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Workplace literacy: Lessons from US practice (1993)

Kerka S. and Imel S. (1993), Workplace literacy: Lessons from practice. ERIC Digest No. 131, ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus.

Practice descriptions of workplace literacy programmes in the USA.
Produced to support 1990 US national education goal: "by the year 2000 every adult American will be literate and will possess the skills necessary to compete in a global economy and to exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship". Objectives included ensuring that all workers would have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to adapt to constantly emerging new technologies, new work methods, and new markets through public and private vocational, technical, workplace, or other innovative programme.
Country: USA
Language: English
Date: 1990s
Criteria: Scientific

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