The Basics
Paul Jurmo, Ed.D.
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
- Basic skills education for adults, out-of-school youth, and children -- in the U.S. and other countries
- Sector-based career pathway systems, especially for green jobs
- Customizing services to learner populations, including children, English language learner adults, out-of-school youth, older workers, and ex-offenders
- Leadership development and community service
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Assessing educational needs of learner populations, organizations, and communities
- Planning and policy for adult learning systems
- Designing curricula that integrate basic skills (as defined by the Equipped for the Future standards), computer skills, and content knowledge
- Professional development for adult education and workforce development staff
- Program evaluation
- Fund development
EDUCATION
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Ed.D. in International Education, with focus on adult literacy (1987)
- Boston University: M.Ed. in Social Education (1975)
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor: B.A. in English (1973)
- University of Munich (Germany): Junior Year Abroad (1971-1972)
SPECIAL TRAINING
- U.S. Peace Corps: Extensive leadership training related to programming, training, and evaluation functions, with additional training regarding safety and security, administration, and health of Volunteers posted to remote island sites (2012-2017)
- National Institute for Literacy: Trained as a facilitator of the Equipped for the Future model of adult literacy education (1999-2000)
- Rutgers University: Fellow in year-long John J. Heldrich Leadership Institute on Workforce Development (early 1990s)
- Training in desktop publishing, photography, video, audio, and website design.