Adult Education Research and Reports

This page contains research, resources, and articles that are of interest to adult education practitioners across Pennsylvania. Resources will be added as they are received.

Reports and Research Briefs

Linking Adult Education to Workforce Development in 2018-19: Early Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act at the Local Level
Institute of Education Sciences (2023)

Leveraging Data to Ensure Equitable and Effective Adult Skills Programming for Immigrants
Migration Policy Institute (2023)

Recruiting English Language Learners: Results of a Market Research Project in Adult Education – Phase II
Florida Literacy Coalition, Inc. (2020)

Policy Report – Buttressing the Middle: A Case for Reskilling and Upskilling America’s Middle-Skill Workers in the 21st Century
The ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education (2021)

Building a Digitally Resilient Workforce: Creating On-Ramps to Opportunity
Digital US Coalition (2020)

Research Brief – Digital Literacy and Technology Integration in Adult Basic Skills Education: A Review of the Research
ProLiteracy (2020)

Online Resources

National Reporting System – Policy & Data
A primary resource for specific NRS information