Table 5-1:
Distribution of ABE Programs by Type (N =91) |
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Type of Program |
% of Programs |
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Upgrading |
22.0% |
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Reading and Writing Only |
20.9% |
|
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BJRT, BTSD, Other job training
|
15.4% |
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Adult Day School |
12.1 % |
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Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
|
7.7% |
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Life Skills |
7.7% |
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ABE (grades 6 - 12) |
5.5% |
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High School Completion |
3.3% |
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ABE (grades 0 - 5) |
1.1% |
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Mathematics only |
1.1 % |
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Career Planning |
1.1% |
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Other |
1.1% |
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Table 5-2: Distribution of ABE Programs by Year Program Started (N = 52)
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Year Started |
% of Programs |
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Before 1970 |
13.0% |
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1970-1975 |
17% |
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1976-1980 |
36.8% |
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1981-1984 |
32.8% |
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5.2.4. Who Delivers
ABE Programs
The majority of the programs in the sample are provided by the
public sector (see Table 5-3). The majority of
programs in the sample are delivered by community colleges and school boards.
These sectors are designed primarily to meet the educational needs of young
adults and children respectively. It should be recalled that 87.1 percent of
functionally illiterate women are over 34 years of age. Private non-profit
organizations are the next most prominent delivery agency for ABE programs in
this sample (see Table 5-4). |