Descriptor
| Educational Change | 6 |
| Labor Force Development | 6 |
| Workplace Literacy | 6 |
| Literacy Education | 5 |
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Education Work Relationship | 4 |
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Job Training | 3 |
| Action Research | 2 |
| Adult Literacy | 2 |
| Basic Skills | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Literacy Beat | 1 |
Author
| Chapman, Valerie-Lee, Ed. | 1 |
| Comings, John | 1 |
| Sork, Thomas J., Ed. | 1 |
| St. Clair, Ralf, Ed. | 1 |
| Sum, Andrew | 1 |
| Uvin, Johan | 1 |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Australia | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Job Training Partnership Act… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textLiteracy Beat, 1988
An Education Writers Association seminar in Atlanta focused on the link between illiteracy and the workplace in the South. State economic development policies are largely bypassing rural areas, and the effects of this urban-rural split include persistent high poverty rates, population loss, and unemployment. Changes in the workplace, particularly…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Dislocated Workers, Dropouts, Economic Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet reflects on how, in this period of change and transition, work-related adult learning should respect the unity of human beings as citizens, individuals, and workers. Section 1 deals with the most significant changes taking place in the world of work, including globalization; technological innovations; changing employment patterns; and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Community Education, Continuing Education
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1994
These Congressional hearings contain testimony regarding options for restructuring the federal employment and training system. Representatives of the following agencies and organizations provided testimony at the hearings: National Commission on Employment Policy; Health, Education and Human Services Division, Education and Employment Issues, U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Comings, John; Sum, Andrew; Uvin, Johan – 2000
The role of adult education in sustaining economic growth and expanding opportunity in Massachusetts was explored. The analysis focused on the new basic skills needed for a new economy, groups lacking the new basic skills, the demand for adult basic education (ABE), funding for ABE, building basic skills through adult education, ABE's costs and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Sork, Thomas J., Ed.; Chapman, Valerie-Lee, Ed.; St. Clair, Ralf, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 102 papers, 32 roundtables, and 5 symposia. Among the papers are "Weathered by Their Experiences" (Aiken); "Politics of Knowledge and Theory Construction in Adult Education (AE)" (Alfred); "Self-Directed Learning as a Political Act" (Andruske); "All Things Bold and Beautiful" (Armstrong); "Violence Against Women" (Baird);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Afrocentrism
Australian 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
