Readin', Writin', and 'Rithmetic One More Time: The Role of Remediation in Vocational Education and Job Training Programs. A Report to Congress, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor.

Autor/inn/en	Grubb, W. Norton; und weitere
Institution	National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA.
Titel	Readin', Writin', and 'Rithmetic One More Time: The Role of Remediation in Vocational Education and Job Training Programs. A Report to Congress, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor.
Quelle	(1991), (160 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Education; Adult Literacy; Basic Skills; Educational Research; Employment Programs; Federal Legislation; Federal Programs; Illiteracy; Instructional Effectiveness; Integrated Curriculum; Job Training; Literacy Education; Literature Reviews; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Remedial Instruction; Remedial Programs; Teaching Methods; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education; Workplace Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult basic education; Adult training; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Bundesrecht; Analphabetismus; Unterrichtserfolg; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Förderkurs; Förderprogramm; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A need for remediation has been increasingly apparent within vocational education and job-related skill training. The current debates about basic skills and literacy reveal ambiguities in the definition of the problem and the focus of the concern. Telephone questionnaires and program visits provided information about remedial offerings within vocational education, Job Training Partnership Act programs, and welfare-to-work programs in 23 regions located in 9 states. Results show the type of remediation provided, the existing coordination, and the lack of information in the existing system. An assessment of the effectiveness of current remedial efforts indicates that an extensive literature describes good practice in adult education and remediation based largely on experience, but that there are few outcome evaluations of remedial programs, and many are based on inappropriate research designs. The dominant approach of "skills and drills" has proved to violate most conventions of good practice in adult education, and there is evidence that the pedagogical methods of most remedial programs are inappropriate. Alternatives to skills and drills are a "meaning-making" approach, "eclectic" approaches, functional context literacy training, and other programs that integrate remediation with job skills training. Issues with implications for future policy are effectiveness, appropriate pedagogy, and purpose of remediation. (Appendixes include 146 references, a 36-item bibliography, and the interview protocol.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	National Center for Research in Vocational Education Materials Distribution Service, Horrabin Hall 46, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455 (order no. MDS-309: $6.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC