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ERIC/RCS: The Challenge: Job Literacy in the 1980s.

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Auten, Anne – Journal of Reading, 1980

Reports on research probing job-related literacy demands and on programs promoting job literacy. (JT)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Functional Literacy

Working Well Together: Community Colleges in Literacy Partnerships that Work = S'unir pour reussir: Exemples de partenariats efficaces realises par des colleges communautaires dans le domaine de l'alphabetisation.

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Curtis, Bert – 1992

This document profiles six successful literacy partnerships between Canadian community colleges and public/private agencies. The following partnerships are examined: an adult basic education program provided through a partnership between New Brunswick Community College and the Correctional Service of Canada; a workplace literacy program offered…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Case Studies

BEST: A Learner-Centered Workplace Literacy Partnership of the Vermont Institute for Self-Reliance and General Electric Aircraft Engines Rutland, VT. Final Performance Report.

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Lashof, Judith R. – 1992

The Vermont Institute for Self Reliance (VISR) conducted a Basic Educational Skills for Training (BEST) program, a national demonstration project in workplace literacy, from April 1990 to March 1992. BEST provided learner-centered, context-based literacy instruction onsite, on company time, at two General Electric (GE) Aircraft Engines Rutland…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills