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Frank, Fiona; Holland, Chris; Jeffery, Sue; Marquand, Alison; Noel, Alison – 1998
Designed to familiarize experienced and qualified basic skills tutors and coordinators with issues of teaching basic skills in the workplace in Great Britain, this course can be delivered by experienced workplace basic skills training program coordinators. It can be delivered over three days or as six half-day sessions. Each of the four units…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Developed Nations, Educational Assessment
Mayo, Marjorie – 1997
This book examines the impact of globalization, economic restructuring, and the enhanced role of community and voluntary organizations in the provision of education in Great Britain and elsewhere. The following topics are discussed in the book's eight chapters: the implications of the market-led approach to adult education as a means of economic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
Download full textAustralian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 2001
This document contains 95 papers and summaries of 5 poster sessions from an Australian conference on putting vocational education and training (VET) research to work. The following are among the areas covered in the papers: factors affecting VET graduates' employability over time; technical and further education (TAFE) institutes as models of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Case Studies
Collette, Pauline, Comp.; And Others – 1995
These proceedings contain 54 papers and an abstract of a panel discussion on women's issues in adult education that were presented at a conference on adult education research. The following are among the papers included: "Reducing Dropout in Distance Education" (Belawati); "Examination of the Validity of the Education Participation…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Rees, Libby – 1990
This guide provides information on basic skills needs and programs in the workplace and issues affecting basic skills provision from a British perspective. Section 1 aims to provide a context for workplace basic skills provision. Sections 2-7 provide practical suggestions and advice on the following topics: (1) marketing; (2) contacting employers;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
Holland, Chris; Frank, Fiona; Cooke, Tony – 1998
This book is an international review of the literature on literacy and the new work order. The book begins with an overview examining the following topics: the history of workplace literacy education, the changing nature of work, the problem of illiteracy, and literacy in the context of the workplace. Part 1 presents texts critiquing or supporting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Banking
