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Download full textNational Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1994
The current pressure to look seriously at the connection between the economy and the educational and occupational skills of adults is being driven by changes in both economic conditions and the makeup of the U.S. labor force. Manufacturing has declined, taking with it low-skill, high-wage jobs, and the work force has more immigrants, women, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship
ITT Educational Services, Inc., Indianapolis, IN. – 1984
A study examined management perspectives on retraining workers and educational alternatives for such training. During the study, more than 300 senior human resource executives from Fortune 1500 firms across the nation were interviewed by telephone. Of those interviewed, 84 percent felt that their workers are concerned about such issues as: losing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Dislocated Workers, Educational Needs
