FOB, Volume 6, Issue D, February 2004)
• A Conversation with FOB: What Works for Adult ESL Students
  Heide Wrigley (FOB, Volume 6, Issue C, September 2003)
• A Maturing Partnership
  Rima Rudd (FOB, Volume 5, Issue C, February 2002)
• Letting Learners Lead
  Debby D'Amico & Mary Ann Capehart (FOB, Volume 5, Issue B, October 2001)
• Teaching Reading to First-Level Adults
  Judith A. Alamprese (FOB, Volume 5, Issue A, August, 2001)
• Reading for Pleasure
  Sondra Cuban (FOB, Volume 5, Issue A, August, 2001)
• The Neurobiology of Reading and Dyslexia
  Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D., and Bennett A. Shaywitz, M.D. (FOB, Volume 5, Issue A, August, 2001)
• Current Research in Adult Learning and Literacy
  Jessica Mortensen (FOB, Volume 4, Issue D, April 2001)
• Connecting Research and Practice
  Barbara Garner, Beth Bingman, John Comings, Karen Rowe, & Cristine Smith (FOB, Volume 4, Issue D, April 2001)
• The Relationship Between Reading and Speaking Skills
  Barbara Garner (FOB, Volume 4, Issue A, March 2000)
• Emerging Themes in Adult Multiple Intelligences
  Silja Kallenbach (FOB, Volume 3, Issue A, March 1999)
• Performance Accountability: For What? To Whom? And How?
  Juliet Merrifield (FOB, Volume 3, Issue B, June 1999)
• The National Reporting System
  Barbara Garner (FOB, Volume 3, Issue B, June 1999)
• Guiding Improvement: Pennsylvania's Odyssey
  Cheryl Keenan (FOB, Volume 3, Issue B, June 1999)
• Using Research on Writing
  Marilyn Gillespie (FOB,Volume 3, Issue D, December 1999)
• The Assumptions We Make: How Learners and Teachers Understand Writing
  Mary Russell (FOB, Volume 3, Issue D, December 1999)
• Power, Literacy, and Motivation
  Greg Hart (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998)
• Stopping Out, Not Dropping Out
  Alisa Belzer (FOB, Volume 2, Issue A, March 1998)
• Knowledge in Action: The Promise of Project-Based Learning
  Heide Spruck Wrigley (FOB, Volume 2, Issue D, December 1998)
• Research with Words: Qualitative Inquiry
  Glynda Hull (FOB, Volume 1, Issue A, February 1997)
• Knowing, Learning, Doing: Participatory Action Research
  Juliet Merrifield (FOB, Volume 1, Issue A, February 1997)
• The Multilevel Umbrella
  Miriam Burt (FOB, Volume 1, Issue C, September 1997)
• The Theory Behind Content-Based Instruction
  Tom Sticht (FOB, Volume 1, Issue D, December 1997)
• Too Little Time and Too Many Goals
  Larry Mikulecky (FOB, Volume 1, Issue D, December 1997)
• The Impact of Content-Based Research
  Barbara McDonald (FOB, Volume 1, Issue D, December 1997)

Focus on Policy

• Is the GED Valuable to Those Who Pass It?
  Alice Johnson Cain (FOP, Volume 1, Issue 1, April 2003)
• It it Time for the Adult Education System to Change Its Goal from High School Equivalency to College Readiness?
  Alice Johnson Cain (FOP, Volume 1, Issue 1, April 2003)
• The GED Reduces Recidivism, Saves Money, and Reduces Crime
  Steve Steurer (FOP, Volume 1, Issue 1, April 2003)

NCSALL Reports

• Learners' Engagement in Adult Literacy Education
  Hal Beder, Jessica Tomkins, Patsy Medina, Regina Riccioni, and Weiling Deng (2006) (NCSALL Report #28)
• An Evaluation of the NCSALL Publication Focus on Basics
  Barbara Garner, Marco Boscolo, John Comings, Donna Curry, Kelly McClure, and Cristine Smith (2006) (NCSALL Report #27)
• The Characteristics and Concerns of Adult Basic Education Teachers
  Cristine Smith and Judy Hofer (2003) (NCSALL Report #26)
• How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education
  Cristine Smith, Judy Hofer, Marilyn Gillespie, Marla Solomon, and Karen Rowe (2003) (NCSALL Report #25)
• Open to Interpretation: Multiple Intelligences Theory in Adult Literacy Education.
  Kallenbach, S. & Viens, J. (2002) (NCSALL Report #21)
• Organizational Development and Its Implications for Adult Basic Education Programs
  Marcia Drew Hohn (2001) (Annual Review, Vol. II: Chapter Seven)
• Classroom Dynamics in Adult Literacy Education.
  Beder, H. & Medina, P. (2001) (NCSALL Report #18)
• Toward a New Pluralism in ABE/ESOL Classrooms: Teaching to Multiple "Cultures of Mind." Research Monograph(
  740 pages) Kegan, R., Broderick, M., Drago-Severson, E., Helsing, D., Popp, N. , Portnow, K. & Associates. (2001) (NCSALL Report #19)
• Documenting Outcomes for Learners and Their Communities: A Report on a NCSALL Action Research Project.
  Bingman, B. with Ebert, O. & Bell, B. (2001) (NCSALL Report #20)
• Cognitive Skills Matter in the Labor Market, Even for School Dropouts.
  Tyler, J., Murnane, R. & Willett, J. (2000) (NCSALL Report #15)
• The Devil is in the Details: Evidence from the GED on the Role of Examination System Details in Determining Who Passes.
  Tyler, J., Murnane, R. & Willett, J. (2000) (NCSALL Report #16)
• Affecting Change in the Literacy Practice of Adult Learners: Impact of Two Dimensions of Instruction.
  Purcell-Gates, V., Degener, S., Jacobson, E. & Soler, M. (2000) (NCSALL Report #17)
• The Outcomes and Impacts of Adult Literacy Education in the United States.
  Beder, H. (1999) (NCSALL Report #6)
• The Outcomes and Impacts of Adult Literacy Education in the United StatesóAppendix A: Abstracts of Studies Reviewed.
  Medina, P. (1999) (NCSALL Report #6A)
• Findings from a National Survey of State Directors of Adult Education.
  Rudd, R., Zahner, L. & Banh, M. (1999) (NCSALL Report #9)
• The Impact of Welfare Reform on Adult Literacy Education: Conference Papers and Themes from Small Group Sessions.
  DíAmico, D., Levenson, A. & White, C. (1999) (NCSALL Report #10)
• Changes in Learnersí Lives One Year After Enrollment in Literacy Programs: An Analysis from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Literacy Participants in Tennessee.
  Bingman, B., Ebert, O. & Smith, M. (1999) (NCSALL Report #11)
• Persistence Among Adult Basic Education Students in Pre-GED Classes.
  Comings, J., Parrella, A. & Soricone, L. (1999) (NCSALL Report #12)
• Contested Ground: Performance and Accountability in Adult Education.
  Merrifield, J. (1998) (NCSALL Report #1)
• Adult Literacy Program Practice: A Typology Across Dimensions of Life-Contextualized/Decontextualized and Dialogic/Monologic.
  Purcell-Gates, V., Degener, S. & Jacobson, E. (1998) (NCSALL Report #2)
• Practitioners Speak: Contributing to a Research Agenda for Adult Basic Education.
  Bingman, B., Smith, C. & Stewart, K. (1998) (NCSALL Report #4)

NCSALL Summary Reports

• How Teachers Change: A Study of Professional Development in Adult Education
  Cristine Smith, Judy Hofer, Marilyn Gillespie, Marla Solomon, and Karen Rowe (2003) (NCSALL Report #25a Report Summary)

NCSALL Occasional Papers

• Adult Literacy Research: Opportunities and Challenge.
  Comings, J. & Soricone, L. (2007) (Occasional Paper)
• Evaluating and Interpreting Research Syntheses in Adult Learning and Literacy.
  Cooper, H. (2007) (Occasional Paper)
• The Components of Numeracy.
  Lynda Ginsburg, Myrna Manly, and Mary Jane Schmitt, (2006) (Occasional Paper)
• An Evidence-based Adult Education Program Model Appropriate for Research
  Comings, J., Soricone, L., and Santos, M. (2006) (Occassional Paper)
• Research Methods for Studying ABE/ESOL Populations
  Drago-Severson, E. (2004) (Occasional Paper)
• Outcomes of Participation in Adult Basic Education: The Importance of Learnersí Perspectives
  Bingman, B. with Ebert, O. & Bell, B. (2000) (Occasional Paper)

NCSALL Teaching and Training Materials

• Implications of NCSALL Research for Program Administrators
  (April 2006) (NCSALL Seminar Guide)
• Performance Accountability in Adult Basic Education.
  (2000) (NCSALL Study Circle Guide)