Unresolved Issues in State and Federally Funded Workplace Literacy Programs: Toward a Rational Perspective and Policy.

Zacharakis-Jutz, Jeff; Dirkx, John M.

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ERIC Number: EJ468132

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Publication Date: 1993

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Unresolved Issues in State and Federally Funded Workplace Literacy Programs: Toward a Rational Perspective and Policy.

Zacharakis-Jutz, Jeff; Dirkx, John M.

Adult Basic Education, v3 n2 p91-105 Sum 1993

The functional approach to workplace literacy does not address a number of critical issues: aims and purposes, nature of stakeholders, worker participation in program planning, basis for distributing limited funds, consistency of state and federal guidelines, and congruence between program emphases and industry/worker needs. A more worker-centered perspective is called for. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Public Policy, State Federal Aid, Workplace Literacy

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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