So We Can Use Our Own Names, and Write the Laws by which We Live: Educating the New U.S. Labor Force.

Collins, Sheila D.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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So We Can Use Our Own Names, and Write the Laws by which We Live: Educating the New U.S. Labor Force.

Collins, Sheila D.; And Others

Harvard Educational Review, v59 n4 p454-69 Nov 1989

Two trade union organizations in New York City have begun a workplace literacy program in response to the needs of adult workers, especially immigrants, for literacy, job skills upgrading, and problem-solving skills. Four case studies tailored to specific needs and workplace settings illustrate the shift in focus from worker literacy to workplace literacy. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, Employment Qualifications, Immigrants, Labor Education, Retraining, Student Centered Curriculum, Unions, Workplace Literacy

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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