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Download full textBrown, Bettina Lankard – 1998
Family literacy programs must acknowledge the family as the primary place of learning, and developers of family literacy programs and curricula must focus on the family unit as a whole, building upon the cultural and knowledge capital of the entire family and acknowledging gender and age power relationships within the family. Educators must…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Influence, Context Effect
Jarvis, Mary I. – 1997
The Project ALERT (Adult Literacy Enhanced & Redefined through Training) Workplace Literacy Project consisted of a partnership between Wayne State University, the Detroit Public schools, and several city organizations, unions, and manufacturers in the automobile industry, which formed to meet employees' job-specific basic skills application needs…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Software Development, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship
Saint Louis Community Coll., MO. Workplace Literacy Services Center. – 1995
This document contains the student handouts and learning activities of an introductory course in oral communications that was developed by a community college for workers at a St. Louis (Missouri) chemical company. The following items are among those included: ice breaker activity; checklist for self-assessment of ability to handle criticism;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Check Lists, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc., New York, NY. – 1996
This publication contains a series of 15 garment-related bilingual (English and Chinese) television broadcast lessons produced by the National Workplace Literacy Program of Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc. (Other partners were the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees and the Greater Blouse, Skirt and Undergarment Association in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Broadcast Television, Chinese
Scales, Alice M. – 1997
The curricula and methods used in workplace literacy programs were reviewed through a search of the ERIC database. The search was intended to identify the following: literacy skills recommended for teaching literacy through workplace curricula; skills that have been taught through workplace literacy programs; and criteria used to determine program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum, Education Work Relationship
Peralta Community Coll. System, Oakland, CA. – 1992
The Health Care Skill Builders Program designed and implemented innovative basic skills courses for health care workers at three hospitals in Alameda County, California. The 10 courses focused on skills identified as necessary for improved job performance and career mobility in the health care field. A team approach integrated social support with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Basic Skills
BCEL Newsletter for the Business & Literacy Communities, 1992
A study sought to determine how and why small businesses invest or do not invest in basic skills instruction for their workers. Data were gathered through a national mail and telephone survey of a random sampling of 11,000 small (50 or fewer employees) and medium-sized (51-400 employees) firms, a targeted mail survey of 4,317 manufacturers, a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Adult/Community Education. – 1991
The Palm Beach County, Florida, Adult ESOL Curriculum Development Project, which was funded by a state Section 353 Demonstration Project grant, is described. The primary goal for this 2-year project was to develop a model adult English-for Speakers-of-Other-Languages (ESOL) curriculum for the state. A needs assessment was conducted statewide and a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. Dept. of English. – 1993
This course in supervisory performance appraisal skills developed especially for hospital employees is designed to be taught onsite and to complement a hospital's other training and staff development efforts. The topical focus is workplace communication. The course is designed as a 6-hour workshop with two 3-hour sessions or one long session. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication Skills
Cuyahoga Community Coll., Cleveland, OH. – 1994
Employee and facilitator manuals are provided for two courses developed for a workplace literacy program: Communications on the Job I and II. Each 10-session course begins with a preassessment and ends with a postassessment. Components of each 2-hour session are objectives, informational materials, and problems or exercises. The facilitator copies…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills
Cuyahoga Community Coll., Cleveland, OH. – 1994
Employee and facilitator manuals are provided for two courses developed for a workplace literacy program: Mathematics on the Job I and II. Each 10-session course begins with a preassessment and ends with a postassessment. Components of each 2-hour session are objectives, informational materials, and problems or exercises. The facilitator copies…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Arithmetic, Behavioral Objectives
Binder, Andrea, Comp.; And Others – 1993
This annotated bibliography contains publication data and information on the content and availability of 58 resource materials that are recommended for use in vocational preparation programs for individuals with limited English proficiency. Descriptions of the resource materials are organized into sections on the following topics: English as a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Career Guidance
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Inst. for the Study of Adult Literacy. – 1994
Manuals are provided for SCORE, an industry-centered program designed to teach entry-level workers and trainees basic skills necessary for customer service and telephone sales. The metacognitive manual begins with a course outline and course description. The instructor guide consists of eight units: introduction, personal side of learning and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Critical Thinking
Wrigley, Heide Spruck – 1993
A 2-year national study by Aguirre International identified effective and innovative instructional approaches, methods, and technologies used to provide literacy instruction for adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy students. Adult ESL literacy learners were found to be varied in terms of literacy backgrounds and experience. Adults who…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Organizations, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
Sanford Public Schools, ME. – 1993
A joint enterprise by Sanford Public Schools of Sanford, Maine, and five partners established and operated a program of literacy, math, and reasoning/problem-solving skills instruction and support services at five work sites. The business partners were Sprague Electric Company; The Baker Company; Jagger Brothers, Inc.; Greenwood Center; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, English (Second Language)
