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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
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
Burkhart, Jennifer – 1996
This guide, which is intended for project directors, coordinators, and other professional staff involved in developing and delivering workplace education programs, explains the workplace education evaluation process, the main approaches to evaluation, and considerations in selecting appropriate evaluation instruments. Discussed first are the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
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
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
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
Mrowicki, Linda; Conrath, John – 1994
This evaluation guide resulted from a 2-year project that conducted literacy audits at 10 manufacturing companies, assessed 3,291 workers, developed customized assessments and curricula, and provided 104 courses to 948 participants in the Chicago area. The guide is a hands-on resource to assist companies, unions, or educational agencies in setting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Jurmo, Paul; Folinsbee, Sue – 1994
This handbook leads the reader through planning and conducting the collaborative evaluation of a workplace development initiative. A glossary is followed by an introduction that addresses the rationale for collaborative evaluation, values and characteristics, using the handbook in one's own situation, and optimum conditions for collaborative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Coston, Caroline; Dagard, Cesar – 1995
An external evaluation of the Champaign County (Ohio) Workplace Literacy Project used the Triphase Evaluation process based on Stuffelbeam's decision-making model (1971). During the input phase, emphasis was on determining needs of workers and employers in order to develop a training program to meet specific identified needs. The process phase was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Job Skills
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1995
This interview guide can be used to determine whether a workplace literacy provider has the skills to develop and deliver a successful workplace literacy program that will meet the needs of a business and build the productive capacity of its employees. It can be used to assess the capabilities of a wide variety of literacy providers, including…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1995
This product checklist can be used to determine whether a particular workplace literacy product (such as a series of instructional workbooks, curriculum guides, or computerized instructional systems), follows best practice and will meet the needs of a particular business firm and build the productive capacity of its employees. The checklist was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods
Mikulecky, Larry; And Others – 1995
This handbook, which is intended for workplace literacy practitioners and trainers, examines how to develop and evaluate workplace literacy. Discussed in chapter 1 are the following: current practices in workplace literacy programs, literacy demands on workers and ways of addressing them through workplace education programs, and the importance of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Practices
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1990
Project POWER is a workplace literacy program conducted by Triton College. The project offers courses in English as a Second Language (ESL) and Adult Basic Education (ABE) to employers who are willing to pay their employees for half their class time and for 15 percent of the instructional costs. By the end of January 1990, the project had…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Sperazi, Laura; Jurmo, Paul – 1994
This guide describes a collaborative approach to high quality and relevant evaluation of a workplace basic skills program that can be carried out as part of normal program operations. It is designed for use by educators, union representatives, managers, supervisors, participating employees, and funders. The guide is organized into five phases. In…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Evaluation Methods
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