Descriptor
Source
| ETS Developments | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| California | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Job Training Partnership Act… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Holzman, Michael, Ed.; Connolly, Olga, Ed. – 1986
The 20 essays in this collection are based on a project undertaken by the California Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Model Literacy Project in 1983-85. (The goal of the project was to institute changes within the CCC to enhance the literacy of corpsmembers.) Essays describe innovative approaches to literacy education, analyze bureaucratic…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Minority Groups
Download full textETS Developments, 1989
In a concerted effort to head off a situation in which almost half of the nation's young adults may conceivably be judged as having restricted literacy skills, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) has made a major commitment of human and financial resources to the area of adult literacy. ETS is directing a team of researchers and measurement…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Vocational Education
PDF pending restorationKirsch, Irwin S.; And Others – 1992
A comprehensive assessment of the literacy proficiencies of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) participants was conducted by the Department of Labor. The survey responses of a sample of 2,501 JTPA applicants and 3,277 ES/UI participants were scored, weighted, analyzed, and used to develop a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Collection
