Minnesota's Adult Literacy: Policy Directions and Impact on the Workplace.

Autor/inn/en	Park, Rosemarie J.; Olson, Rebecca
Institution	Minnesota Association for Continuing Adult Education.
Titel	Minnesota's Adult Literacy: Policy Directions and Impact on the Workplace.
Quelle	(1989), (41 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Adult Programs; Business Responsibility; Dislocated Workers; Employer Employee Relationship; Employment Qualifications; Government Role; Literacy Education; Policy Formation; Public Policy; School Role; State Programs; Statewide Planning; Test Use; Welfare Recipients; Workplace Literacy; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitsloser; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Politische Betätigung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Regierungsprogramm; Planwirtschaft; Testanwendung; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin
Abstract	This monograph examines adult education issues in Minnesota, such as the proper role of the Federal Government, institutions of higher education, the business sector, the non-profit sector, labor unions, the public schools and community education, teachers, public school administrators, and learners in the fight against adult illiteracy in the workplace; and accountability for the learning that occurs. Chapter 1 of the monograph describes the current status of efforts to improve the literacy level of welfare recipients. This chapter also addresses the difficulties faced by the long-term structurally unemployed. Chapter 2 examines the role of literacy training in helping displaced workers in becoming reemployed and in helping the underemployed to improve their job status. Chapter 3 looks at the mechanics of using current literacy tests as criteria for hiring and promotion as well as the legal implications of having a work force unable to read crucial product safety and warning information. The final chapter reviews briefly the roles of government, education, the private sector, and the individual in improving the literacy level in the state. A brief review of the programs currently available to adults in need of literacy education is also included. (20 references) (KC)
Anmerkungen	Minnesota Association for Continuing Adult Education, 494 Sibley, 4th Floor, St. Paul, MN 55101 ($4.00, plus $1.25 postage).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC