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Peer reviewedNewman, Anabel P. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
This article examines the broad array of adult literacy program alternatives currently available. These include government-funded adult education programs, such as Adult Basic Education and Even Start, volunteer programs such as Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America, business and industry sponsored programs, community-based…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Community Programs, Family Literacy
Mark, Jorie Lester, Ed.; Campbell, Joyce Fowlkes, Ed. – 1985
This publication highlights business, industry, and union efforts--independent of or collaborative with the public sector--to provide employees with the basic education they need to do their jobs. The 34 employee education programs sketched here are considered to be cost-effective when compared to the cost of recruiting and training replacement…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, High School Equivalency Programs
Download full textBussert, Kathy M. – 1992
A study examined information from 107 workplace literacy program descriptions from the United States and drew conclusions about joint partnerships, funding, and flexibility. Most of the program descriptions were found in an extensive search using the ERIC database. The programs described were from 1989 and 1990. Some of the findings were the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Curriculum
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education and Literacy. – 1990
This document provides one-page abstracts of the 39 workplace literacy programs funded through the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education in 1990, and a resource guide for persons involved in such projects. The funded projects focus on basic literacy skills needed in the workplace and use reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Demonstration Programs
PDF pending restorationOffice of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1995
This publication lists some of the curriculum resources that were produced through the National Workplace Literacy Program, Section 371 of the Adult Education Act, as amended by the National Literacy Act of 1991. The curriculum resources in this publication were developed during 1992-1993 of the demonstration program. The curriculum materials are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education
Migrant Action Program, Mason City, IA. – 1972
The philosophy behind and the operations of the Iowa Migrant Action Program (MAP) are discussed in this 1972 annual report. In developing its programs, MAP emphasizes self-determination as a key factor in redirecting the migrant to a life style different from the one he has known. MAP's various projects are intended to economically upgrade the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Clinics, Day Care Centers
BUENAVENTURA, ANGELES – 1967
REPRESENTATIVES OF SPANISH-SPEAKING FORMER MIGRANTS (FARM WORKERS) AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, NEGRO AND WHITE, PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT UNSKILLED PERSONS WITH LITTLE FORMAL EDUCATION AND LIMITED COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED AND PLACED IN OCCUPATIONS FOR WHICH THERE WAS LOCAL DEMAND AND…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blacks, Career Counseling, Demonstration Programs
