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Direct linkCherewka, Alexis; Prins, Esther – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2023
Adult basic education (ABE) scholars, practitioners, and policymakers have long debated the purpose and outcomes of federal ABE policy. Although the current policy, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), became law in 2014, there is no comprehensive analysis of the diverging perspectives on WIOA implementation. This integrative…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Education, Labor Force Development
Taylor, Joshua P.; Whittenburg, Holly N.; Rooney-Kron, Magen; Gokita, Tonya; Lau, Stephanie J.; Thoma, Colleen A.; Scott, LaRon A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2022
Many youth with disabilities experience persistently low rates of competitive integrated employment (CIE) and participation in higher education. In 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) established a policy focus on CIE as the goal of vocational services for youth and individuals with disabilities. In addition, WIOA created…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Federal Legislation, Transitional Programs
Download full textMarschall, Daniel – Grantee Submission, 2022
The purpose of this report is to examine the historical development and policy evolution of workforce intermediaries, a community-based model of education, job training and economic development practices that has become commonplace in local and regional labor markets. Workforce intermediaries broker the relationship between workers and employers,…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Job Training, Economic Development, Federal Legislation
Hardin, Katherine – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2023
Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) is a form of adult language education that teaches communicative skills in the context of preparing learners for a particular vocation. Despite their pedagogical and logistical benefits for adult language learners, such programs are uncommon today. This literature review traces the emergence and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, English (Second Language), Adult Education, Second Language Instruction
McNeill, Mary Elizabeth; Chiang, Lifang; Raymond, Dennis J. – 2000
The formation of local workforce investment boards (WIBs) was examined through case studies of two sites in Indiana and two in Kentucky. The four sites had very different labor market conditions, contexts, and One Stop histories that affected their formation of local WIBs and selection of One Stop operators. The boards surveyed ranged in size from…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Centers, Case Studies, Economic Climate
Kennedy, Donald, Ed. – 1984
This collection of articles focuses on the negative impacts that deindustrialization has had on the American labor market, on American workers, and on the U.S. economy. The introduction, by Donald Kennedy, traces the development of the trend toward and negative impacts of deindustrialization, outlines some of the policy issues raised by…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Economic Change, Economic Development, Employer Employee Relationship
