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Download full textBrand, Betsy – 1990
Literacy and work force preparedness are two of the most important issues facing education today. Findings of nationwide studies show that reading and writing performance of students is inadequate. One of every eight current workers reads at the fourth-grade level or lower. The nation's economic future will be determined by the quality and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1980
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about electricians. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections note the specific…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
BCEL Brief, 1992
This brief presents summary information and contacts/references for a sampling of programs and resources that have been developed to support small business workplace literacy projects. Twenty-two contacts are included: Finger Lakes Regional Education Center for Economic Development; Development Assistance Corporation; Wayne Community College;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1980
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about industrial maintenance mechanics. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1979
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about licensed practical nurses (LPNs). Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1980
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about machine tool operators. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections note the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1979
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about secretaries. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections note the specific…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1979
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about account clerks. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections note the specific…
Descriptors: Accounting, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Harlow, Debra B.; Askov, Eunice N. – 1994
Four community colleges in North Carolina cooperated to provide workplace literacy education to employees of eight plants in the state. The target population for the program was 710 adults who had not completed high school or who were functioning below high school level who were employed at one of the industry sites. The Comprehensive Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1979
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about draftsmen. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections note the specific…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1980
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about welders. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections note the specific literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
The Literacy Requirements of an Automotive Mechanic on the Job and in a Vocational Training Program.
Moe, Alden J.; And Others – 1980
As part of a project that identified the specific literacy skills required in ten occupations, this report provides two levels of instructional information about auto mechanics. Factual data are presented in Parts I and II for use in decision making by program developers, administrators, teachers, and counselors. These sections note the specific…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Auto Mechanics
Curry, Donna; Smith, Mikki – 1993
This handbook was designed to help adult literacy education teachers to understand the plastics industry, develop a curriculum, and teach basic skills classes in a plastics company. The book contains four main sections. The first section, on the basics of plastics, contains a brief history of the industry, an elementary description of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
BCL Brief, 1992
This brief lists computer-based adult literacy training materials. The listings are divided into three sections: work force/workplace literacy curricula; general curriculum/program development; and guides and research reports. The first section contains nine programs or sets of program materials (including computerized and print materials): Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Jurmo, Paul – 1993
In March and April of 1992, 60 representatives of state-funded workplace education programs in New York attended day-long regional workshops to identify ways of improving program planning and evaluation methods. After the workshops, the participants returned to their home programs, organized local evaluation teams, and developed action plans to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Change Strategies
