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Turkewych, Christine – TESL Talk, 1986
Describes how evaluation strategies can be implemented to increase the effectiveness of English in the Work Place programs. Discusses the design and implementation of the strategy, how to analyze its results and produce a final report, and ways to get the results used. (SED)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Inplant Programs, Marketing, Multicultural Education
Kremer, Nick, Ed.; And Others – 1984
This guide identifies four distinct approaches to employment-related training for limited-English proficient (LEP) adults. All of the approaches assume an intensive language instruction component, Vocational English as a Second Language. Following an introduction is a section that deals, in a general sense, with some key concerns shared by all…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Cultural Education
Download full textKeresztes-Nagy, Susan – 1993
The curriculum guide is designed for a workplace education program for assembly line workers, inspectors, machine operators, packers, materials handlers, blenders, grinders, and trainers in a factory. The curriculum consists of instruction in English as a Second Language for the job, workplace communication, efficient and safe work habits, and…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Inplant Programs, Interpersonal Communication, Job Skills
Hellman, Linda – 1995
A Pima County (Arizona) adult workplace education program in English as a Second Language (ESL) is outlined. Salient elements in program design, student recruitment and program marketing, student assessment, instructional methods, and program evaluation are noted, and the topical content of the ESL curriculum is charted. Tasks/competencies and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
Taylor, Marjorie; And Others – 1992
Anodizing, Inc., Teamsters Local 162, and Mt. Hood Community College (Oregon) developed a workplace literacy program for workers at Anodizing. These workers did not have the basic skill competencies to benefit from company training efforts in statistical process control and quality assurance and were not able to advance to lead and supervisory…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Kegan, Robert; Broderick, Maria; Drago-Severson, Eleanor; Helsing, Deborah; Popp, Nancy; Portnow, Kathryn – 2002
A study explored how adults perceived program learning; whether program learning helped them enact a particular social role; and whether they changed while participating in the program. For a year or more, researchers studied experiences of learning and change of 41 adult learners enrolled in three programs--at a community college, family literacy…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Burns, Anne, Ed.; Hood, Susan, Ed. – 1995
The collection of papers on course design includes reports of teaching practice and classroom research by teachers of English as a second language. Papers include: "Teacher Researchers: Perspectives on Teacher Action Research and Curriculum Renewal" (Anne Burns); "From Curriculum to Courses: Why Do Teachers Do What They Do?" (Susan Hood); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Classroom Research, Competency Based Education
Adult Education Newsletter, 1995
The seven issues of the newsletter contain articles, letters, professional announcements, reports, reviews, and classroom instructional ideas of interest to teachers of adult English as a Second Language (ESL). Articles address these topics: diversity and commonalities among language and literacy teachers; part-time teaching; literacy for homeless…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Cancer
