ERIC Number: ED322291
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Jun
Pages: 47
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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REEP/Hotel Workplace Literacy Project. Evaluation Report. 1988-1990 Grant Period.
Peterson, Morris
The Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP)/Hotel Workplace Literacy Project served 230 functionally illiterate adults working in hotels and a real estate maintenance firm in Virginia. Job-related English and math, citizenship preparation, and work awareness instruction was provided. An evaluation found that: (1) the project effectively addressed the needs of employees with limited proficiency in English who were in great need of literacy training; (2) trainees' abilities in math were also very limited; (3) both quantitative and qualitative measures of employee performance indicated the project was successful; (4) the most positive project impact was on employee morale and overall performance; (5) the project partnership between the Chamber of Commerce, public schools, and hotels in Arlington, Virginia, was successful; and (6) most supervisors reported that productivity and efficiency increased and that safety improved. Reliable longitudinal data on employee turnover were not available. The project learning center was considered a model operation. (The document contains 22 figures.) (CML)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Community Programs, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Programs, Daily Living Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language), Food Service, Functional Literacy, Hospitality Occupations, Integrated Curriculum, Labor Force Development, Language Proficiency, Limited English Speaking, Literacy Education, Occupational Information, School Business Relationship, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy.
Authoring Institution: Arlington County Public Schools, VA.
Identifiers - Location: Virginia (Arlington)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A