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Hatry, Harry; Morley, Elaine – National Institute for Literacy, 2008
Coalitions have key roles in helping their communities accomplish the following: (1) Track the level of literacy in the community; (2) Use that information to help identify what, and how much, literacy assistance is needed; (3) Assess the extent to which community literacy programs are meeting the need, including how well existing literacy…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Programs, Literacy Education, Program Effectiveness
Young, Carol D. – 1994
This guide raises and discusses questions to guide workplace literacy. The historic context for this handbook is the progress of Project REACH from its inception in 1986 to the present. An introduction considers how an workplace literacy. An introduction considers how an organization's history affects program decisions. Chapter 1 looks at…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Literacy Education
Mikulecky, Larry; Lloyd, Paul – 1996
A study of 10 groups of learners in workplace literacy programs at 6 companies was used to develop and refine a data-based model for evaluating workplace literacy programs. The learners (n=181) completed pre- and post-assessments. In a structured one-on-one interview, information was gathered on learners' beliefs about literacy and their own…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Research, Literacy Education
Ninke, Diane; Weeks, Linda – 1998
A project was conducted at the Northwest Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) Resource Center in northwest Ohio to establish workplace education indicators of program quality with specific measures and standards. Research was conducted through a survey of other states to determine their status in the development of workplace…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria
Friedenberg, Joan E. – 1995
This document describes the procedures for and results of the external evaluation of the workplace literacy program for underemployed garment industry workers with low English skills at Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc. in Chinatown in New York City. The document describes the evaluation design and methodology as well as the evaluation results,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Fashion Industry, Literacy Education
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Mikulecky, Larry; Lloyd, Paul – Journal of Literacy Research, 1997
Introduces and examines a model for evaluating workplace literacy programs. Focuses on changes in literacy practices, beliefs about personal effectiveness with literacy, reading processes, literacy abilities, and changes in educational plans. Finds programs were most effective at improving learner literacy performance, literacy strategies and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Job Skills, Literacy Education, Models
Mikulecky, Larry; And Others – 1995
Employers, unions, and government agencies are placing increasing emphasis on evaluation of workplace literacy programs. Because workplace literacy programs are generally short, focused on workplace-specific literacy tasks, and small, the standardized tests that have traditionally been used to assess school programs are inappropriate for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria
Johnson, Elaine P. – 1997
This manual is intended to help workplace education practitioners understand the program evaluation process. The manual begins with a discussion of the issues involved in choosing an approach to evaluating workplace education programs. Six assumptions about objectives, development, management, and evaluation of workplace education programs are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Evaluation Criteria
Tse, Ivy Au – 1995
The Chinatown Manpower Workplace Literacy Program was funded by the United States Department from November 1, 1993 to April 30, 1995. The program consisted of three 18-week cycles, each comprised of 50 hours of instruction of garment-related English and English as a Second Language aimed at upgrading the literacy level of Chinese workers;…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English (Second Language), Fashion Industry, Literacy Education
Robinson-Geller, Perrine – 1995
This publication is an update of an earlier Ohio Literacy Resource Center workplace literacy bibliography and contains 20 resources from 1993 to the present. Items have been selected based on a number of criteria: they had to be of high quality, have practical use, and be readily available to a wide audience of workplace literacy practitioners.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, English (Second Language), Literacy Education
Mikulecky, Larry; Lloyd, Paul – 1993
Research has shown that an effective assessment of workplace literacy programs requires both formative and summative evaluations. Workplace literacy program impact is best measured using a mixture of standard assessment tests and custom-designed instruments. A broader conception of adult literacy learning can be assessed by using interviews and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Gallagher, Penelope – 1991
From April 1990 through September 1991, the Rural Workplace Literacy Project (RWLP) provided migrant and seasonal farm workers from 15 agricultural worksites in California with literacy training. The training, designed to develop reading and job skills, involved 282 enrolled farm workers and 109 nonenrolled class attendants. Of the 13 classes…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Agricultural Laborers, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Skills
Mikulecky, Larry; And Others – 1992
This guide, based on the Model Workplace Literacy Training Program for Indiana State Employees established at the Indiana Women's Prison in 1991, provides practical advice on developing workplace literacy programs. The guide is organized in six chapters, following an introduction that describes the origins of the Indiana program and outlines the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Keeley, Meg – 1991
This paper presents a case and some ideas for integrating basic skills development with occupational training. Explaining why traditional instructional methods do not work in the workplace, the paper summarizes learning theories that support work force literacy programs. It explains how to identify the skills needed in the workplace, provides…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Jurmo, Paul – 1994
This report focuses on the question of how to evaluate workplace education programs. Chapter 1 outlines the various purposes that those involved in workplace education programs have defined for workplace education and describes program models in place to meet those goals. Chapter 2 sets out three scenarios for evaluation at present: informal,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
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