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ERIC Number: ED322293
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Mar-31
Pages: 80
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Pima County Workplace Literacy Partnership Grant. Final Report. November 1, 1990-March 31, 1990.
Hellman, Linda
The Workplace Literacy Project conducted in Pima County, Arizona, provided workplace literacy training for 161 trainees at 8 worksites and 3 off-site locations. Worksites included industrial and service employers. Support services, including child care, transportation, educational counseling, and tutoring, were made available to participants although they were not heavily used. Outcomes of the project included the following: (1) 77 percent of participants completed project activities; (2) many noncompleters were laid off; (3) participants showed gains in basic skills, math, and test-taking; (4) employees gained confidence; and (5) employee morale was higher. When two of the three original employers participating went out of business or drastically reduced their work force early in the project, other sites were recruited. Many of the participating sites have decided to continue their literacy efforts, despite a lack of federal funding. (Samples of specific company curricula, specific company lessons, pre- and post-assessments and score sheets, a student progress report, a supervisor needs assessment, supervisor evaluations, student class evaluations, and recruitment flyers are included in the appendix.) (CML)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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: Pima County Schools, Tucson, AZ.
Identifiers - Location: Arizona
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A