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Autor/inn/en | Moore, Mary T.; Myers, David; Silva, Tim; Alamprese, Judity A. |
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Institution | Mathematica Policy Research, Washington, DC. |
Titel | Addressing Literacy Needs at Work: Implementation and Impact of Workplace Literacy Programs. Final Report. |
Quelle | (1998), (193 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Basic Skills; Case Studies; Data Collection; Demonstration Programs; Education Work Relationship; Educational Practices; Literacy Education; Models; National Surveys; Outcomes of Education; Partnerships in Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Questionnaires; Research Methodology; School Business Relationship; Summative Evaluation; Workplace Literacy |
Abstract | The National Workplace Literacy Program (NWLP) was a federal grant program that was initiated in 1988 to promote the following: contextualized, job-specific instruction in basic skills; joint governance through partnerships between employers, education providers, and employee organizations; and attention to individual workers' needs. The NWLP's impact was examined through a national evaluation with two primary objectives: describe the implementation and institutionalization of workplace literacy programs and assess the effects that workplace literacy instruction has on participating workers. The research focused on three local and two state-level partnerships funded in 1994. The study's major conclusions were as follows: program effectiveness is associated with instructional time; implementation is aided by experience and state/local infrastructure; and institutionalization is associated with workplace incentives for employers. Appended are the following: overviews of the structure and operation of the five program sites studied in depth; detailed profiles of the five sites, review of efforts to develop applied performance assessments; profile of impact study design and implementation at three local sites; data on workers in the impact study; estimation of program impacts and effects of hours of instruction on worker outcomes; and data collection forms. (Contains 32 references and 19 tables/figures.) (MN) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |