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Download full textReynolds, Jack; And Others – 1978
This report summarizes the Program for Persons of Limited English-Speaking Ability (PLESA) which involved 47 prime sponsors providing training and employment assistance to over 6,000 persons, most of whom were Hispanic or Asian. Focus is on lessons learned that will be useful for developing such programs. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss the background of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education
Reynolds, Jack; And Others – 1978
These ten case studies of the Program for Persons of Limited English-Speaking Ability (PLESA) report different approaches to providing training and employment assistance to unemployed persons of limited English-speaking ability. (A summary report of forty-seven projects is available separately. See Note.) The first four describe projects conducted…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education
McGough, Robert L.; Vincent, John J. – 1980
This monograph is one of 12 that address various topics in the area of CETA/education linkages. They were designed to provide those individuals interested in the development and implementation of CETA/education linkages with information that will serve to enhance the quality of existing programs and facilitate the efficient and effective…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Definitions
Moore, Allen B. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1978
Combining literacy with career development seems to be a logical activity for adult education practitioners. Program models (e.g., Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Work Incentive Program, and Career Education) have been developed which demonstrate the feasibility of such practices. Article surveys several of these programs, presents…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Development, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Billman, Lynne – 1978
Divorced, widowed, or separated women need help in three basic areas in the transition from sheltered home life to the world of work: (1) in recognizing their own interests and abilities; (2) in obtaining up-to-date, salable skills; and (3) in finding support services, such as counseling, job placement, peer group support, and role models. A…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Displaced Homemakers
Conti, Gary J.; Giles, Wayne E. – 1980
This project, conducted by Spoon River College (Canton, Illinois), demonstrated the feasibility of a theoretical model developed by Wayne Giles and Gary Conti for training Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients. The model proposed the interfacing of long-term simultaneous training in academic skills, vocational skills, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs
Stedman, Deborah S. – 1979
The Texas adult performance level (APL) project LINK-FOUR implemented a curriculum based on functional competencies at four sites (Austin, Texarkana, Texas City, and Abilene) and formed linkages with local organizations involved in adult vocational education. The concept on which the project was based was that a set of prevocational skills, plus a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
