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Direct linkTaylor, Maurice; Evans, Karen – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate some of the kinds of formal and informal workplace training activities that workers with low literacy engage in from different parts of Canada and the United Kingdom. The study employed a multi-site case study research design with 31 employees and 18 instructors from seven different types of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Workplace Learning, Workplace Literacy
Peer reviewedJamal, Muhammad; Jamal, Saleha M. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1982
Investigated the relationship between shift time and use of leisure time, nonwork satisfaction, and mental and physical health among rank-and-file workers and nurses. Found employees working on fixed shift had higher job performance, motivation, and patients' care skill, and probably enjoyed better physical and emotional health. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Employees
Download full textJurmo, Paul – Literacy Harvest, 2002
Most of the job losses that occurred in New York City after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in low-wage jobs held by lower-skilled workers. Many of those affected faced multiple obstacles limiting their employment prospects, including limited literacy and English language skills and a lack of "connections" to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development
