{"product_id":"9781119443858","title":"Turning Points: Recent Trends in Adult Basic Literacy, Numeracy, and Language Education: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education","description":"Milestones for adult basic education include: \u003cli\u003eIt was first federally funded in 1964. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe National Literacy Act passed in 1991. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 was enacted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe field then remained relatively static until 2014 when: \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ea new version of the GED? test was launched, \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003enew content standards were developed, \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003enew data on adult cognitive skills were released, and \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), with its laser focus on employment and training, was enacted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume reviews where the field is in relation to these turning points and discusses where it could go. Taking up critical discussions of the many recent and influential changes as well as topics of enduring interest, this volume will be valuable to practitioners, researchers, and policy makers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the 155th volume of the Jossey Bass series \u003cb\u003eNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education\u003c\/b\u003e. Noted for its depth of coverage, it explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums.\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130471530736,"sku":"9781119443858","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781119443858_p0.jpg?v=1763697243","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781119443858","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}