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Liddell, Scott; Ashley-Oehm, Dayna – 1995
Because their fiscal health depends on having a large base of high-wage taxpayers, states have an economic interest in increasing their citizens' skill levels. In today's global economy, high wages are increasingly tied to the high skills required to function successfully in high performance work organizations. Employer-provided skill upgrading…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Download full textRickard, Patricia; Stiles, Richard; Jacobsen, Jared – 2003
Student-level data were collected in 5 states California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, and Oregon and analyzed to build understanding and improve the role of community colleges in adult education and literacy. The states illustrate the degree of diversity in governance systems and local provider systems and allow for comparative analyses by provider…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
