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Adult Skills Network Lead

NCER
Program: Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice
Program topic(s): Building Adult Basic Skills and Academic Attainment Through Technology Research Network
Award amount: $2,999,914
Principal investigator: Stephanie Cronen
Awardee:
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Year: 2021
Award period: 5 years (09/01/2021 - 08/31/2026)
Project type:
Other
Award number: R305N210014

Purpose

The Adult Skills Network (ASN) lead serves two primary roles. First, the lead will provide ASN coordination and management to facilitate the work of all ASN grantees in meeting their shared goal to address the needs of adults with low basic skills or academic attainment. Second, the lead will provide national leadership in knowledge generation and translation and guides large-scale dissemination of research-based resources to practitioners and other stakeholders in a form they can effectively use.

Project Activities

Network Leadership Activities:

Planned direct national leadership and dissemination activities work include —

  • Developing and maintaining a dynamic ASN engagement, communication, and dissemination plan to help guide and manage the network and its team members' efforts
  • Engaging stakeholders in interactive activities, such as an ASN community of practice and working groups that include ASN researchers and stakeholders
  • Hosting webinars and conference sessions that provide an opportunity for community engagement with research and researchers
  • Conducting a review of research on the use of technology for building adult basic skills and attainment to identify existing tools for implementing technology-based interventions
  • Analyzing the needs of stakeholders to ensure a relevant research agenda and readiness of researchers
  • Establishing and maintaining an ASN website to support the communities of practice, communication, and dissemination of research findings and other ASN resources to public

People and institutions involved

IES program contact(s)

Elizabeth Albro

Elizabeth Albro

Commissioner of Education Research
NCER

Project contributors

Judith Alamprese

Co-principal investigator

Jenifer Vanek

Co-principal investigator

Partner institutions

Abt Associates, Inc.

Partner Institution

Jobs for the Future

Education Agency Partner

World Education, Inc.

Partner Institution

Products and publications

Products: The ASN lead will engage in ongoing dissemination activities with other members of the Network to develop resources that explain factors that support adult skills attainment and inform policy and practice. Products will include the ASN website, communities of practice, brief publications and guides for policymakers and practitioners, blogs, ASN newsletters, videos, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations for a range of stakeholders.

Project website:

CREATE Adult Skills Network

Additional project information

This project serves as the network lead team for the CREATE Adult Skills Network, which conducts research and dissemination to support the millions of U.S. adults who have low foundational skills.

Kick-off Webinar available for viewing here.

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Questions about this project?

To answer additional questions about this project or provide feedback, please contact the program officer.

 

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Adult Basic SkillsAdult EducationData and AssessmentsEducation Technology

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