MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01968cam a2200313 a 4500
001 2007007564
003 DLC
005 20080321083949.0
008 070223s2007 caua b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2007007564
020 $a9781582131238
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050 00 $aLC5252.C2$bG66 2007
082 00 $a374.9794$222
100 1 $aGonzález, Arturo.
245 10 $aCalifornia's commitment to adult English learners :$bcaught between funding and need /$cArturo Gonzalez.
260 $aSan Francisco :$bPublic Policy Institute of California,$c2007.
300 $axiii, 75 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 69-71).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Research goals and questions -- Outline of the report -- Policy context for adult education in California -- Public and private providers in the state -- Dual-provider system -- Funding issues facing adult schools -- The English-language proficiency of California's immigrants -- The ESL target population in California -- Predicted enrollment -- Summary -- Enrollment in ESL programs -- ESL enrollment: regional variation -- Trends in enrollment in public providers -- ESL enrollment and ADA units -- Where is enrollment constrained? -- Teaching for free? -- Summary -- Policy implications and conclusion -- Policy consequences of overenrolled courses -- Partial reform of the adult school funding formula -- How much does partial reform of the funding formula help? -- Policy implications -- Summary -- Appendix A. Notes on data and methods -- B. Estimates and results.
650 0 $aAdult education$zCalifornia$xFinance.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007007564.html