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1、ChangingtheOdds:InformingPolicywithResearchonHowAdultLearnersSucceedAuthors:LarryCondelliRitaKirshsteinHeidiSilver-PacuillaAmericanInstitutesforResearchStephenRederPortlandStateUniversityHeideSpruckWrigleyLiteracyWorkInternational,Inc.TheAmericanInstitutesforRese
2、arch(AIR)isoneofthenation’sleadingfirmssupportingimprovementsinadultbasiceducationwithservicesthatincludetraining,technicalassistance,andresearchatthefederal,stateandlocallevels.AIRhasbeenconductingprojectsinadulteducationinprofessionaldevelopment,EnglishasaSecon
3、dLanguage(ESL),numeracy,as¬sessment,useoftechnologyininstructionandaccountabilityoverthelast20years.Establishedin1946,withheadquartersinWashington,D.C.,AIRisanonpartisan,not-for-profitorganizationthatconductsbehavioralandsocialscienceresearchanddeliverstechnicala
4、ssistancebothdo¬mesticallyandinternationallyintheareasofhealth,education,andworkforceproductivity.ExecutiveSummaryResearchhasidentifiedthebarriersadultlearnersfaceinattainingtheireducationandEnglishproficiencygoals,enteringandadvancinginemployment,succeedinginpos
5、tsecond-aryeducationandtraining,andnavigatingservicesystems.Mostadultlearnersfacelongoddsintryingtomeetthesegoals.Whatwouldittaketoaddressthesebarriersandproducebetteroutcomes?Whatpolicies,focusedinvestments,andpublic-privatepartnershipswouldhelpchangetheodds?The
6、AmericanInstitutesforResearch(AIR)hostedaSymposium,ChangingtheOdds:InformingPolicywithResearchonHowAdultLearnersSucceed,onSeptember16,2009.Thepanelistsandparticipantsdiscussedinnovativesolutionsandcollaborationsforsupportingtoday’slow-skilledadultlearnersandchall
7、engestoimprovingadulteducationandworkforcedevelopmentoutcomesfacingthenation.StephenRederopenedtheSymposiumwithakeynoteaddressthatdiscussedtheimportanceofbuildingaladderofopportunitytoimproveadultlearninginthe21stcentury.TheSymposiumpanelsandspecialinteresttableg
8、roupscontinuedinthisthemetoidentifythepressingneedsfor:•Facingtherealityofimpendingdemographicandimmigrationtrends,•Alignmentandcontextualizedlearningopportuni
