MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01904nam a22002538a 4500
001 2007007564
003 DLC
005 20070319145215.0
008 070223s2007 cau b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2007007564
020 $a9781582131238
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us-ca
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.
263 $a0704
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aMain findings -- Policy implications -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 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 proficiency of California's immigrants -- The ESL target population in California -- Predicted enrollment -- Chapter 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? -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter summary -- Selected references -- Appendix A. Notes on data and methods -- Census data -- Estimates of enrollment -- Data -- Empirical model -- Adult school and community college data -- Appendix B. Estimates and results.
650 0 $aAdult education$zCalifornia$xFinance.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers.