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Turner, Gwendolyn Y. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1990
Universities can play a role in resolving the problems of functionally illiterate adults, which have reduced human capital and economic production. One university's adult competency initiative provided classes and tutoring for its employees and community members, supporting its mission to apply knowledge in the real world. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, College Role, Economic Development
Peer reviewedGood, James E. – The Technology Teacher, 1983
To meet future needs, secondary vocational education must shift from job-specific training and concentrate on producing literate workers with versatile mathematics and language skills. It should be responsive to individual needs, interests, desires, and abilities to ensure that they are addressed with maximum articulation and interface with…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comprehensive Programs, Economic Development, Futures (of Society)
Giere, Ursula – 1987
This bibliography presents and analyzes selected books, articles, and sample learning materials on functional illiteracy in industrialized countries that are available in the library of the Unesco Institute for Education. Entries covering emerging areas of research, descriptions and analyses of country experiences and steps toward international…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Citations (References)
Download full textCreative Associates International, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1993
This document discusses the need to increase the amount of U.S. international funding that goes to basic education. Because U.S. foreign aid programs are reviewed prior to a new fiscal year, this paper suggests that people can make a difference by working to raise the profile of basic education and by encouraging U.S. policymakers to increase…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Developing Nations
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Polishook, Irwin H., Ed. – 1990
The conference reported in this document focused on the issues surrounding the progress of urban public schools in bringing about reforms aimed at providing the nation's future workforce with marketable skills, obtainable only through education. Section 1, "Perspectives on Educating Tomorrow's Workforce," contains the following articles:…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Community Coll. of Rhode Island, Warwick. – 1994
This implementation guide contains information based on experiences that occurred during the development and implementation of the Rhode Island Tech Prep Model. It is intended to assist educators in addressing challenges and obstacles faced by the program early in the planning process. It begins with a rationale for tech prep. Rhode Island…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Business Education
