Public Libraries and Community-Based Education: Making the Connection forLifelong Learning. Summary of the Proceedings of a Conference

摘要

The National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and LifelongLearning of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement seeks to advance knowledge about the education and training of adults in a variety of contexts to better provide them with the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The Institute is concerned with the effectiveness of different kinds of educational and training programs in developing adult competencies as measured by achievement or employment outcomes. It seeks to learn about the effectiveness of specific types and features of programs, especially instructional models and methods, that appear to hold promise for developing desired competencies.